Stanislav Trofimov

Bass

Stanislav Trofimov, began his operatic career in the Chelyabinsk Opera House in 2008, he then very quickly moved on to perform the leading Bass Roles at the Ekaterinburg Opera house, then the Bolshoi Theatre and other Opera Theatres in Russia.

Since 2015, the “bushy bearded, epic sounding deep yet soft bass” has been frequently performing at the Mariinsky Theatre and in March 2016 became a soloist of this legendary theatre.

Some of his signature roles include the title and leading bass roles in: Boris Godunov, Philipp II in Don Carlos, Procida in I Vespri Siciliani, Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra, Konchak in Prince Igor, Ivan Susanin in Life for the Tsar, Sobakin in Tsar’s Bride, Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich in The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin,Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Don Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, Old Hebrew in Samson and Dalila.

“The outstanding example of perfect Russian Bass School”, Trofimov has performed on numerous occasions with Maestro Valery Gergiev, Tugan Sokhiev, Michael Güttler, Evgeny Nikitin, Olga Borodina, etc...

Some future engagements include a Role Debut as Zaccharia at the Opening of Arena Di Verona Summer Festival with Nabucco. A Tour with the Bolshoi Theatre as Archbishop in Maid of Orleans in France as well as performances at the renown Salzburg Festival as Priest in the new production of Lady Macbeth of Mzensk under the baton of Mariss Jansons, Zaccharia at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Mariinsky Theatre, title role in Boris Godunov with the San Francisco Symphony as well as at the Mariinsky Theatre, Ivan the Terrible in Maid of Pskov at the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi Theatre.

Rafał Siwek

Bass

The Polish bass Rafał Siwek has distinguished himself as an interpreter of Verdi’s roles, including Filippo II in Don Carlo in Tel Aviv with Zubin Mehta, at the Teatro Regio in Turin with Semyon Bychkov, at the New National Theatre in Tokyo and at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Zaccaria in Nabucco at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa and in Tel Aviv with Daniel Oren and at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, Fiesco in Simone Boccanegra at the Teatro Regio in Parma, the title role in Attila at the PNO in Warsaw, and Silva in Ernani at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania. Under the baton of Lorin Maazel, he has sung Wurm in Luisa Miller in Valencia and Ramfis in Aida in São Paolo and Rio de Janeiro.

In 2011, he made debuts at the Teatro alla Scala as Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, the Staatsoper Berlin as the Grande Inquisitore in Don Carlo and the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich as Timur in Turandot and Ramfis in Aida, a role he has also sung at the Terme di Caracalla in Rome. At the Opéra de Nice, he was Hunding in Die Walküre; at the PNO in Warsaw, Zaccaria in Nabucco, Nerbal in Les Troyens (cond. Valery Gergiev) and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

In 2012, Siwek returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, as Wurm in Luisa Miller and Fafner in a new production of Siegfried under Kent Nagano, and to the Staatsoper Berlin, as the Grande Inquisitore in Don Carlo. He also debuted at the Hamburg Staatsoper, in the season-opening new production of Prince Igor as Galitski, and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the Perelada Festival, as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni.

He began Verdi Year 2013 as Filippo II in a new production of Don Carlo and Zaccaria in Nabucco at the PNO in Warsaw, then sung Ramfis in Aida at the Staatsoper Berlin and returned to the Teatro alla Scala as the Grande Inquisitore in Don Carlo and the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich as Sparafucile in Rigoletto. He also debuted at the Opernhaus Zurich, as theCommendatore in a new production of Don Giovanni under Fabio Luisi, and at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, as Filippo II in a new production of Don Carlo.

In 2014, Siwek sang Gremin in Eugene Onegin under Kiril Petrenko and Sparafucile inRigolettoat the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich under Marco Armiliato,the Grande Inquisitore at the Staatsoper Berlin. He then returned to the Opernhaus Zurich as Ramfis in a new production of Aidaandas the Grande Inquisitore inDon Carlo-both conducted by Fabio Luisi. He was also Filippo II in Don Carlo at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, and Timur in Turandot at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and at Arena di Verona.

2015 opened with Nabucco and Halka at Warsaw Opera, followed by Der fliegende Holländer (Daland) at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, Nabucco at Israeli Opera, Prince Igor (Galitsky) at Mariinsky in St. Petersburg, Don Giovanni (Commendatore) at Arena di Verona, and Don Carlo (Grande Inquisitore) at Bayerische Staatsoper Munich. He sang a concert version of Thomas's Hamlet with the Russian National Orchestra, The Haunted Manor (Zbigniew) in Warsaw, and Don Carlo (Filippo II) at Bolshoi in Moscow. He debuted at Madrid’s Teatro Real as Sarastro in DieZauberflöte, and at the Opéra Bastille in Paris as Sparafucile in Rigoletto. Moreover, he sang Nabucco in Warsaw, Boris Godunov in Poznan, Aida (Ramfis) at Arena di Verona, and Verdi's Requiem at the Gewandhaus Leipzig conducted by M° Roberto Abbado.

