About Mr. Svetlov
Bass Mikhail Svetlov’s international career began at Wexford Festival Opera, since which time he has performed at many leading houses worldwide.
Known for the unique range, beauty, and penetrating dark timbre of his voice, as well as his outstanding acting ability, Mr.Svetlov’s early career saw him work as a company principal at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, where his roles included the title role in Boris Godunov, Gremin Eugene Onegin, Mephistopheles Faust, Zaccaria Nabucco, Ferrando Il Trovatore, Sobakin The Tsar’s Bride, Dodon Le coq d’Or, Dosifey Khovanshchina, King René Iolanta, Mendoza Betrothal in a Monastery, Galitsky Prince Igor, Archibaldo L’amore Dei Tre Re for Opera Holland Park, Fiesco Simon Boccanegrawith Kentucky Opera, Grand Inquisitor Don Carlo for the Caramoor Festival, Zaccaria in Festshpiele Bregenz, Boris Godunov, and Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Chaliapin Opera Festival, Russia, and Stravinsky’s Le Noces with the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, Rome.
Previous seasons highlights include Zaccaria Nabucco (Arena di Verona; Teatro Carlo Felice Genova); Varlaam Boris Godunov, and roles in the Nose and Prince Igor(Metropolitan Opera, New York); the title role in Verdi’s Attila, Banquo Macbeth, Lorenz in the U.S première of Mathis der Maler, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Colline in La bohème and Commendotore Don Giovanni (New York City Opera); Mephistopheles Faust (Houston Grand Opera; Opera de Bellas Artes, Mexico; Palm Beach Opera; New Zealand Opera); Grand Inquisitor Don Carlo (Deutsche Oper Berlin; Bayerische Staasoper); Sparafucile Rigoletto (Hamburg Staatsoper; Opéra de Montréal); Ferrando Il Trovatore (Salzburg Festspiele);
