Vladimir Bogachov

Soviet and Russian opera singer tenor The son of the artist of the Moscow Operetta Theater Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Bogachyov and actress Lenkom Ella Burova On the recommendation of Elena Obraztsova he was accepted to the Bolshoi Theater where he worked for thirteen years and performed 25 major roles in operas The first performance on the professional opera stage was the role of Jose in the opera Carmen on November 17 1985 In the first year of work he performed 12 main parts a unique case in the history of the theater From 1985 to 1998 he was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Possessing a rare voice of lyricspinto he preferred the repertoire of the heroic tenor After being injured in an accident in 1999 he was fired from the theater but restored his health and began performing abroad where he became one of the leading performers of the dramatic tenor repertoire parties Herman Othello Canio He works under contracts at the Metropolitan Opera Covent Garden La Scala and the Vienna State Opera Permanent participant of the Chaliapin Festival in Kazan