Vladimir Atlantov - outstanding opera singer

Vladimir Atlantov is an opera singer, one of the most outstanding Soviet and Russian tenors. Since 1966, a member of the CPSU. People's Artist of the USSR (1976). Kammersenger of Austria (1987). In this article you will be presented with a brief biography of the singer.

Childhood

Vladimir Atlantov (photo below) was born in Leningrad in 1939. Still a child, he got into the world of music and theater. The father and mother of the boy sang in the opera, so Vladimir's fate was already predetermined. Mom performed leading roles in the Kirov Theater, and his father soloed in Leningrad. All his childhood, the boy spent behind the scenes and in the dummy room, playing there with chain mail, daggers and sabers.

At the age of 6, his parents gave Vladimir to Glinka's choir school. There the boy studied solo singing. Few of the artists began to receive education at such an early age. A small Atlantov was assigned to the Leningrad Choir Chapel. Then Vladimir mastered the playing of cello, violin and piano. At age 17 the young man already had a diploma of a choral conductor. Then he entered the Leningrad Conservatoire. At first everything went smoothly, but then the difficulties began ...

First problems

Vladimir Atlantov, whose biography is known to all lovers of opera music, was dissatisfied with his vocal data. Fortunately, the young man got a brochure "The Art of Singing", written by Caruso. In it, Enrico described those problems and experiences that appeared during his career. After reading, Vladimir discovered that he was in a situation similar to Enrico. The young man began to study regularly on the brochure of the famous singer. At first he practically lost his voice. Of course, Atlantov understood that he could not sing like he used to. The whole year the young man spent in a state of bezgolosiya and helplessness. And only then did the singer notice a tiny shift.

The main teacher

In many interviews, Vladimir Atlantov always recalled with gratitude his teacher, the director Kireyev A. N. He taught the singer of indefatigability, naturalness in the expression of feelings, and also taught him a number of lessons on scenic culture. Kireev always told Atlantov that his main instrument is a voice. On the other hand, even silence should be vocal, singing. Vladimir admired the noble and exact taste of the teacher, as well as his extraordinary sense of proportion and truth.

First success

He came to Atlantov in his student years. In 1962, at the contest of Glinka vocalists Vladimir received a silver medal. After this, a promising student was invited to audition for the Kirov Theater. There, the singer performed the aria of Nemorino in Italian, as well as Kavaradossi, Jose and Herman. And he felt quite confident. Then Korkin (director of the theater) came to Atlantov and announced that he was taking him as a trainee. The young man was given only one condition: he had to attend every play and study diligently. Since that time, Vladimir Atlantov, whose personal life has not yet been arranged, decided to dedicate all his time to the theater.

Carier start

And his works paid off with interest. Immediately after the end of the conservatory, the young man was enlisted in the troupe. Vladimir Atlantov played the roles of Jose, Alfred and Lensky. Very quickly he became the leading tenor of the theater. The next two seasons (1963-1965), the singer performed at La Scala. There he helped polish his own style with the famous maestro D. Barra. He helped Vladimir master the specificity of bel canto and prepare for several leading parties in the operas of Puccini and Verdi.

Crucial moment

And yet the turning point in the biography of the artist was the Tchaikovsky International Competition. There the singer made the first steps to world fame. Competitions were held in the Moscow Conservatory. Vladimir Atlantov won first place and received a gold medal. This victory made the tenor famous not only at home, but also abroad. At that time, George London (American singer) noted in his interview that in the future, Vladimir can not be doubted. And he was absolutely right.

A significant role

Perhaps the most notable role of Atlantov was Cavaradossi of Tosca, written by Giacomo Puccini. This opera was a decoration of the 1970/71 season. It has received quite widespread recognition among the music community and the public.

Tours and reviews

Vladimir Atlantov gave many concerts abroad. After appearances at the opera stages of Dresden, Prague, New York, Wiesbaden, West Berlin, London, Naples, Munich, Vienna and Milan, the singer received a large number of enthusiastic reviews. German newspapers wrote that this Lensky on European stages was not yet. And the Parisian publications noted the presence of Vladimir all the qualities of the Italian tenor: courage, sonority, amazing flexibility and gentle timbre.

Reasons for success

High achievements of the singer are explained by his thirst for self-improvement and extraordinary will. This can be traced at every stage of the tenor's work. Before meeting with the accompanist Vladimir prepares the ground for the future party. He tries on accents, tries intonation, tries to memorize all possible variants. Well, in the final stage, the tenor moves to the most time consuming process - singing.

The leader of opera

Undoubtedly, Vladimir Atlantov was the leader of Soviet opera art. The artistic phenomenon very rarely receives such unanimous assessments - enthusiastic acceptance by the general public and experienced professionals. The best theaters of the planet competed for the right to grant a scene to this great tenor. Famous directors and conductors put on him performances, and the world stars wanted to sing with the Atlantov duet.