Grigory Chernetsov

Birth date

June 1, 1989


Country

Russia



Biography


Graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg Conservatory (2006-2011). He was winner of the 8th Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Singers in Saint Petersburg (2011) and of the 5th Nadezhda Obukhova Russian National Competition for Young Vocalists in Lipetsk (2012). He also came in second at the 3rd Maxim Mikhailov Competition for Young Opera Singers in Kaluga (2013) and the 9th International Rimsky-Korsakov Young Opera Singers’ Competition in Tikhvin (2015). At present he is a soloist for the Mariinsky Theatre Academy of Young Opera Singers. During the 2014-2015 season he sang the title role in Eugene Onegin at the Mariinsky Theatre. He took part in the Moscow Easter Festival (2012 and 2013), and he also performed at the Grand Theatre de Geneve, the Prince Regent Theatre in Munich, and in concert halls in Russia and Europe.