Vladimir Nikolayevich Urbanovich (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Урбанович; 8 July 1938 – 1 November 2023) was a Soviet and Russian baritone and musical pedagogue. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1983).[1]

Vladimir Urbanovich
Born
Vladimir Nikolayevich Urbanovich

(1938-07-08)8 July 1938
Died1 November 2023(2023-11-01) (aged 85)
Novosibirsk, Russia
NationalityUSSR
Occupation(s)Opera singer, pedagogue
Years active1964–2016
AwardsPeople’s Artist of the RSFSR

Biography

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From 1965 onwards, Urbanovich was a soloist at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. He performed more than 60 parts of the baritone repertoire in opera classics and modern works. He toured in Poland (1986), Egypt (1993), Portugal (1996), participated in the production of Boris Godunov at the Baden Theater (Germany, 1994). He starred in several television film operas, including Yuri Butsko's Diary of a Madman.

Urbanovich also performed as a concert singer, and taught at the Novosibirsk Conservatory.[2][3]

Urbanovich died in Novosibirsk on 1 November 2023, at the age of 85.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Кузница музыкальных кадров. Иркутский областной музыкальный колледж отмечает своё 80-летие" (in Russian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Владимир Урбанович". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sergey Kuzmin: The samurai of opera - NOVAT". novat.nsk.ru. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ Ушёл из жизни Владимир Николаевич Урбанович (in Russian)
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