Montblanc New Voices Award 2012: whether Montblanc watch sings with voices of young opera singers?
As already known in the world of watchmaking, the watch company Montblanc since 2007 is a partner of Valery Gergiev's "White Nights" festival, which is held in St. Petersburg.
As part of this festival the watch company Montblanc encourages talented young opera singers, selecting them in the category of Montblanc New Voices.
Thus, Montblanc New Voices Award 2012 has already been identified: Andrey Serov and Victoria Yastrebova, which performance is also scheduled at the grand gala concert of the festival on June 22. The laureates will accompany the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre under Valery Gergiev.
Victoria Yastrebova – soprano
Victoria Yastrebova is soprano. She was born in Rostov-on-Don. She graduated from the Taganrog Pedagogical Institute Music Faculty and Rostov State Conservatory named after S.V. Rachmaninoff.
Since 2002 Victoria is the soloist of Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky theatre. Since 2008 she is the part of the Mariinsky Theatre.
In addition, the singer has the title of laureate of International Competition for Singers named after S. Moniuszko in the Warsaw and the VI of the International Competition Young Opera Singers named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
Andrey Serov – bass-baritone
The second voice of Montblanc has become bass-baritone Andrey Serov. The young singer was born in the Moscow region in the town of Klin, where in 2011 he graduated from the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Andrew was a soloist of "Helikon-Opera" with the 2005-2009 year. Since 2009, the singer is a soloist of the Academy of Young Singers of Mariinsky theatre.
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Written by Anno Domini Bastet *
