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Promotional photograph of Alexander Tsymbalyuk, copyright Henriette Mielke
Promotional photograph of Alexander Tsymbalyuk, copyright Henriette Mielke

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  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Teatro Real Madrid
    Apr 2024

    • Fabuloso el Sereno de Alexander Tsymbalyuk, casi —como se suele decir— el más wagneriano del reparto, aunque le dejaran sin su instrumento musical Alexander Tsymbalyuk's Fabulous Night Watchman, almost - as they say - the most Wagnerian of the cast, even though they left him without his musical instrument

    • Alexander Tsymbalyuk was a sonorous Night Watchman.

    • También fue un lujo recurrir a un bajo de la entidad de Alexander Tsymbalyuk para la parte del Sereno. It was also a luxury to use a bass from Alexander Tsymbalyuk's entity for the Sereno part.

  • Eugene Onegin

    New National Theatre Tokyo
    Jan 2024 - Feb 2024

    • As Prince Gremin, Ukrainian bass Alexander Tsymbalyuk prompted enthusiastic applause for his exquisite aria in Act 3. His sonorous and soothing voice, along with his noble figure, was truly scene-stealing.

    • Alexander Tsymbalyuk exhibió una hermoso timbre al ejecutar la famosa aria del tercer acto como Príncipe Gremin, recibiendo también cálidas muestras de aprecio. [Translated] Alexander Tsymbalyuk exhibited beautiful timbre when performing the famous third act aria as Prince Gremin, also receiving warm expressions of appreciation.

  • Iolanta

    Royal Albert Hall
    Nov 2023 - Nov 2023

    • The Ukrainian bass Alexander Tsymbalyuk was equally moving as her father René, gradually coming to understand the disastrous consequences of his misguided attempts to shelter his daughter from reality.

    • Alexander Tsymbalyuk was a reflective King René, delivering a father wracked with guilt and at war with himself in his constant ruminations as to how best he might secure Iolanta’s happiness. Tsymbalyuk was particularly impressive in his delivery of René’s arioso, plangently sung with his elegant bass.

  • Boris Godunov

    Hamburgische Staatsoper
    Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

    • The success of any production stands and falls with the casting of the title role. Alexander Tsymbalyuk had already collaborated with Nagano on an earlier production in Gothenburg, and his vocal authority was never once in question. Some have greatness thrust upon them, it is said. From his first entrance, clad in a cherry-red military uniform and thick white ermine, the liquorice-black of his voice commanded attention, and yet he also managed to convey an air of bewilderment. Is this really me at the pinnacle of power, or am I merely being directed by the forces of the deep state, he seemed to be suggesting. The only streak of viciousness came in the final scene when, desperate to get at the truth of events that happened elsewhere, he throttles the conniving Prince Shuisky, drawing his sword on him. Here too, Boris becomes a figure of pity in his death throes, kneeling to face his son Fyodor and begging him to take care of his daughter Xenia.

    • Le chanteur ukrainien Alexander Tsymbalyuk revient dans ce rôle de Boris dont il est devenu un interprète phare, et qu'il abordait pour la première fois à Munich il y a dix ans justement avec Kent Nagano dans la fosse. Il revient aussi en cette maison hambourgeoise où il fut membre de la troupe. Vêtu tantôt en livrée impériale avec sceptre, tantôt en uniforme cosaque dans ses appartements privés, il chante ici un souverain plutôt tendre et tourmenté par sa conscience, loin de l'image sanglante de Staline. Son émission est très lisse, rectiligne mais cristalline, émaillée d'un fin vibrato dans les aigus tendus, avec une assise puissante et une souveraine rondeur. La prosodie est impeccable et au service d'un jeu investi qui va en crescendo notamment dans le dernier tableau. La mort de son personnage représente le sommet de cette expressivité, appréciée par l'auditoire qui applaudit avant la fin de la scène. [Translated] The Ukrainian singer Alexander Tsymbalyuk returns in this role of Boris of which he has become a flagship interpreter, and which he tackled for the first time in Munich ten years ago precisely with Kent Nagano in the pit. He also returns to this Hamburg house where he was a member of the troupe. Sometimes dressed in imperial livery with scepter, sometimes in Cossack uniform in his private apartments, he sings here of a rather tender sovereign tormented by his conscience, far from the bloody image of Stalin. Its emission is very smooth, rectilinear but crystalline, punctuated with a fine vibrato in the tight highs, with a powerful base and a sovereign roundness. The prosody is impeccable and serves an invested game which builds to a crescendo , particularly in the last scene. The death of his character represents the peak of this expressiveness, appreciated by the audience who applaud before the end of the scene.

