Ilia Kazakov

Biography

Ilia Kazakov is a member of the ensemble at the Wiener Staatsoper, where he performs roles such as Gremin in Eugene Onegin, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Varlaam in Boris Godunov, Doktor Grenvil in La Traviata, Bossmin in Die Entführung ins Zauberreich, Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, King of Egypt in Aida, Zuniga in Carmen, Pistola in Falstaff, Lord Gualtiero Valton in I Puritani, Schließer in Tosca, Sergeant in Manon Lescaut, and Quinault in Ariadna Lecouvreur.

In the Summer 2023 Kazakov performed Zuniga in Carmen in St. Margarethen Oper im Steinbruch.

His next engagements include debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko and at the Salzburg Festival.

Born in 1992, Ilia Kazakov has a degree in choir conducting and vocals. In 2019 Ilia became the Winner and Special Prize Winner of the Galina Vishnevskaya VII International Singing Competition.