Tenors

Nikolay Fedorov

In the choir since 2014

Nikolai Fedorov is a laureate of the “White Acacia” International Russian romance competition (Yoshkar-Ola, 2009) and the “Cantabile” vocal competition (Perm, 2013).

Nikolai Fedorov studied vocal performance at the Izhevsk music college under Nina Varacheva, People’s Artist of the Udmurt Republic. In 2015, he graduated from the Perm State Culture University where he had studied under Valentina Perova, Honoured Artist of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

In 2011, he became a member of the Major choir at the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre. Since the 2014/2015 season, Nikolai Fedorov has been a member of the musicAeterna choir.

WHAT DOES MUSIC MEAN TO YOU?

Music is a major part of my life. It always surrounds me, both at work and at home. I find being in silence uncomfortable: music makes life so much better. I don’t listen to classical music at home too often, though. I prefer more popular genres such as Russian rock music. Lyrics matter to me. I listen closely to what the song is trying to tell me. I rarely put music in the background.

WHAT DOES MUSICAETERNA SYMBOLIZE TO YOU?

The drive to push beyond the average and to be co-authors rather than craftsmen.

HOW DO YOU RELAX AFTER BIG PROJECTS?

Spending time with family and friends is the only way.

CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING ANYTHING ELSE BUT A MUSICIAN?

Definitely. I wanted to be a doctor when I was still at school. I was very interested in science. However, when I was close to graduation, I felt that music was still the way to go. This might have been fate — and I do believe in fate. Of course, I sometimes have doubts regarding my choice. I’m an introvert, so it’s not always easy for me to do my job in public. I’m always in the limelight, always looked at, so I have to struggle with myself. But my love towards music prevails in the end.

WHAT MUSIC DO YOU DREAM TO PERFORM?

I’d like to perform the part of the Yurodiviy in “Boris Godunov”. To my mind, that’s the quintessence of Russian music.

musicAeterna choir events

October 11, 19:00

Moscow | Zaryadye Hall

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)

Prelude

Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)

Performers:

artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe

Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko

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October 15, 20:30

Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki Concert Hall