Oleksandr Pushniak
"As Caligula, baritone Oleksandr Pushniak is the vocal and acting powerhouse of the fabulous ensemble. With an impressive presence, he embodies on stage what flows out of the pit." He is indeed an impressive appearance on stage – tall and with a powerful voice. In 2016, he sang his first Holländer in Singapore with great success. He gives an impressive Scarpia and is currently studying Wotan. At the Immling Festival 2018, he made his debut as Filippo II at ‘Don Carlo’. From December 2018, he is an ensemble member of the Nationaltheater in Weimar where he appeared as Leporello and Bartolo in the 2018/19 season and will, in the future, acquire the great roles of his profession. In 2019/20, he will sing, among others, Mercer in the world premiere of ‘The Circle’, Baron Scarpia (‘Tosca’) as well as the Drache in the acclaimed new production of ‘Lanzelot’, about which the SZ writes: “A highlight of Konwitschny's flawlessly purring production is the dragon itself. Oleksandr Pushniak sings it with booming force and the intelligence of a cunning dictator.” In the 2020/21 season, he will then make his debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Holländer (‘Der fliegende Holländer’), cancelled because of Corona. Im April stellte er sich dem Weimarer Publikum bei einer Wagner-Gala als Wotan (Walküre) und Hans Sachs (Meistersinger) vor. Partien, die er bald auf die Bühne bringen will. |