Ukrainian opera, concert and chamber music singer, actor, teacher. Honored Artist of Ukraine (2015).
Biography.
Mykola Blazhenko was born on July 30, 1965 in Novosibirsk.
He graduated from the music department of the Chortkiv Pedagogical College (1988, now the Humanities and Pedagogical College) and the Lviv Conservatory (1995, now the National Music Academy).
He worked as a music teacher at Chortkiv Secondary School No. 7 (1988-1991), and since 1995 he has been a soloist-vocalist at the Ternopil Regional Drama Theater (now the Academic Theater). His repertoire includes about 100 romances and songs, more than 40 arias from operas.
Solo vocalist and artistic director of the Ternopil Municipal Brass Band "Orchestra of Freedom".
Roles
Individual roles
Vlas - "Morpheus" by Mikhail Bulgakov,
Prince Escalus in Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare,
Gervasiy in "Martin Borulya" by I. Karpenko-Kary,
Stepan - "The Inspector" by N. Gogol,
Petro - "Sotnykivna" by B. Melnychuk after B. Lepky,
Ovram - "Pathetic Sonata" by M. Kulish;
in operettas:
Baron, Falk, Prince Orlovsky - "The Gypsy Baron", "The Bat" by J. Strauss,
Martin - "Night in Paris" by J. Offenbach,
Gondolier - Trufaldino of Bergamo by C. Goldoni.
He provided the music for the performance of M. Kulish's Maclena Grace.
Awards and honors
Honored Artist of Ukraine (August 21, 2015) - for significant personal contribution to state building, consolidation of Ukrainian society, socio-economic, scientific, technical, cultural and educational development of Ukraine, active social activities, significant work achievements and high professionalism;
winner of the first International Chamber Music Competition (1993);
laureate of the second Solomiya Krushelnytska International Opera Singers Competition (1994, Lviv).