Season 2016-17 opened with Lucia di Lammermoor and Lohengrin (Heinrich der Vogler) at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, followed by Don Carloat Opernhaus Zürich (Grande Inquisitore) and at the Bolshoi (Filippo II), and Rigolettoat the Dutch National Opera.

His future plans include Aida (Ramfis) at Teatro Real in Madrid and at Arena di Verona, Die Zauberflöte and Turandot in Warsaw,Nabucco at Arena di Verona, as well as a concert version of Simon Boccanegraat the Concertgebouw.

He appears frequently in Italian theatres, where he has sung Colline in La bohème at the Arena di Verona and at the Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Count Rodolfo in La Sonnambula at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste, King Mark in a new production of Tristan und Isolde at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Oroveso in Norma at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Wurm in Luisa Miller at the Teatro Regio in Parma and the Teatro Comunale in Modena, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the theatres of Bari, Palermo and Piacenza, and Timur in Turandot at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago.

Rafał Siwek is also an active concert artist. Under the baton of Lorin Maazel, he has sung in Verdi’s Requiem in Milan, Venice, Casablanca, Busseto, Assisi and Jerusalem, and in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Rome, the Vatican, Milan, Brussels and Taormina. He has also worked with Zubin Mehta at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, in Verdi’s Requiem, and at the Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, in Beethoven’s Ninth. Audiences in Verona have heard Siwek in Rossini’s Stabat Mater, conducted by Alberto Zedda. At the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, he has sung Thibaut d’Arc in Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans.

Siwek's discography includes two recordings of Verdi's Requiem, under Zubin Mehta for TDK and with Lorin Maazel for Medici Arts, Puccini’s Edgar for Deutsche Grammophon with Plácido Domingo, Luisa Miller for Unitel, Norma for Hardy Classic and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under Maazel for Kultur.

IN SUNG SIM

Bass

In-Sung Sim was born in South Korea.

His future engagements include Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte with Komische Oper Berlin on Tour to Japan,Zaccaria/Nabucco at Arena di Verona,Phorbas/Oedipe with Maestro Jurowski at London Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2017, Wurm/Luisa MillerOpéra de Monte-Carlo,Verdi Requiem with Fabio Luisi and DR Symfoniorkester,Banco/Macbeth in Teatro Municipale Salerno,Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte,Timur/Turandot and Lodovico/Otello with Pappano at Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Oroveso/Norma in Essen,Maria Stuarda at Opéra de Monte-Carlo,Banco/Macbeth in Toulouse,Alvise/La Gioconda atMalmö Opera, Ramfis/Aida in Santiago,Padre Guardiano/La Forza del Destino in Las Palmas, Filipp II/Don Carlo in Tel Aviv,etc...
His recent engagements includePhorbas/Oedipeby Enescu at Royal Opera House Covent Garden,Sarastro/Die Zauberflöteat Teatro Filarmonico di Verona,Re/Aidaat Teatro Regio di Torino w. Noseda,Attilaat Opéra de Monte-Carlo,Wurm/Luisa Millerat Teatro Verdi di Trieste,Matthäus Passionwith Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir,Fafner/Siegfriedin Tokyo,Nourabad/Les Pêcheurs de Perlesin Tel Aviv,Zaccaria/Nabuccoat Festival di Caserta,Commendatore/Don Giovanni andIl Re/Aida in Arena di Verona,Timur/Turandotin Toulouse,Raimondo/Lucia di Lamermoor in Teatro Fialrmonico di Verona, Hunding/Walküre in Tokyo, Zaccaria/Nabucco with Daniel Oren in Tel Aviv, Sarastro/Zauberflötewith Ottavio Dantone and Marchese di Calatrava/La Forza del Destino with Zubin Mehta at Palau de Les Arts de Valencia, Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni in Montpellier, Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth by F. Liszt at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Rocco/Fidelio at The New Opera in Bergen, Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte in Santiago and in Teatro Regio di Torino including Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni, Timur/Turandot at Puccini Festival di Torre delLago, Sparafucile/Rigoletto in Kristiansand,La Wallyat Opéra de Monte-Carloand others.

His 2012-13 season took him to his debut at the National Theater Mannheim, where he sang the role off Fafner and Sarastro. He visited Opera Monte Carlo in the role of Count Rodolfo in La Sonnambula by Bellini. Furthermore, Mr. Sim was seen at Teatro Municipal de Santiago, where he sang the title role of Attila and the role of Papa Leon in Attila by Verdi.