Andrey Zhilikhovsky

Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky completed his studies in choral conducting at the Stefan Nyaga Musical College in Chișinău. Whilst at college he also studied the voice and upon graduation was granted a place at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St Petersburg, He was a finalist in the St. Petersburg International Vocal Competition (2007) and went on to win third prize in the Obraztsova International Competition for Young Singers (2009) and third Prize at the Maria Bieshu International Vocal Competition.

Andrey was a soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theatre St. Petersburg, performing roles including Belcore L’Elisir d’amore, Schaunard La Bohème, Robert Iolanta, The Prince Cinderella, Silvano Un ballo in maschera, Baron La Traviata and Dancairo The Prince Carmen. He made his debut with the Latvian National Opera as Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 2011 and in 2012 he joined the Young Artist Programme of the Bolshoi Theatre, where he continues as a guest soloist, with recent performances including the title role Eugene Onegin, Malatesta Don Pasquale, Falke Die Fledermaus, Guglielmo Così fan tutte and Marcello La Bohème.

He has recently made house debuts at the Bayerische Staatsoper in L’Elisir d’amore; Opéra de Paris in Iolanta; at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin in Betrothal in a Monastery under Daniel Barenboim; at Glyndebourne in Don Pasquale and returned for Il Barbiere di Siviglia in summer 2019; at Washington National Opera in Il Barbiere di Siviglia; and at the Opera di Roma as Count Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro. Andrey made his long-awaited UK recital debut the 2018/19 season with accompanist Iain Burnisde in the Russian Song Series.

Throughout his career, Andrey has worked with many important conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Rafael Payare, Mikhail Tatarnikov, Anton Grishanin, Vassily Petrenko, Giacomo Sagripanti, and Alain Altinoglu, along with many notable directors including Graham Vick, Claus Guth, Andrej Zhagars Arno Bernard, Aik Karapetian. Andrey collaborates frequently with director Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Recent highlights have included Andrey’s debut at the Metropolitan Opera for La Bohème and the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin for Prokofiev’s Betrothal in a Monastery, and a return to the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia for Tcherniakov’s new production of Sadko by Rimsky-Korsakov. In the 2020-21 season, Andrea returned to the Bolshoi for Sadko, to Bayerische Staatsoper for L’Elisir d’amore and La Bohème and debuted at the Opéra de Lyon in Le Coq d’or. Later he debuts at the Aix-en-Provence festival for Le Coq d’or and Liceu Barcelona for Queen of Spades and returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper, Washington National Opera, Dresden Semperoper, Glyndebourne Festival, and Metropolitan Opera.