UPCOMING
AUGUST 2019- PLOVDIV STATE OPERA
RIGOLETTO- Rigoletto |
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019--VERDI FESTIVAL, PARMA- AIDA- Amonasro
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Biography
Praised for his “mellow, burnished, beautiful" (San Jose Mercury News) and "strong voice" (New York Times) and referred to as “the most commanding singer on stage,” (SF Classical Voice), Bulgarian baritone Krassen Karagiozov, has thrilled audiences in concert and from the opera stage with music that spans the classic-modern eras. Born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Mr. Karagiozov trained in the state conservatories in Sofia as both a concert pianist and singer and spent his weekends in the wings of the state opera house, watching the stars that preceded him. With his “wide range of textures, booming resonance contrasted with suave legato lines” (San Francisco Classical Voice), and deep immersion in the history and traditions of instrumental and vocal classical music, Krassen Karagiozov offers a complex and riveting performance both in music and drama.
This season, Mr. Karagiozov will return to the Verdi Festival in Parma to sing Amonasro in Aida. In the winter, West Bay Opera celebrates his return to sing the title role in Verdi's Macbeth. The 2018-2019 season brought Mr. Karagiozov back to his roots in Europe, where he performed the titular cover for Verdi's Macbeth at the Teatro Regio di Parma in Italy. Mr. Karagiozov also made his debut as Ford in Falstaff with West Bay Opera (Palo Alto CA). Mr. Karagiozov’s 2016-2018 seasons returned him to his home to make his debut with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria), in a nationally broadcasted gala concert. Mr. Karagiozov returned to West Bay Opera (Palo Alto, CA) with Maestro Jose-Luis Moscovich to sing a "suitably brash and robust" (SF Chronicle) “Count Almaviva" in Le Nozze di Figaro and enjoyed creating his first portrayal of “Michele"in Il Tabarro from Puccini's Trittico. The following season Mr. Karagiozov made his debut as "Pizzaro" in Beethoven's Fidelio and sang "Escamillo" once again in Carmen with " precision and appropriate force, and a commanding presence on the stage (PaloAlto Weekly)." In previous seasons, Mr. Karagiozov was seen as Rigoletto, Conte di Luna, Enrico and Germont. Mr. Karagiozov was privileged to sing with Opera San Jose for six years as a Principal Resident Artist where he performed many roles such as Eugene Onegin, Sgt. Belcore, Guglielmo, Escamillo Marcello, Vallentin, Figaro, Papageno, Sharpless, Vronsky, Count Almaviva, Dandini, Don Giovanni, Tarquinius, Silvio, Schaunard, Lescaut, Masetto, Gianni Schicchi, Harlequin, and Peter.
This season, Mr. Karagiozov will return to the Verdi Festival in Parma to sing Amonasro in Aida. In the winter, West Bay Opera celebrates his return to sing the title role in Verdi's Macbeth. The 2018-2019 season brought Mr. Karagiozov back to his roots in Europe, where he performed the titular cover for Verdi's Macbeth at the Teatro Regio di Parma in Italy. Mr. Karagiozov also made his debut as Ford in Falstaff with West Bay Opera (Palo Alto CA). Mr. Karagiozov’s 2016-2018 seasons returned him to his home to make his debut with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria), in a nationally broadcasted gala concert. Mr. Karagiozov returned to West Bay Opera (Palo Alto, CA) with Maestro Jose-Luis Moscovich to sing a "suitably brash and robust" (SF Chronicle) “Count Almaviva" in Le Nozze di Figaro and enjoyed creating his first portrayal of “Michele"in Il Tabarro from Puccini's Trittico. The following season Mr. Karagiozov made his debut as "Pizzaro" in Beethoven's Fidelio and sang "Escamillo" once again in Carmen with " precision and appropriate force, and a commanding presence on the stage (PaloAlto Weekly)." In previous seasons, Mr. Karagiozov was seen as Rigoletto, Conte di Luna, Enrico and Germont. Mr. Karagiozov was privileged to sing with Opera San Jose for six years as a Principal Resident Artist where he performed many roles such as Eugene Onegin, Sgt. Belcore, Guglielmo, Escamillo Marcello, Vallentin, Figaro, Papageno, Sharpless, Vronsky, Count Almaviva, Dandini, Don Giovanni, Tarquinius, Silvio, Schaunard, Lescaut, Masetto, Gianni Schicchi, Harlequin, and Peter.
