Russian tenor Dmitry Korchak is one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation and is regularly lauded by the international press, especially for his interpretations of the bel canto repertoire. Since winning the Concurso Tenor Viñas in 2004 and receiving two prizes at Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition in Los Angeles, he has quickly established himself as a regular guest at the world’s most renowned opera houses and concert halls.
During the 2020/21 season he returned to the Vienna State Opera as Ernesto (Don Pasquale) and made his debut as Alfredo (La traviata) at the Liceu in Barcelona, which was broadcast in cinemas. He also appeared as Alfredo in a concert performance at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in memory of Stefano Mazzonis and appeared as Gualtiero (Il pirata) at the Klangvokal Festival in Dortmund. Dmitry Korchak also has an active conducting career and recently conducted the Verdi Requiem at the Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow. He has also given masterclasses for the Ildar Abdrazakov Foundation.
Other recent highlights include the title role in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Vienna State Opera, as well as appearing in John Neumeier’s production of Orphée et Eurydice in Baden-Baden and at the Hamburg State Opera. At the Teatro Real in Madrid, he made his successful role debut as Gualtiero. He also appeared as Nadir (Les Pêcheurs de perles) at the Liceu, Ernesto at the Vienna State Opera, Orphée (Orphée et Eurydice) and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and at the Prague Estates Theatre as part of the Domingo Mozart Prague Festival under the direction of Plácido Domingo.
Dmitry Korchak was born in Russia and studied singing and conducting. In 2014, he returned to his first specialization of conducting. Since then he has conducted various programmes in Europe and Russia. From 2017 to 2020, Dmitry Korchak was first guest conductor at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk, where he directed his own festival, and guest conductor at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg. He has appeared on numerous audio and video recordings.
He made his Salzburg Festival debut at Whitsun 2009 in Jommelli’s Demofoonte under Riccardo Muti.
