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Anton Belov, baritone...

b i o g r a p h y...........back to roster....up September 2007 Since winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 2002, baritone Anton Belov has expanded his career to reach major opera houses and concert halls across the United States. The Washington Post hailed his "voluminous sound, appealing stage presence and a tone of rich vibrancy that remained consistent at all dynamic levels," while The New York Sun was impressed with his "authority – technical, musical, dramatic – that was almost frightening." Opera News praised his "great emotional honesty; singing straight from the heart" and the Philadelphia Inquirer concludes that Belov "has the voice of an emerging star." Upcoming engagements for 2007/08 include the Boston premiere of Oswaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar with Opera Boston, his portrayal of Count di Luna in Il trovatore with Anchorage Opera, excerpts from Gian Carlo Menotti’s Consul at Chicago Chamber Opera and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with the Pioneer Valley Symphony. He also sings Messiah at Avery Fisher Hall with the Peniel Concert Choir and gives a recital under the auspices of New York Festival of Songs. Belov’s recent operatic performances include the title role in Delaware Opera’s production of Don Giovanni, Masetto with Boston Baroque, John Sorel in The Consul (Menotti) with Opera Boston and Chamber Opera of Chicago, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro and Ping in Turandot with the New Jersey Opera Theater, Malatesta in Don Pasquale with Opera Providence, and Elijah with the Worcester Festival Chorus. Anton Belov is the first-place winner of eight vocal competitions including the George London Competition, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Competition, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Eastern Regional Winner) as well as the second-place winner of the Classical Singer Magazine Competition. As the winner of Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Belov has appeared in over 40 recitals throughout the United States. A native of Moscow, Anton Belov holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from The New England Conservatory, an Artist’s Diploma and a Master of Music Degree from The Juilliard School. A specialist in Russian lyric diction, he is the author of Russian Opera Libretti in Word-to-Word Translation and IPA Transcription and the Anthology of Russian Arias (Leyerle Publications 2004-06). click here to read Anton Belov's resume/repertoire (MS Word) b i o....r e s u m e....r e v i e w s back to roster...up . . . .

r e v i e w s...........back to roster....up “A voluminous sound, appealing stage presence and a tone of rich vibrancy that remained consistent at all dynamic levels.” - The Washington Post "Using a bright, rich baritone, Belov kept the goosebump factor high." - Boston Globe (As John Sorel in The Consul) “Anton Belov's ringing baritone served the role of Magda's freedom-fighting husband well. . .” - Boston Globe “Deluxe casting of Anton Belov” -The New York Times (As Count in Le nozze di Figaro) “Anton Belov tapped into his humanity in ways that few do and has the voice of an emerging star.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer “His voice, has a pleasant sound and the ability to cover several distinct shadings, from tender simplicity to bold, but his great gift is charisma. Almost no one can be impervious to the charm.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer “Belov’s emotional engagement with the text was immediately apparent. (In Schumann’s Dichterliebe) Belov’s treatment ranged from an expressive warmth in “The Rose” or “On a Shining Summer Morning,” to the darker ironies of “I Bear No Grudge.” In “In the Rhine,” Belov magically transformed his initial, deeply resonant, stentorian tone into gentle portrayal of the beloved one.” - The Buffalo News “Baritone Anton Belov in the title role was superb. His strong voice, musicality and good acting skills were evident all night. Oh yes, this "emerging" star has a fistful of first prizes behind him in several competitions, as well as first place in the 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Eastern Region.” - Asbury Park Press “As Count Almaviva, Russian baritone Anton Belov cuts a deliciously foppish figure. Belov has a way through the resonance and timbre of his voice, suggesting Almaviva’s aristocratic pomposity, without making him thoroughly reprehensible. His folly becomes our folly.” - The Valley News (In Bach’s Cantata Ich habe genug)“...a mellifluous tonal palate. Belov flowed easily through the baritone range, sometimes harmonizing with the embedded oboe concerto movement as if it was another singing voice. His scale passages were subtly modulated, never even hinting at the dreaded “singing while driving down a bumpy road.” - The New Haven Register “Anton Belov was always expressive, had good attack when needed, and demonstrated a broad vocal range.” - Reno Gazette Journal “...the powerful young Russian born baritone Anton Belov... Mr. Belov copes manfully with the cruelly wide-ranging baritone lines and comes off, his gorgeous dark baritone thoroughly intact at all moments, with a divinely shaped take on Orff’s lavish music.” - Reno Online Music Review b i o....r e s u m e....r e v i e w s back to roster...up . . . .