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Andrei Laptev (Tenor)

Born: November 19, ____ - Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

The Australian tenor, Andrei Laptev (Дюка), began singing as a boy alto under the direction of his grandfather, the bass-baritone Vadim Laptev, at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Strathfield. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sydney, he began serious vocal study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2004. He became Assistant Choirmaster of Sydney’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral in 1999 and since 2006 has been choirmaster of Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church in Cabramatta.

Andrei Laptev is a regular performer in ensembles and as a soloist in and around Sydney. He is a member of Cantillation, The Brandenburg Choir, Sydney Chamber Choir, the Singers of St Laurence and many other choral collectives in Sydney. Since 2006 he has been performing in Sounds Baroque, an ensemble touring New South Wales for Musica Viva in Schools. In 2007 he founded the Chesnokov Chorale, a concert chorus dedicated to the performance of Russian choral music.

Andrei Laptev has been a member of the Opera Australia Extra Chorus since 2007 and has performed in productions of Tannhäuser, Otello, Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Acis and Galatea, Dido and Aeneas and L.v. Beethoven's Fidelio. He has been the tenor soloist in performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, Coronation Anthems and Israel in Egypt as well as Membra Jesu nostri and other cantatas by Dietrich Buxtehude and J.S. Bach. In 2008 he performed in Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with the National Conservatoire of New Caledonia in Noumea. He was Osmano in Ormindo (2009), and has appeared in Juditha Triumphans (2007), David & Jonathan (2008), L'Anima del Filosofo (2010) and Castor & Pollux (2012) for Pinchgut Opera.

Andrei Laptev has featured as a soloist on a number of recent recordings on the ABC Classics label, including the albums Exaltate Dominum (music of George Palmer), Spain: Great Guitar Concertos with Karin Schaupp, and David et Jonathas with Pinchgut Opera. He currently lives in Sydney, Australia.


Sources:
Pinchgut Opera Website
Andrei Laptev profile on Facebook
Photo 01: Bridget Elliot
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (January 2022)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Madeleine Easton

Tenor

Member of Bach Akademie Australia:
[CV-3] (2021, Video): BWV 34, BWV 248/6: Excerpts, BWV 243
[CV-5] (2023, Video): BWV 110

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Andrei Laptev (Pinchgut Opera)
Andrei Laptev, Tenor on Operabase
Andrei Laptev (Дюка) on Facebook


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