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Andrej Dunaev

Tenor

  • As Lensky, the friend of Onegin, Andrej Dunaev sounds best at full cry when his voice rings out excitingly.
    George Loomis, New York Times
  • On stage, it's Andrej Dunaev's evening. There grows a tenor, becoming such a great expert of the French voix mixte - the combination of chest and falsetto – executed very convincingly with a great passionate sound.
    Alexander Dick, Badische-Zeitung
  • We discover Andrej Dunaev (Duke of Mantua), a fluid, bright and effortless voice which transposes easily in the lyricism of the role.
    Isabelle Stibbe, Anaclase
  • Andrej Dunaev gives the Duke the right blend of drama and luster.
    Peter Stalder, Der Standard
  • Andrej Dunaev (Chevalier des Grieux) was the flagship of this production: his solar sound, elegant musicality and sincere expression, sober and powerfully internalized, captivated and moved throughout the show.
    Frank Langlois, ResMusica
  • Dunaev has bright top notes combined with beautiful legato.
    Georg Rudiger, Suedkurier

  • Russian tenor, Andrej Dunaev, begins Season 2012-13 as Don Ottavio Don Giovanni at Los Angeles Opera in his American debut.  He returns to Germany where he sings Il Duca Rigoletto, and Rodolfo La Boheme at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and returns to Semperoper Dresden to revive the role of Tamino Die Zauberflöte.  The artist makes his role and house debut as Des Grieux Manon at Oper Basel, and joins Edmonton Opera in Canada to appear as Lensky in the company’s 50th Anniversary production of Eugene Onegin.

    Originally from Siberia and educated as a bayan-player before he took up his vocal studies at Moscow State Conservatory, Mr. Dunaev won several significant vocal competitions before accepting a position in the ensemble at Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf, where he remained for six seasons, appearing in such roles as Ferrando Cosí fan tutte, Don Ottavio, Macduff Macbeth, Cassio Otello, Ismaele Nabucco, Alfredo La Traviata, Fenton Falstaff, Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, Laertes Hamlet, Edgardo Lucia di Lammermoor and Sinovij Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.  He became a member of the permanent company in Dresden at the Semperoper in 2010, appearing there as Alfredo, Rodolfo, Faust, Alfred Die Fledermaus, Narraboth Salome and Almerich Iolanta. 

    Renowned for his portrayal as Lensky in the first new Bolshoi Theatre production of Eugene Onegin in 38 years, Mr. Dunaev toured extensively in the production to countries including Japan, Italy, Spain and the UK, appeared in the European broadcast and cinecast and is featured in the commercial DVD release.  Other roles in the artist’s repertoire include Vladimir Prince Igor and Meister Mignon.

    Mr. Dunaev’s many guest appearances have included roles in major European opera companies like Staatsoper Frankfurt (Faust, Rodolfo, Edgardo and Alfredo), Oper Graz (il Duca), Teatro alla Scala (Rodolfo), Palais Garnier (Lensky), Deutsche Oper Berlin (Edgardo, Lensky) and Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin (Alfredo), Grand Théâtre de Genève (Don Ottavio), Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon (Faust), De Nederlandse Opera (Lensky) and Opéra de Montpellier (il Duca).

    Future engagements include The Italian Singer Der Rosenkavalier at Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

    Andrej Dunaev is represented worldwide by Deborah Sanders at Rayfield Allied.
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    • Eugene Onegin, Netherlands Opera, Amsterdam
      June 2011

      As Lensky, the friend of Onegin, Andrej Dunaev sounds best at full cry when his voice rings out excitingly.
      George Loomis, New York Times

    • Rigoletto, Opera National de Montpellier
      March 2011

      We discover Andrej Dunaev (Duke of Mantua), a fluid, bright and effortless voice which transposes easily in the lyricism of the role – he promises to become a tenor that will count in this kind of repertoire.
      Isabelle Stibbe, Anaclase

    • Rigoletto, Oper Graz, Graz
      Jan 2007

      Andrej Dunaev gives the Duke the right blend of drama and luster.
      Peter Stalder, Der Standard

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