Elchin Azizov

Elchin Azizov is an Azerbaijani opera baritone. From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show KVN. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

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Biography

Azizov was born in 1975, in Baku. He studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and obtained his diploma as a movie stage director. He continued his studies at the opera studio at the Baku Music Academy, and at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Thereafter, he was a member of Galina Vishnevskaya's Opera Centre in Moscow, with Badri Maisuradze. Since 2008, Azizov has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
In 2015, Azizov was expected to make his debut at both Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Opéra de Montréal as Nabucco in Verdi's Nabucco.

Performances

He performed as Escamillo in Carmen, the title role in Eugene Onegin, Ibn-Hakia in Iolanta, Tomsky in The Queen of Spades, Leandro in Love for Three Oranges, and Doctor Falke in Die Fledermaus.

Awards

Azizov is the winner of the 2nd Prize of The International Opera Singers Contest of Galina Vishnevskaya, and the 4th Prize of The International Opera Singers Contest of Bulbul in Baku.

Personal life

Elchin Azizov is married to artist Hamida Malikova, great-granddaughter of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh and Hamida Javanshir. They have one son.