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KALUDI KALUDOV
Tenors
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Kaludi Kaludov was born in Bulgaria.
He graduated from the Academy of Music in Sofia in Ass. Prof. Liljana Zhablenska`s class. Later he
perfected his voice with the well-known Bulgarian tenor Nikol Nikolov. His opera debut took place as Traviata’s Alfredo in Plovdiv
and immediateli he was praised for his
effortless "high C’s" and his magnetic stage presence. In December of 1978 he was appointed as soloist of the Sofia National
Opera. There followed a serie of roles wich formed the repertoire of the
singer: The Duke of Mantua from “Rigoletto” by Verdi, Nadir from “The Pearl
Fishers” by Bizet, Rudolf from “La Boheme” by Puccini, Nemorino from “The
elixir of love” by Donizetti, Tamino from “The Magic Flute” by Mozart; Don
Carlos from the opera of the same title and many others. Kaludi Kaludov`s
international career started in 1983 with “Requiem” by Verdi in London and the
role of Foresto from “Attila” by Verdi in the Vienna State Opera. He was invited
to perform with major opera companies on the international stages including
appearances in both Berlin houses, Munich, the Vienna State Opera, France,
Belgium, London,
Madrid and La Scala in Milan. He has sung in South America and Japan and has
appeared with the Houston Grand and Chicago Lyric Operas. Iin 1985 he sang the role of Dimitri (Boris
Godunov) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the same role in Houston in 1996. He also
appeared in Houston under Christoph Eschenbach
in 1992 (VERDI/Requiem) and also, in
1992, in Philadelphia
(RACHMANINOFF’s "The Bells")
under Charles Dutoit. In November 1994 he appeared in San Francisco under the baton of Vance George
("The Bells"). In 1991 he
sang in Montréal (Glagolithic Mass). He has collaborated in
various performances with worldfamous artists as Mirella Freni, Cheryl Studer,
Placido Domingo, Piero Capuccili, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Renato Bruson,
and Sherill Milnes under the baton of Maestros such as Claudio Abbado, Ricardo
Muti and Fabio Luisi. |