Graduated from the Popov Choral Academy (Professor Vdovin’s class) and completed his post-graduate studies there (Professor Nesterenko's class).
He participated in the 7th, 8th and 9th Moscow International Vocal Schools in 2007–2008. In 2008, he performed Lord Sidney in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims (in concert) in the Chamber Hall of the Moscow International Performing Arts Centre. He also took part in the production of the opera at Chateau Paradis in Aix-en-Provance (France). In 2009, the singer performed the title role in a children’s version of Wagner’s Die fliegende Holländer shown at the Bayreuth Festival. In 2010, he sang Count Capulet in Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet (in concert) in the Moscow Philharmonic (conductor Benjamin Pionnier). He sang the title role in Rachmaninov’s Aleko at the Oldenburg International Festival in Germany.
Dmitry Orlov toured in Mexico, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Great Britain jointly with the Popov Choral Academy’s choir. He performed in concerts with Hvorostovsky, Kauffmann, and Fleming.
The singer joined the Novaya Opera in 2010.
Awards and Honours:
- Prize-winner of the 24th Glinka International Competition for Singers (2011)
- 2nd Prize of the 13thBella voce International Competition for Singers (2005)
Roles performed at the Novaya Opera:
Prince of Galich, Skula in Borodin's Prince Igor
Malyuta Skuratov in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride
Alidoro in Rossini's La Cenerentola
Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
Bermyata, Second Herald in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Snow Maiden
Bertrand in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta
Zaretsky in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Narumov in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
Constable, Mityukha in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
Bartender in Verdi's La Traviata
Second Warrior, Speaker of the Temple in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
Count in Strauss's Capriccio
Count Ceprano, Warder in Verdi's Rigoletto
An old gypsy in Verdi's Il trovatore
Armchair, Tree in Ravel's L’enfant et les sortilèges
Moliere, Baron, Philosophy Teacher in Martynov's The School for Wives
Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro
Fiorello, Officer in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Benoît in Puccini's La bohème
Count Capulet in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Wagner in Gounod's Faust
First soldier in Strauss' Salome
Peter in Engelbert Humperdinck's The Gingerbread House, or Hänsel und Gretel
The Imperial Commissioner in Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Tarquinius in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia
François in Shelygin's The Toy Seller
Moralès in Bizet's Carmen
King's Herald in Wagner's Lohengrin
Balaga, Second General in Prokofiev's War and Peace. Natasha and Andrey
Bomely and the Messenger in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Maid of Pskov (in concert)
Acciano in Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata (in concert)
Judas in Respighi's Christus
Varsonofiev in Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina (in concert)
Orlik in Tchaikovsky's Mazepa (in concert)
First soldier, First Nazarene in Strauss' Salome (in concert)
Il Vecchio in Leoncavallo's Zingari (in concert)
Capellio in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi (in concert)
Old Hebrew in Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah (in concert)
Le Surintendant des plaisirs in Massenet's Cendrillon (in concert)
A Mandarin in Puccini's Turandot (in concert)
Frank Hubbard in Adams' Doctor Atomic (in concert)
Servant in Rachmaninoff's The Miserly Knight (in concert)
Biju / Alcindor in Adam's Le postillon de Lonjumeau (in concert)
Parade of Basses and Baritones (gala concert)
Johann Strauss, the Waltz King (gala concert)
Bravissimo! (opera mix)
This is Opera! (dramatized performance)
Four Operetta Kings (concert)
