He graduated from the Sveshnikov Moscow Choral College in 1997 and from the Academy of Choral Art in Moscow as a choral conductor and as a singer in 2001. Vasily Ladyuk also completed his post-graduate studies at the Academy with Professor Vdovin in 2004. In 2002–2005, the singer polished up his vocal techniques and operatic skills attending master-classes of renowned specialists from La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera and the Houston Grand Opera.
In 2003, Vasily Ladyuk joined the Novaya Opera Company and since 2007 he has been a guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Vasily Ladyuk is a welcome performer at the Bolshoi Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre, the Metropolitan Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, La Scala, Gran Teatro la Fenice, Teatro Regio in Torino, Opéra de Paris Garnier, Théâtre de la Monnaie and Gran Teatro del Liceo.
Awards and Honours:
- Prize-winner of the Triumph Youth Award in literature and arts (2009)
- Prize-winner of the Francisco Vinias International Competition for Singers (Grand Prix and Audience Choice Award, Barcelona, Spain, 2005)
- Prize-winner of the Operalia International Competition for Opera Singers founded by Placido Domingo (1st prize, Madrid, Spain, 2005)
- Prize-winner of the Shizuoka International Opera Competition (Grand Prix, Japan, 2005)
Roles performed at the Novaya Opera:
Onegin in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Belcore in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore
Count di Luna in Verdi's Il trovatore
Germont in Verdi's La Traviata
Zurga in Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles
Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
Silvio in Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci
Figaro in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Shchelkalov in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
Prince Yeletsky, Zlatogor in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
Marcello in Puccini's La bohème
Mercutio in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Fritz in Korngold's Die tote Stadt
Robert in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta
Silvio in Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci (in concert)
Francesco in Verdi's I masnadieri (in concert)
Parts in the productions:
Orff’s Carmina Burana
Puccini's Messa di Gloria
Maria Callas (musical offering)
Parade of Basses and Baritones (gala concert)
Tribute to Evgeny Kolobov (concert)
Romances by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergey Rachmaninov (concert)
Johann Strauss, the Waltz King (gala concert)
Bravissimo! (opera mix)
Rossini (musical divertissement)
Opera&Jazz (New Year's Eve Show)
Discography:
Tribute to Evgeny Kolobov (CD) – Baritone
