Albert Schagidullin is a Russian operatic bass-baritone

Bass-baritone

A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing three Wagnerian roles: the Dutchman in Der fliegende...

 who has appeared in leading roles in many European opera houses and companies, including Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Glyndebourne Festival Opera is an English opera festival held at Glyndebourne, an English country house near Lewes, in East Sussex, England.-History:...

, Vienna State Opera

Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...

, the Liceu

Liceu

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 (Barcelona), Teatro Real

Teatro Real

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 (Madrid), Théâtre du Châtelet

Théâtre du Châtelet

The Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.One of two theatres built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress, it was designed by Gabriel Davioud at the request of Baron Haussmann between 1860 and...

 (Paris), and La Scala

La Scala

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.

He studied at the Moscow Conservatory

Moscow Conservatory

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 and won several international singing competitions: Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona (1990), Callas Competition in Athens (1991), Belvedere Competition in Vienna (1991), Vervier Competition (1991), CIEM Competition in Geneva and the Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia. Schagidullin made his professsional debut as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor....

at the Dublin Opera.