Ilya Silchukou
Belarusian baritone Ilya Silchukou is an internationally sought-after performer whose compelling Kavalier baritone voice and dramatic interpretations have led him to worlds’s most important operatic stages. Born in Minsk, Ilya Silchukou graduated from Belarus State Academy of Music before joining the Ensemble of Belarus State Opera Bolshoi in 2005. In 2021 he had to leave Belarus with his family and relocated to Boston, MA. In 2022 his escape story spread widely with The Boston Globe, Associated Press and The Washington Post articles.
Ilya enjoys his career at the world’s finest opera houses, including legendary Teatro Alla Scala Milan, where he made his debut as Vodnik (cover) and Jager in Dvorak’s Rusalka in June, 2023.
Ilya’s recent performances include Escamillo (La Tragédie de Carmen) at Boston Opera Collaborative, Dandini (La Cenerentola) and Prince Yeletzky (The Queen of Spades) at Sofia State Opera, Dandini (La Cenerentola) at Opéra National de Montpellier, Belcore (L’Elisir d’Amore) at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, the title role in Eugene Onegin at Teatr Wielki Warsaw, Robert (Iolanta) at Brucknerfest Linz, Valentine (Faust) in Israeli Opera Tel Aviv, Michele (Il Tabarro) and Geliebte von gestern (Royal Palace) in Opéra National de Montpellier, Giorgio Germont (La Traviata) in Landestheater Bregenz, Estonian National Opera Tallinn, Janackovo Divadlo Brno, Maria Biesu Festival Chishineu, Music Theater Kaunas and Opera Podlaska Bialystok, Duke (Miserly Knight) in Royal Opera La Monnaie Bruxelles, Athanaël (Thaïs) in Promfest Opera Festival in Tallinn and Pärnu, Fiorello (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) in Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Miller (Luisa Miller) and Albert (Werther) in Teatro Lirico Verdi di Trieste, Schaklowity (Khovanshchina) in Frankfurt Oper, Silvio (Gli Pagliacci) in Minsk Opera Bolshoi.
Ilya’s concert repertoire includes among others his signature baritone solo in Orff’s Carmina Burana and Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ; Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, Fauré’s Requiem, Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue, Tchaikovsky’s Moscow and Rachmaninov’s The Spring. Performances include Elena Obraztsova Ball at Moscow Opera Bolshoi, Musikerlebnis Fest and Radeberger Fest in München, Ludwigsburger Fest, Brucknerfest Linz, Birgitta Festival Tallinn a.o
In 2011 he took part in the prestigious Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival.
Ilya Silchukou is the prizewinner of more than 15 international singing competitions, including H.G.Belvedere Competition in Vienna, CLIP in Portofino and Elena Obraztsova Grand Opera Show at Russia Culture TV with an audience of over 20 million.
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