Biography
HOME – Latvia
FACH – Bass
TRAINED – Latvia
FORMER ENSEMBLE ENGAGEMENT – Oper Frankfurt, 1990–1993; Theater Basel, 1993–1996; Vienna State Opera and Volksoper Wien, 1996–2000
GUEST – Opera houses in Milan, Zurich, London, Paris, Brussels, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Munich, Hamburg, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, Barcelona and Madrid; Bregenz Festival; Glyndebourne Festival; Savonlinna Opera Festival
IMPORTANT PARTS – Sir Giorgio in »I puritani«, Grand Inquisitor in »Don Carlo«, Escamillo in »Carmen«, Méphistophélès in »Faust«, title role in »Boris Godunov«, Prefetto in »Linda di Chamounix«, Scarpia in »Tosca«, Jochanaan in »Salome«, Wotan in »Die Walküre«, Germont in »La traviata«
AWARDS / HONOURS – Prizewinner at numerous international competitions, including the »Belvedere« Competition in Vienna, »Robert Stolz« and »I Cestelli« competitions in Hamburg, »Francisco Viñas« Competition in Barcelona and »Chant de Paris« in Paris
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