Soloist of the E.V. Kolobov Moscow New Opera Theater

Guest soloist at the Mariinsky Theater and the Bolshoi Theater of Russia

• Nominee of the Russian National Theater Award "Golden Mask" for the role of Faust in Gounod's opera of the same name (E. V. Kolobov New Opera), 2018.
• Nominee of the First Russian National Music Award in the category "Vocalist of the Year in Classical Music", 2017.
• Winner of the 2nd prize at the 1st Marcello Giordani International Opera Competition (Catania, Italy, 2011).
• Winner of the 1st prize of the III International Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Competition (Moscow, 2010).
• Winner of the 1st prize at the International Luciano Pavarotti Tenor Competition (St. Petersburg, 2008).

Music education

Graduated with honors from Don State University (2004), then studied at the Rostov State Rachmaninoff Conservatory (class of Associate Professor N.O. Petrova). Worked in the Rostov Regional Philharmonic. A regular participant in the "Parade of Tenors" under the direction of V. Pyavko and Irina Arkhipova's projects. Studied with such teachers as V. Piavko, V. Kostina, V. Zabiyako, L. Sarkisyan, M. Pohl, R. Zandonai, V. Lucchetti and M. Siegele.

Creative Biography

Khachatur Badalyan made his opera debut as Lohengrin in R. Wagner's Lohengrin at Moscow's New Opera Theater in 2007, where he received critical and audience acclaim. Immediately after his debut, Khachatur was invited to the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia to play the roles of Rudolf in G. Puccini's La Bohème and Vodemon in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta.

He made his debut at the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre in 2012 as Hoffmann in the opera The Tales of Hoffmann by J. Offenbach. The tenor has sung Rudolf in La bohème at the Teatro Bellini in Catania and also at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Ishmael in G. Verdi's opera Nabucco at the National Bolshoi Theatre in Warsaw and at the Opéra de Las Palmas in Spain, the Prince in A. Dvořák's opera Rusalka in Montreal and Dvořák's opera The Mermaid in Montreal. Dvořák in Montreal and Minnesota Opera, Pinkerton in G. Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly at Opera Lirico di Cagliari and at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Don José in J. Bizet's opera Carmen at Opera Bastille. In addition to his roles at the Opera Bastille in Paris and the Mariinsky Theatre, Forresto in Verdi's Attila at the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona (Fondazione Arena di Verona), Alfred in Verdi's La Traviata at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the National Bolshoi Theatre in Warsaw, and Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

Khachatur made his debut as Turiddu in P. Mascagni's opera Rural Honor at the National Opera House of Chile, as well as Faust in Gounod's Faust at Moscow's New Opera Theater and the State Academic Mariinsky Theater.

In 2017 he became a nominee of the First Russian National Music Award in the category "Vocalist of the Year in Classical Music". In the same year Khachatur Badalyan made his debut at the Torre Del Lago Puccini Festival as Alfred in G. Verdi's opera La Traviata.

In April-May 2018 Khachatur performed the role of the Prince in the opera Rusalka by A. Dvořák at the National Opera Theater of Mexico Pallas de Bellas Artes. For the role of Faust in Gounod's opera of the same name (New Opera) he was nominated for the Russian theater award "Golden Mask - 2018".

In 2019, Khachatur Badalyan performed the role of José in Maxim Didenko's production of Carmen (J. Bizet) on the stage of the Zaryadye Concert Hall.

In 2021 he performed the role of Pinkerton in G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the Hong Kong Opera House.

In 2022 he performed the role of José in the opera Carmen by J. Bizet at the Yerevan Opera Theater (Armenia). At the Perm Opera Theater, the singer made his debut in the same role also directed by K. Bogomolov.

In 2023 he performed the role of Paolo from the opera Francesca da Rimini by S. Rachmaninoff in concert at the Festival "Epiphany Week" at the New Opera House.

Collaborations: 

The tenor has collaborated with various orchestras: the Rostov Folk Instruments Orchestra, the Yaroslavl Academic Governor's Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra "Seasons of the Year", the Luigi Cherubini Orchestra (conducted by Marco Boemi, Italy), as well as with orchestras of opera theaters in Romania.

He has worked with conductors such as M. Pletnev, A. Allemandi, C.-L. Wilson, T. Kurentzis, E. Klas, D. Callegari, F. Jordan and others. Khachatur Badalyan performs on tour in Russia and in Europe (Romania, Spain, Italy).