Ilya Selivanov

• Prize-winner and recipient of the special prize at the I International Young Opera Singers’ Competition Opera without Borders (Krasnodar, 2014)
• Prize-winner at the International Competition in Kohtla-Jдrve (Estonia, 2009)
• Prize-winner at the Maxim Mikhailov International Opera Singers’ Competition (Kaluga, 2013)
• Grant-recipient of the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation (2011-2012)

Born in Leningrad. In 2007 he graduated with honours from the Glinka Choral School. In 2012 he graduated from the choral and conducting faculty of the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire, while in 2013 he graduated from the vocals faculty there (class of Professor Yuri Marusin).
Has toured to Italy, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, France and Germany.
Became a soloist of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers in 2012.

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre:
Lensky (Eugene Onegin)
Gritsko (Sorochintsy Fair).

Repertoire includes: Vaudemont (Iolanta), the Prince (Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi) and Alfredo (La traviata).