He signed an open letter calling for an end to the violence and an election recount. In the months following the 2020 election, however, Silchukou felt compelled to take a stronger stance. He recalled how he repeatedly declined to perform at annual celebrations commemorating the Russian revolution and once declined to appear under Belarus’s current “red communistic flag.” “I don’t want to be associated with that flag, because my flag is my parents’ flag, my ancestors’ flag: white, red, white.” “I was well-paid for that, but everyone knew that I would not support certain things,” said Silchukou.
“His musicality was striking,” said de Caluwe, who hired Silchukou for a role in Rachmaninoff’s “The Miserly Knight.” His voice “combines mellifluousness with poise and style, amazing technique, and breath control.” De Caluwe, who serves on the competition’s jury, said he was struck immediately by the baritone’s stage presence, noting his “beautiful timbre and strong voice.” Peter de Caluwe, general and artistic director at the Monnaie, first encountered Silchukou as the third-place winner of the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino, a singing competition. Silchukou joined the Bolshoi Theatre when he was just 23, making a name for himself as a soloist with leading roles for baritone, such as Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” and Marcello in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” He traveled abroad frequently for singing competitions, winning the 2011 Hans Gabor and Helicon prizes at the prestigious International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, among others.Īs he built his repertoire, adding roles such as the elder Germont in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and Valentin in Gounod’s “Faust,” he landed parts at major opera houses across Europe, including Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Oper Frankfurt, and Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. “He can consider himself a person with a backbone.” “His choice is made,” said Nersessian, who teaches at BU.
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