    • In der Titelrolle sorgte ehemaliges Hamburger Ensemblemitglied Alexander Tsymbalyuk durch seine prachtvolle, klangfarbenreiche Bass-Stimme für Gänsehautmomente. Seine Interpretation stellte die Titelfigur eben nicht bloß als boshaft-durchtriebenen Herrscher, sondern als Machtmensch in all seinen Facetten dar. Ihm war glücklicherweise auch die von der Partie geforderte, ins Baritonale grenzende, Höhe gegeben. Im Sterben des Boris zeigte Tsymbalyuk, zu welch herzergreifenden Dramatik seine Stimme und Mimik in der Lage sind! [Translated] In the title role, former Hamburg ensemble member Alexander Tsymbalyuk caused goosebumps with his magnificent, richly colored bass voice. His interpretation portrayed the title character not just as a malicious, cunning ruler, but as a power-monger in all his facets. Fortunately, he was also given the height that the role demanded, bordering on the baritone. In Boris's death, Tsymbalyuk showed what heart-rending drama his voice and facial expressions are capable of!

    • "Boris Godunow" ist eigentlich eine Oper über das russische Volk – und doch steht auch die Titelrolle im Mittelpunkt. Mussorgsky erkundet den ambivalenten Charakter von Boris. Der wird hier von Alexander Tsymbalyuk verkörpert: weich, zweifelnd, machtgierig, schließlich wahnsinnig, aber auch von tiefer Melancholie zerrissen. [Translated] "Boris Godunov" is actually an opera about the Russian people - and yet the title role is also the focus. Mussorgsky explores the ambivalent character of Boris. This is embodied here by Alexander Tsymbalyuk: soft, doubtful, power-hungry, ultimately insane, but also torn by deep melancholy.

  • Boris Godunov

    Bayerische Staatsoper
    Jul 2023

    • So konnte man erneut den Boris der Premiere, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, erleben. Und wieder ging seine großartige singschauspielerische Leistung unter die Haut. Doch so rund und reich timbriert der Bass des Ukrainers ist, so versehrt kann er auch klingen. Denn mehr noch als bei Mussorgsky vorgesehen, ist dieser Boris schon bei seinem ersten Auftritt ein Verlorener, ein Zweifler. Später erlebt er Wahnvorstellungen und stirbt, Gott um Verzeihung bittend, barfuß an der Rampe kauernd. [Translated] So you could once again experience the Boris of the premiere, Alexander Tsymbalyuk. And again his great performance as a singer got under the skin. But as round and richly timbrated as the Ukrainian's bass is, it can also sound as broken. Because even more than Mussorgsky intended, this Boris is a lost man, a doubter, right from his first appearance. He later experiences delusions and dies, begging God's forgiveness, crouching barefoot on the ramp.

    • Die Münchner Premiere der Urfassung von "Boris Godunow" von Modest Mussorgski war eine Sensation. Dies lag in erster Linie an dem Sänger der Titelpartie, Alexander Tsymbalyuk. [Translated] The Munich premiere of the original version of "Boris Godunow" by Modest Mussorgski was a sensation. This was primarily due to the singer in the title role, Alexander Tsymbalyuk.

      • Online Merker
      • 05 July 2023

  • Don Giovanni

    Metropolitan Opera
    May 2023 - Jun 2023

    • The bass-baritone Alexander Tsymbalyuk was a suavely commanding Commendatore.

    • Finally, in the midst of all this, Alexander Tsymbalyuk sang with imposing force, but the softer edge of his bass added a nice, almost otherworldly contrast to the rest of the cast’s vocal colors.