Born in 1983 in Belarus, Boris Rudak graduated from the Music College in Molodechno and later studied at the Belorussian State Academy of Music. In 2005 he entered the St. Petersburg State Conservatoire, where he studied with Irina Bogacheva.

Whilst a student, he took part in various productions of the Conservatoire’s Opera Studio, where his roles included Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Lykov in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen, and Jesus in Beethoven’s Christ on the Olive Mountain. He has won numerous prizes, including the Stanislav Moniushko Vocal Competition and the Colmenar International Vocal Competition.

Since October 2009 Boris has been a member of the Young Artists’ Programme at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. In December 2009 he performed the part of Arbace in a concert performance of Mozart's Idomeneo with Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. He made his debut at the Bolshoi Theatre as First Armed Man in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and later also sang Almeric in Tchaikovsky’s Iolantha. He has been on tour with the Bolshoi to Warsaw (Philharmonic Hall) and Dresden (Semperoper) as Almeric. In December 2010 he made his debut as Lykov in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride and in February 2011 as Alfred in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. He also performed the role of Gvidon in the new production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and conducted by Vassily Sinaisky. In October 2011 he makes his debut as Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with the Goettingen Symphony Orchestra. In 2011/12 he will frequently appear at the Bolshoi Theatre in various roles, including Lykov, Alfred, Gvidon and Almeric and will add some new roles to his repertoire, such as Ismaele in Verdi’s Nabucco, the Prince in Prokofiev’s The Love of Three Oranges and Italian Tenor in a new production of Richard Strauss‘ Der Rosenkavalier.

Boris Rudak is represented by Intermusica worldwide.
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