Toptygin, Sergey Mikhailovich

Born February 12, 1970 in Moscow.

In 1996 he graduated from the vocal faculty of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky (class of People's Artist Professor Anatoly Loshak). In the same year, became the soloist of the Moscow theater " Helikon Opera "

In 2011, he performed the part of Nabucco in the opera Nabucco by J. Verdi at the Bartok + International Music Festival in Miskolc . ^[3]

In the same year, in the summer, he performed the part of Gryaznoy (The Tsar’s Bride) at the Russian Music Festival in Cannes. ^[four]

In July 2011, he performed the part of Tamerlane in the world premiere of Alexander Tchaikovsky’s opera Legend of the City of Yelets, Virgin Mary and Tamerlane. ^[five]

In 2012, he performed the part of Heinrich at the world premiere of A. Zhurbin's opera Albert and Giselle ^[6]

In 2016, he performed Tomsky’s ballad (The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky) at the Red Square festival ^[7]

A regular participant in the annual Birgitta International Music Festival in Tallinn. ^[eight]

Media and critics have repeatedly noted the speeches of Sergey Toptygin. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper Kommersant in an article about the premiere of the opera Fallen from the Sky:

Both Meresyev and surgeons (Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Andrei Palamarchuk and Artem Chulkov), and Meresyev’s hospital neighbor, pilot Kukushkin (Anatoly Ponomarev), all sing and play extremely convincingly. And the commissar (Sergey Toptygin) almost completely overshadowed both main characters.

- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/576522

Theater critic Sergei Korobkov in Novaya Gazeta :

“Did I really live so long in the world?” Becomes the main characterization of the character performed by the lead singer of “Helikon-Opera” Sergey Toptygin, who paints his character more with baritone (read lyrical) than with bass overtones. Toptygin's masterfully sung arias, including the famous aria of honor, come out with recognition, a lyrical confession of a man who has become entangled in the times.

- https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2012/01/12/47674-aktualnyy-171-falstaf-187-v-kontsertnom-zale-im-chaykovskogo

"Newspaper Culture":

Sergey Toptygin painted a portrait of the title character, finding in the bass-baritone range the light lyrical colors of his father’s sufferer and darkening the lyrics where the doge requires will and determination.

- http://portal-kultura.ru/articles/music/34327-romeo-i-juletta-pereekhali-v-genuyu/

Multiple performances at the Bolshoi Theater ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

He has toured in Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Israel, China, South Korea, the USA, Lebanon and other countries.

• 1997 - diploma winner at the International Vocal Competition in Moscow. ^[13]
• 1999 - Nominated by the Russian National Theater Award and Golden Mask Festival for Best Actor for the roles of Lindorf, Koppelius, Mirakl and Dapertutto in J. Offenbach's Hoffmann's Tales (production by D. Bertman, 1999). ^[14]
• 2005 - gratitude from the Committee for Culture of the City of Moscow "" for the successes and contribution to the development of the culture of the city of Moscow ".
• 2007 - Honorary title Honored Artist of the Russian Federation "for" a significant contribution to the development of domestic musical and theatrical art "

The singer’s repertoire reaches over 60 opera parties, mainly the first position. The singer regularly performs solo concerts and chamber programs. ^[15]

Helikon Opera

State Academic Symphony Chapel of Russia

Performed over 20 games of the first position.

• Artist profile on the Bolshoi Theater website
• Artist profile on the Helikon-Opera website
• Artist profile on Meloman.ru