REPERTOIRE
I due Foscari, Doge, VERDI
Nabucco, Nabucco, VERDI
Rigoletto, Rigoletto, VERDI
G. Germont, La Traviata, VERDI
Conte di Luna, Il Trovatore, VERDI
Macbeth, Macbeth, VERDI
Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, PUCCINI
Schaunard, Marcello, La Boheme, PUCCINI
Gianni Schicchi/Marco, Gianni Schicchi, PUCCINI
Angelotti, Tosca, PUCCINI
Rambaldo, La Rondine, PUCCINI
Michele, Il tabarro, PUCCINI
Silvio, I Paggliacci, LEONCAVALLO
Filippo Visconti, Beatrice di Tenda, BELLINI
Sir Riccardo Forth, I Puritani, BELLINI
Belcore, L‘elisir d’amore, DONIZETTI
Enrico, Lucia di Lammermoor, DONIZETTI
Fidelio, Pizarro, BEETHOVEN
Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, MOZART
Don Giovanni, Leoporello, Masetto, MOZART
Guglielmo, Cosi fan tutte, MOZART
Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, MOZART
Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ROSSINI
Dandini, La Cenerentola, ROSSINI
Danielle, Ciro in Bailonia, ROSSINI
Raoul de Gardefeu, La Vie Parisienne, OFFENBACH
Valentin, Faust, GOUNOD
Lescaut, Manon, GOUNOD
Escamillo, Carmen, BIZET
Eugene Onegin, Eugene Onegin, TCHAIKOVSKY
Peter, Hansel und Gretel, HUMPERDINCK
Harlekin, Ariadne auf Naxos, STRAUSS
Prometheus, Die Vögel, BRAUNFELS
Tarquinius, Rape of Lucretia, BRITTEN
Vronsky, Anna Karenina, CARLSON
Nabucco, Nabucco, VERDI
Rigoletto, Rigoletto, VERDI
G. Germont, La Traviata, VERDI
Conte di Luna, Il Trovatore, VERDI
Macbeth, Macbeth, VERDI
Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, PUCCINI
Schaunard, Marcello, La Boheme, PUCCINI
Gianni Schicchi/Marco, Gianni Schicchi, PUCCINI
Angelotti, Tosca, PUCCINI
Rambaldo, La Rondine, PUCCINI
Michele, Il tabarro, PUCCINI
Silvio, I Paggliacci, LEONCAVALLO
Filippo Visconti, Beatrice di Tenda, BELLINI
Sir Riccardo Forth, I Puritani, BELLINI
Belcore, L‘elisir d’amore, DONIZETTI
Enrico, Lucia di Lammermoor, DONIZETTI
Fidelio, Pizarro, BEETHOVEN
Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, MOZART
Don Giovanni, Leoporello, Masetto, MOZART
Guglielmo, Cosi fan tutte, MOZART
Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, MOZART
Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ROSSINI
Dandini, La Cenerentola, ROSSINI
Danielle, Ciro in Bailonia, ROSSINI
Raoul de Gardefeu, La Vie Parisienne, OFFENBACH
Valentin, Faust, GOUNOD
Lescaut, Manon, GOUNOD
Escamillo, Carmen, BIZET
Eugene Onegin, Eugene Onegin, TCHAIKOVSKY
Peter, Hansel und Gretel, HUMPERDINCK
Harlekin, Ariadne auf Naxos, STRAUSS
Prometheus, Die Vögel, BRAUNFELS
Tarquinius, Rape of Lucretia, BRITTEN
Vronsky, Anna Karenina, CARLSON
Reviews
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"The most commanding singer on the stage was undoubtedly Krassen Karagiozov as Rigoletto. He deployed his baritone voice to great effect with a wide range of textures. Booming resonance contrasted with suave legato lines and sharply barked taunts. Karagiozov also kept up an impressively consistent limp and hunch throughout his stage time."
Classical Voice San Francisco 2015 “As Count Almaviva, baritone Krassen Karagiozov was excellent, his voice mellow and burnished, his character a despicably self-important man, but one capable of reflection — and funny.” Mercury News 2010 "The man who gave a bravura performance in La Traviata was the magnificent baritone, Krassen Karagiozov, as Giorgio Germont, father of Alfredo. Later... Karagiozov demonstrated in two great arias all the qualities one listens for in an excellent baritone; vocal strength and authority, beauty of tone, great range, and the ability to utilize all these strengths to sustain his part in the drama." Classical Voice NC, 2007 "Baritone Krassen Karagiozov gave a superb performance as her beloved Silvio..." SF Chronicle, 2011 “As Count Almaviva, baritone Krasen Karagiozov was excellent, his voice mellow and burnished, his character a despicably self-important man, but one capable of reflection— and funny.” Mercury News, 2010 “The true male lead is Alfredo’s father, Giorgio, whose music calls for pages of smooth, powerful singing. Krassen Karagiozov’s confidently supported, attractive baritone brought out much of the part’s beauties, especially in the aria “Di Provenza il mar.” Raleigh News and Observer, 2007 |
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MEDIA
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Macbeth-"Pieta rispetto"
Tabarro-"Nulla silenzio"
Don Carlos: "Morte di Rodrigo"
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Le Nozze di Figaro-"Hai gia vinta la causa"
Carmen-"Votre toast"
Falstaff: "Ford's aria"
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La traviata-"Di provenza"