Yaroslav Abaimov

Biography

In 2005 graduated from the Sveshnikov Choral College, in 2010 — from the Popov Choral Academy with degrees in singing (Nesterenko’s class) and in choral conducting (Gavdush’s class).

In 2007–2008, the singer attended master classes of Giandomenico Bisi, Gloria Borelli (Italy) and George Darden (USA) at the Moscow International Vocal School.

In 2007, the singer performed the tenor part in Mozart’s Requiem with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia led by Vladimir Spivakov at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Eifman St. Petersburg Ballet. In 2009, Yaroslav Abaimov performed the same part with the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra led by Galanov and Lucas in Haydn’s The Seasons, conducted by Gómez Martines, at the Fetes Musicales de Savoie Festival in France.

In 2010 Yaroslav Abaimov joined the Novaya Opera Theatre in Moscow. His repertoire includes the following parts: Lensky (Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin), Simpleton (Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov), Bayan (Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila), Tsar Berendey (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow Maiden), Romeo (Prokofiev’s Maddalena), Prince Ramiro (Rossini’s La Cenerentola), Count Almaviva (Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia), Nadir (Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles), Peter Quint (Britten’s The Turn of the Screw), Astrologer (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel) and others.

Since 2015 he has been a guest soloist with the Nationale Reisopera (Netherlands), where debuted as Nadir (Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles), and in 2016 performed the role of Ferrando (Mozart’s Così fan tutte).

In 2015 he made his Bolshoi Theatre debut as Simpleton in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, in 2018 appeared as Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia new production, in 2020 — as Nadir in Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles. In 2021 — as Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, in 2022 — as Carlo in Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix.