Anton Belov

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. His voice has been called rich and mellifluous by the New York Times, while the Florida Weekly compared his performance to casting a mystical spell over the audience.

A graduate of the Juilliard Opera Center, he has appeared with numerous companies and orchestras throughout the United States and has earned critical acclaim for his portrayals of characters as diverse as Count di Luna (Il Trovatore), Don Giovanni, Escamillo (Carmen), Germont (La Traviata), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Doctor Malatesta (Don Pasquale), and Eugene Onegin. Dr. Belov performed throughout the United States appearing with Boston Lyric Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Boston, Opera Delaware, Connecticut Grand Opera, Tacoma Opera, Opera New Jersey, Anchorage and Eugene Operas among others.

Equally at home with oratorio and concert repertoire, Mr. Belov presented over 100 recitals throughout the United States appearing at such venues as Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

The highlights of his concert career include Rachmaninoff’s "Bells" at Symphony Hall in Boston, Handel’s “Messiah” at Avery Fischer Hall in New York City, Brahms’ “Requiem” at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Verdi’s “Requiem” with the Anchorage Concert Chorus; and Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony at Carnegie Hall. His concert resume also includes multiple performances of Beethoven’s iconic Ninth Symphony with the orchestras of Hartford, Connecticut; Bozeman, Montana; Charlottesville, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; and Kalamazoo, Michigan; among others. In addition, he has appeared with the Colorado Symphony, Eugene Concert Choir, Boston Baroque, the Wyoming Symphony, the California Symphony, Opera Orchestra of New York, the Oregon Symphony, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Portland Chamber Orchestra.

His pre-pandemic schedule included the title role in “Eugene Onegin” with the Northern Lights Festival in Minnesota, the title role in “Nosferatu” by Alva Henderson at the Rimrock Opera, Germont in “La Traviata with Vashon Opera; the role of the Pilot in the “Little Prince” with Opera Theater Oregon; Rachmaninoff’s “The Bell’s” with Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Mozart’s Grand Mass in C minor with the Eugene Concert Choir, Brahms’ “Requiem” at Benaroya Hall in Seattle; as well as two recital tours that included performances in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Minneapolis and Vienna.

Mr. Belov is the first-place winner of numerous vocal competitions including the George London Competition, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Competition, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Eastern Regional Winner) and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. A native of Moscow, Mr. 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 and the Doctorate of Music from Boston University. 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) and the Anthology of Russian Art Song (Classical Vocal Reprints, 2015).

Since the beginning of the Ukraine War, Mr. Belov has been outspoken in his criticism of the Russian invasion. He has been instrumental in producing numerous benefit concerts that to date raised over $40,000 for Ukrainian medical relief organizations.

September 13, 2022: Anton Belov joins Seven-String Guitar Duo for Jewish and Romani inspired Performance
- Oregon Artswatch

June 23, 2022: Anton Belov Hosts Benefit Concert for Ukrainian Aid with Ukranian Chamber Music
- Live Music Project

January 1, 2016: Anton Belov’s Performance of ‘Train Song’ Listed under ‘The 10 Best: Pieces Inspired by Trains’
- The Guardian

EUGENE OPERA GIVES JAW-DROPPING PERFORMANCE OF CHALLENGING ‘EUGENE ONEGIN’
“Anton Belov, as Onegin, lent an air of authority to the production as his ownership of the role appeared effortless and his character’s often banal actions appeared motivated and relatable. His closing duet with Jill Gardner’s Tatyana was a showcase of emotion, with both actors adeptly oscillating between love and scorn, hope and grief.”
– Alison Kaufman, The Register-Guard

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY SEASON OPENS WITH BLOCKBUSTER PERFORMANCE
“The first vocal soloist, baritone Anton Belov, was captivating in every way. Singing from memory, Mr. Belov cast a mystical spell over the audience. His vocal control was impeccable and his compelling delivery was the best I’ve seen.”
– Joseph Caulkins, Florida Weekly

FRENCH INGREDIENTS, RUSSIAN DRESSING
“… a baritone with a rich, mellifluous voice …
“The highlight of the evening was Mr. Belov’s powerful renditions of Trepak from Mussorgskys Songs and Dances of Death and the title characters aria from Rachmaninoffs Aleko. In Nochenka, a melancholy folk melody, Mr. Belov sounded particularly fine, singing with urgency and soulful pathos.”
– Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times

Orchestral Repertoire

Bach
Cantatas
St. John Passion
St. Matthew Passion

Beethoven
Symphony No. 9

Brahms
Ein Deutsches Requiem

Britten
War Requiem

Fauré
Requiem

Handel
Messiah

Hadyn
Masses

Mendelssohn
Elijah

Mozart
Requiem

Mussorgsky
Songs and Dances of Death

Orff
Carmina Burana

Rachmaninoff
The Bells

Ravel
Don Quichotte a Dulcinée

Weill
Seven Deadly Sins

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Opera Repertoire

Bizet
Carmen (Escamillo)

Donizetti
Don Pasquale (Malatesta)
L’Elisir d’Amore (Belcore)
Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)

Gounod
Faust (Valentin)

Leoncavallo
Pagliacci (Tonio, Silvio)

Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)

Menotti
The Consul (John Sorel)

Mozart
Così fan Tutte (Alfonso)
Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Le Nozze di Figaro (Figaro, Count)

Puccini
La Bohème (Marcello)
La Fanciulla del West (Jack Rance)
Madame Butterfly (Sharpless)
Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)
Tosca (Scarpia)
Turandot (Ping)

Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar’s Bride (Gryaznoy)

Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
La Cenerentola (Dandini)

Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin (Eugene Onegin)
The Maid of Orleans (Dunois)
Queen of Spades (Yeletsky)

Ullmann
Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Kaiser)

Verdi
Don Carlo (Rodrigo)
Falstaff (Ford)
La Traviata (Germont)
Il Trovatore (Count di Luna)
Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

Wagner
Tannhauser (Wolfram)

*Updated August 2022