Evgueniy Alexiev

Evgueniy Alexiev (born May 5, 1967 in Bulgaria) is a French operatic baritone. He has lived in Bordeaux since 1992.
Career.
In February 1993, Alexiev was invited to the Opera of Marseille, for a concert with the Association Del Monaco, and to the Opera of Avignon by Raymond Duffaut, for an event showcasing young singers. In the same year, he won the opera's first prize at the competition of the Alès and was a finalist in a competition by the Syndical Chamber of the Directors of French Opera Theatres. He was recognised by Antoine Bourseiller, who hired him in the production of "Don Giovanni"; he also played Don Basilio with Jean-Claude Malgoire, in "The Barber of Seville".
In 1995, he studied at the Centre of Formation for Opera of the National Opera of Paris, and was a finalist in the Luciano Pavarotti International Competition of Singing in Philadelphia. He was involved in various productions in France, including "Eugene Onegin" in the Opera of Lille, "Didone" by Francesco Cavalli in l’Opera Comique under the direction of Christophe Rousset, "Pelléas and Mélisande" in the Opera of Nantes, and "L’appel de la mer", by Henri Rabaud, in the Opera of Nancy, under the direction of Mark Foster. He was also invited by the Opera of Prague for the role of Ping in "Turandot", and played Figaro in "The Barber of Seville" at the Festival of Chiemgauer, in Germany.
Between 1998-2000, Alexiev toured in Germany, playing roles in "Eugene Onegin" and "Don Giovanni", and portraying characters such as Marcello, Le Comte and Figaro in "The Marriage of Figaro", and Peter in "Hänsel and Gretel". During the Year of Verdi, he played roles such as Rigoletto, Iago, Don Carlo di Vargas, Ford, Amonasro, and Rodrigue in a series of concerts in Munich and Berlin. He sang Papageno in a production of "Claude Santelli" in Paris, "Don Giovanni" at the Opera of Nice, Mercurio in the "L'incoronazione di Poppea" in New York, production of the Opera of Amsterdam with Pierre Audi, Shaunard in the Lausanne Opera and in Luxembourg, Escamillo at the Grand Stade of France and in the Opera of Toulon, and Ziliante in "Roland" by Jean-Baptiste Lully, under direction by Christophe Rousset.