Dmitry Ulyanov for today is one of the most sought-after Russian opera singers in the world. His luxurious bass combined with outstanding acting skills allows Dmitry Ulyanov to perform on the stages of the best theaters in the world in collaboration with the most recognized conductors, including Teodor Currentzis, Vladimir and Dmitry Yurovsky, Kirill Petrenko, Daniele Rustioni, Renato Palumbo, Philippe Jordan, Mark Minkowski etc. He is invited to their productions by such outstanding directors as Dmitry Tchernyakov, Evgeny Pisarev, Barrie Kosky, Calixto Bieito, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Peter Sellars, David Pountney etc.
Dmitry Ulyanov is a guest soloist at the Paris National Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian National Opera, the National Opera of the Netherlands, the Royal Theater of Madrid, the Liceo Theater in Barcelona, the Maestranza Theater in Seville, the Grand Theater of Geneva, the Monte Carlo Opera, the Flemish Opera, famous opera festivals in Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence.
At the same time, Dmitry Ulyanov has been a soloist of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Musical Theater since 2000, where he fruitfully collaborates with the theater’s chief conductor Felix Korobov and artistic director and chief director Alexander Titel.
Roles in the current repertoire: Prince Ivan Khovansky (“Khovanshchina” by M.P. Mussorgsky), Lindorff-Coppelius-Dapertutto-Miracle (“The Tales of Hoffmann” by J. Offenbach), Don Basilio (“The Barber of Seville” by G. Rossini), Gremin ( “Eugene Onegin” by P.I. Tchaikovsky), Ramfis (“Aida” by G. Verdi).
Roles performed in the theater: Kutuzov (War and Peace by S.S. Prokofiev), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart), Herman (Tannhäuser by R. Wagner), Golova (May Night) N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Don Alfonso (“This is what all women do” by W.A. Mozart), Collen (“La Bohème” by G. Puccini).
He toured as part of a theater troupe in the USA (2002, 2004), South Korea (2003), Germany (2006), Italy (2009), Cyprus, Latvia and Estonia, as well as in many Russian cities (St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg , Samara, Saratov, Kirov, Rostov-on-Don, Cheboksary, etc.)
Permanent guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia since November 2009. The debut performance was the role of the Doctor in the premiere of A. Berg's opera "Wozzeck" (director - D. Tchhernyakov, conductor - T. Currentzis). Season 2017/18 Dmitry opened on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater with his debut in the role of Boris Godunov (“Boris Godunov” by M. Mussorgsky).
Among the roles performed are Boris Godunov (“Boris Godunov” by M. Mussorgsky), Philip II (“Don Carlos” by G. Verdi), Boris Timofeevich (“Katerina Izmailova” by D. Shostakovich, directed by Rimas Tuminas), Don Basilio ( “The Barber of Seville” by G. Rossini, directed by E. Pisarev), The Varangian Guest (“Sadko” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, directed by D. Tchernyakov), Kochubey (P. Tchaikovsky “Mazepa”, directed by E. Pisarev), Escamillo (Carmen by J. Bizet).
In 2000 he graduated from the Ural State Conservatory of M. Mussorgsky (teacher - Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Professor V. Yu. Pisarev), and in the same year received the Grand Prix in the category “Solo Singing” at the I International Competition “Shabyt” under the auspices of UNESCO in Astana (Kazakhstan).
In 1997, as a second-year student at the Conservatory, he was accepted by chief conductor E. Brazhnik as a trainee soloist into the troupe of the Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater, and already in 1998 he became a soloist at the Moscow Novaya Opera Theater under the direction of E. Kolobov, where he sang many different roles, including Loredano (The Two Foscari by G. Verdi), Varlaam (Boris Godunov by M.P. Mussorgsky), Stromminger (Valli by A. Catalani). He toured with the theater throughout Russia and Europe, participated in the Viva Verdi festival in Cyprus.
Collaborates with several Russian opera houses (St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Cheboksary).
He was twice nominated for the National Theater Award "Golden Mask" in the category "Best Actor in Opera" for the roles of Kutuzov (War and Peace by S. Prokofiev, 2013) and Ivan Khovansky (Khovanshchina by M. Mussorgsky, 2016).
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2019)
