Boris Trajanov
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Boris Trajanov is Macedonian
operatic baritone
.
At the beginning, he studied singing with his father Goga Trajanov in Skopje
. He continued his studies with Biserka Cvejic
in Belgrade
and Pier Miranda Ferraro
in Milano. He made his stage debut in 1986 in the operetta
The Gypsy Baron
. The same year followed his operatic debut as Enrico Ashton in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
.
In his career of over 20 years, he sang in more than 550 theatres and opera houses in the world, appearing in more than 35 roles. His is widely regarded as one of the best interpreters of the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca
. His wide repertoire contains the most important roles from Verdi's operas, such as Nabucco, Conte di Luna, Rigoletto, Rodrigo Posa, Macbeth, Ezio, Renato, Iago, Don Carlo, Giorgio Germont. He appeared also as Don Pizarro in Fidelio
, Guglielmo in Maria Stuarda
, Escamillo in Carmen
, Prince Yeletsky in The Queen of Spades
, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly
, Gerard in Andrea Chénier
, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana
.
In 2005 Boris Trajanov became an UNESCO Artist for Peace
.
His best men is the Macedonian Ambassador in the US, Zoran Jolevski
.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
operatic baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
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At the beginning, he studied singing with his father Goga Trajanov in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
. He continued his studies with Biserka Cvejic
Biserka Cvejic
Biserka Cvejić is a famous Serbian opera singer and university professor.She sang in the Metropolitan Opera , Covent Garden , Wiener Staatsoper , La Scala , as well as in Belgrade, Zagreb, Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major opera houses in the world.She is a member of the Association of...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and Pier Miranda Ferraro
Pier Miranda Ferraro
Pier Miranda Ferraro was an Italian operatic tenor who had an active international opera career from 1951 through 1981. He particularly excelled in the dramatic Italian repertoire with his signature role being the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello...
in Milano. He made his stage debut in 1986 in the operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
The Gypsy Baron
The Gypsy Baron
The Gypsy Baron is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its libretto was by the author Ignaz Schnitzer and in turn was based on Sáffi by Mór Jókai. During the composer's lifetime, the operetta enjoyed great success, second...
. The same year followed his operatic debut as Enrico Ashton in Donizetti's 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....
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In his career of over 20 years, he sang in more than 550 theatres and opera houses in the world, appearing in more than 35 roles. His is widely regarded as one of the best interpreters of the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
. His wide repertoire contains the most important roles from Verdi's operas, such as Nabucco, Conte di Luna, Rigoletto, Rodrigo Posa, Macbeth, Ezio, Renato, Iago, Don Carlo, Giorgio Germont. He appeared also as Don Pizarro in Fidelio
Fidelio
Fidelio is a German opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto is by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly which had been used for the 1798 opera Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal by Pierre Gaveaux, and for the 1804 opera Leonora...
, Guglielmo in Maria Stuarda
Maria Stuarda
Maria Stuarda is a tragic opera, , in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play Maria Stuart....
, Escamillo in Carmen
Carmen
Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
, Prince Yeletsky in The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (opera)
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 is an opera in 3 acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. The premiere took place in 1890 in St...
, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...
, Gerard in Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier is a verismo opera in four acts by the composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, André Chénier , who was executed during the French Revolution....
, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana
Cavalleria rusticana
Cavalleria rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play written by Giovanni Verga based on his short story. Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro...
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In 2005 Boris Trajanov became an UNESCO Artist for Peace
UNESCO Artist for Peace
UNESCO Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy and UNESCO Champion for Sport...
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His best men is the Macedonian Ambassador in the US, Zoran Jolevski
Zoran Jolevski
H.E. Ph.D. Zoran Jolevski is a Macedonian diplomat and the ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute, and beginning 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and...
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