Alex Ilvakhin

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Ukrainian baritone Alexander (Alex) Ilvakhin studied at the Odessa College of Arts and Culture and continued his vocal training from 2016 at the Nezhdanova National Academy of Music in Odessa, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in 2020. He then completed a Master’s degree under Mark Wildman at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Alex gained early stage experience as an actor, as well as in musical and opera performances. At the Young Theater and Odessa Music Theater, he appeared in leading roles in productions such as Mowgli, Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, The Golden Key, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, The Canterville Ghost, Kiss Me, Kate, Pinocchio, and more. His performances in rock operas like Romeo and Juliet and Ariadne Thread, combined with his classical vocal training, led him to pursue an opera career.

He participated in numerous national vocal competitions, winning awards in Ukraine, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. In 2018, he made a strong impression on the television show The Voice of Ukraine.

In February 2023, Alex performed the role of Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro and portrayed Slook in Cambiale di Matrimonio at the Royal Academy of Music Opera. He also played the role of the Toad in Shostakovich’s The Silly Little Mouse for the Longborough Festival Opera in June 2023. In the summer of 2022, he sang the role of Mr. Astley in Prokofiev's The Gambler at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.

Alex refined his vocal skills at the Rodolfo Challetti Belcanto Academy in Martina Franca. In 2022, he was awarded the second prize and a special prize from the Fundanción Victoria de Los Ángeles at the Certamen Nuevas Voces Ciudad de Sevilla competition in Spain.

In June 2023, Alex received the Drake Calleja Trust Scholarship and an award from the Fondazione Paolo Grassi. In September 2023, he was honored with the Pavarotti Prize from the Royal Academy of Music and won the Mercedes Viñas Extraordinary Prize at the Tenor Viñas Competition in 2024. In the summer of 2024, Alex Ilvakhin appeared in the new production of Nino Rota’s Aladino at the Festival della Valle d'Itria.

Starting in the 2024/25 season, Alex Ilvakhin will be a member of the Opernstudio at the Vienna State Opera.

Performances with Alex Ilvakhin

Saison 2024-25
Fri
14 Feb
19:00 — 22:15
Gioachino Rossini
Oper Main Stage

with Jack Swanson, Paolo Bordogna, Maria Kataeva, Erwin Schrott, Andrzej Filończyk, Conductor: Diego Matheuz

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Cast at Friday 14. February 2025

Graf Almaviva

Jack Swanson * *instead of Edgardo Rocha

Don Basilio

Marzellina (Berta)

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung und Bühne

Kostüme

Victoria Behr

Licht

Carsten Sander
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Friday 14. February 2025

Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

U27
Zyklus »Komische Opern«

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Saison 2024/2025

Humorvolle Inszenierungen und mitreißende musikalische Interpretationen entführen das Publikum in eine Welt voller Komik, Satire und lebendiger Charaktere.

9. November 2024: DON PASQUALE
14. Februar 2025: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
29. März 2025: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Tue
18 Feb
18:30 — 21:45
Gioachino Rossini
Oper Main Stage

with Jack Swanson, Paolo Bordogna, Maria Kataeva, Erwin Schrott, Andrzej Filończyk, Conductor: Diego Matheuz

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Cast at Tuesday 18. February 2025

Graf Almaviva

Jack Swanson * *instead of Edgardo Rocha

Don Basilio

Marzellina (Berta)

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung und Bühne

Kostüme

Victoria Behr

Licht

Carsten Sander
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Tuesday 18. February 2025

Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 BT-Card
Abo 4

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

29. Oktober 2024: FIN DE PARTIE
26. November 2024: BALLETT: THE WINTER’S TALE
18. Februar 2025: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
15. April 2025: ANDREA CHÉNIER
13. Mai 2025: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

Fri
21 Feb
19:00 — 22:15
Gioachino Rossini
Oper Main Stage

with Jack Swanson, Paolo Bordogna, Maria Kataeva, Erwin Schrott, Andrzej Filończyk, Conductor: Diego Matheuz

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Cast at Friday 21. February 2025

Graf Almaviva

Jack Swanson * *instead of Edgardo Rocha

Don Basilio

Marzellina (Berta)

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung und Bühne

Kostüme

Victoria Behr

Licht

Carsten Sander
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Friday 21. February 2025

Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Abo 6

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

22. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
10. Jänner 2025: TURANDOT
21. Februar 2025: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
07. März 2025: BALLETT: DIE KAMELIENDAME
04. April 2025: IOLANTA