Ildar Abdrazakov spoke about the difficulties at the beginning of his musical career

Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Ildar Abdrazakov told about his way to the opera. The singer recalled being kicked out of music school as a child, telling his parents that their son had no musical ear. Today, September 26, the singer celebrates his 50th anniversary.

“They kicked me out. My dad came to school and they said, ‘You don’t have to go to music school.’ He has no hearing, the singer said in an interview with the news service Vesti.

Despite this, the singer did not quit music classes after expulsion. He learned bass parts at home and sang his favorite songs. Initially, he did not plan to associate life with the opera. The artist wanted to perform patriotic songs of the Soviet composer Alexandra Pakhmutova. He was later invited to the theater. He was given the role of a donkey in the play “Bremen Musicians”. According to the singer, this event was the fulfillment of his dreams.

Ildar Abdrazakov was born on September 26, 1976 in Ufa. In his repertoire there are dozens of major bass games of the world. The artist performed the title roles in the operas Boris Godunov, Mephistopheles and Prince Igor. He also sang the parts of Don Basilio, Gremmin and Alecó. Since March 2026 he has been the artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

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