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About Mark
In the 2024/25 season, Mark will enter into the Young Ensemble at Grand Théâtre de Genève, singing the roles of Publio (La Clemenza di Tito), Grech (Fedora), 5th Jew & 1st Soldier (Salome), 2nd Strelets (Khovanshchina) and Doctor Grenvil (La Traviata). He will also make house debuts at Teatro San Carlo (Romeo et Juliette) and Bayerische Staatsoper (Don Carlo).
Last season he was a member of the Dutch National Opera Studio, and sang Joe (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), Second Priest and Second Armoured Man (Die Zauberflöte) and Sir Gualtiero Raleigh (Roberto Devereux) and Don Fernando (Fidelio). He then sang Bartolo (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Pistola (Falstaff) at Verbier Festival as part of their Summer Residency.
In December 2021, Mark made his professional debut in Ravel’s L’enfant et les Sortilèges at the World Opera Workshop. The following year he made his debut as Narumov in Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame at Baden-Baden, working with Maestro Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker and last season he began working under the guidance of the world-renowned bass Alexey Tanovitski, and will appear in the world premiere of Animal Farm at Dutch National Opera. He was also part of the Summer Residency at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, performing under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock.
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Mark Kurmanbayev sings Bartolo in Verbier
Mark Kurmanbayev sings Bartolo's aria "La Vendetta" from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at Verbier Festival in July 202, conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy Credit: Medici TV
PlayingMark Kurmanbayev sings Aleko's Cavatina
Mark Kurmanbayev sings "Ves' tabor Spit" from Rachmaninoff's Aleko at Dutch National Opera in June 2024 with Amy Chang on the piano. Credit: Mark Kurmanbayev
PlayingMark Kurmanbayev sings Figaro
Mark Kurmanbayev sings Figaro's aria “Tutto è disposto… Aprite un po’ quegli occhi” from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at Dutch National Opera in October 2023 with Daniel Ruiz De Cenzano Caballero on the piano. Credit: Mark Kurmanbayev
PlayingMark Kurmanbayev sings Colline's aria
Mark Kurmanbayev sings "Vecchia zimarra, senti" from Puccini's La bohème at Dutch National Opera in June 2024, accompanied by Amy Chang. Credit: Dutch National Opera
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Le Nozze di Figaro
Verbier FestivalJul 2024Le Serbe Mark Kurmanbayev est un Bartolo qui se remarque : vocalement, avec sa basse puissante, et scéniquement, avec ce regard perçant et sa gestuelle généreuse." [Translated] "Serbian Mark Kurmanbayev is a Bartolo who stands out: vocally, with his powerful bass, and on stage, with his piercing gaze and generous body language.
- Olyrix
- 21 July 2024