Graduated from the Tula State Musical College (1990) and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (1995, under Prof. Petrov). In 1995, the singer, still a student, joined the Helicon Opera of Moscow, where he performed major baritone parts such as Onegin in Eugene Onegin and Eletsky in The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky, Police Chief in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich, Amonasro in Aida and Ford in Falstaff by Verdi. From 1992 to 1996, he also worked as a soloist with the Moscow Kremlin Choir. Andjey Beletsky has often performed in concerts, singing opera arias and romances by Russian and foreign composers.
Andjey Beletsky often gives concerts, performing romances and arias from Russian and foreign operas.
The singer joined the Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow in 2001. Since January 2012 he has been a guest soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Awards and Honours:
- Сertificate of Acknowledgement for contribution to the development of culture in Moscow and many years of conscientious work (2017)
- Prize-winner of For Devoted Service to Opera Art Award by the Evgeny Kolobov Foundation
- Order For the Revival of Russia. XXI Century
- Prize-winner of the Pilar 2007 international competition
- Diploma-holder of the Romansiada international competition (2001)
Roles performed at the Novaya Opera:
Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen
Count di Luna in Verdi's Il trovatore
Germont in Verdi's La Traviata
Nabucco in Verdi's Nabucco
Rigoletto in Verdi's Rigoletto
Enrico Ashton in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin
Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro
Grigory Gryaznoy in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride
Demon in Rubinstein's The Demon
Prince Igor in Borodin's Prince Igor
Count Tomsky, Prince Yeletsky, Zlatogor in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
Alfio in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana
Gianni Schicchi in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi
Talbot in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda
Tonio in Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci
Boyar-in-Attendance in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
Speaker of the Temple in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
Josias Priest in Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell's DIDO
Clock, Male Cat in Ravel's L’enfant et les sortilèges
Stenio in Prokofiev's Maddalena
He-Cat in Valdgardt's The Cat's House
Count Stankar in Verdi's Stiffelio
Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta
Amonasro in Verdi's Aida (in concert)
Christ in Respighi's Christus
Count Capulet in Gounod’s Romèo et Juliette (in concert)
Demon in Rubinstein's The Demon (in concert)
Andrey Shchelkalov in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov (in concert)
Tamar in Leoncavallo's Zingari (in concert)
Aleko in Rachmaninoff's Aleko (in concert)
Parts in the productions:
Orff's Carmina Burana
Viva Verdi! (gala concert)
Vincenzo Bellini (concert)
Maria Callas (musical offering)
Parade of Basses and Baritones (gala concert)
Tribute to Evgeny Kolobov (concert)
Bravissimo! (opera mix)
Rossini (musical divertissement)
This is Opera! (dramatized performance)
Opera&Jazz (New Year's Eve Show)
Discography:
“Bravissimo!” (DVD)
Tribute to Evgeny Kolobov (CD) – Baritone
