Krum Galabov

Baritone

CURRICULUM VITAE

The baritone Krum Galabov had his first stage experiences as a soprano soloist with the Boys choir of his hometown Plovdiv. For more than a decade, together with the choir he performed in numerous concerts and tournees worldwide.

Only 18 years old Krum Galabov won the first prize at the International Music Academy Competition in Varna and a full scholarship to continue his vocal education in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Arts in the class of KS. Prof. Margarita Lilova. He has worked also under the professional guidance of Ghena Dimitrova and KS.Krassimira Stoyanova.

In 1996 Krum Galabov received a full-time contract as a singer and actor at the Burgtheater in Vienna. He performed regularly also as a soloist with the "Wiener Residenzorchester", as well with the Salonorchester "Alt Wien" in the Vienna Kursalon, the Konzerthaus Wien and the Wiener Musikverein.

COMPETITIONS and MASTERCLASSES

In 2013 he received the first prize at the Romansiada Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2011 won third prize at the 2nd Competition "Vox Artis" in Sibiu, România.

In 2010 he was a finalist at the Francisco Vinas Vocal Competition, Barcelona.

In 2009 took part in Masterclasses with Fiorenza Cossotto and Raina Kabaivanska.

The talented baritone has participated in main roles in many productions at renowned opera houses all over the world.

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS:

2019 Yoriko Nelusko (L’Africaine) in State Opera Stara Zagora,Bulgaria

2019 Renato (Un ballo in maschera) in Opera Constanta, Romania


PAST ENGAGEMENTS

2019 Opera Gala Concert at the Residenzfestspiele Darmstadt, Germany

2019 Germont (La Traviata) in Opera Constanta, România

2019 Jago (Otello) in Saalfeld, Germany

2019 Nabucco in National Theater Belgrad,Serbia

2019 Nabucco in State Opera Kosice, Slovak Republic

2019 Opera Gala Concert in Limassol,Cyprus

2019 Scarpia (Tosca) in National Theater Belgrad,Serbia

2019 Rigoletto in State Opera Kosice, Slovak Republic

2019 Nabucco in Opera Wroclaw, Poland

2018 Nabucco in State Opera Kosice, Slovak Republic

2018 Marcello (La Boheme ) in State Opera Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2018 Nabucco in Opera Wroclaw, Poland

2018 Germont (La Traviata) in Festival Sondershausen,Germany

2018 Conte di Luna in Opera Kazan, Russia

2018 Nabucco in State Opera Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2018 Scarpia (Tosca) in Peccoli Festival Toscana, Italy

2018 Escamillo (Carmen) in Weinviertel Festspiele,Austria

2018 Scarpia (Tosca) in Magyar Opera Cluj, România

2018 Gabriel Fauré Requiem with Russe Philharmonic Orchestra

2018 Escamillo (Carmen) in State Opera Russe, Bulgaria

2018 Conte di Luna in Festival Opera Open Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2017- 2018 Conte di Luna in Festival Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

2017- 2018 Jago (Otello) in Theater Nordhausen, Germany

2017 Rigoletto in State Opera Russe, Bulgaria

2017 Nabucco in Basel and Geneva, Switzerland

2016 Germont (La Traviata) in Opera Constanta, România

2016 Rigoletto in State Opera Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2016 Amonasro (Aida) at the Schlossfestspielen Schwerin, Germany

2015 Messa per Rossini in Wuppertal, Germany

2015 Germont (La Traviata) in the Vladikavkaz Opera House, Russia

2015 Amonasro (Aida) in Sicily, Italy

2015 Germont (La Traviata) at the Schlossfestspiele Schwerin, Germany

2015 Marchese di Posa (Don Carlo), Festival Opera Open Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2015 Marcello (La Boheme), Landestheater Coburg, Germany

2015 Scarpia (Tosca) in State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)

2015 Rigoletto (Rigoletto), Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Germany

2014 Nabucco (Nabucco), National Palace of Culture Sofia, Bulgaria

2014 Don Carlo di Vargas (La forza del destino) in Sao Paolo, Brazil

2014 Belfiore (Un giorno di Regno) in State Opera Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 Silvio (I Pagliacci), Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Italy;

2013 Operngala Apollonia Festival in Sozopol with KS.K.Stoyanova, Bulgaria

2013 Belcore (L'Elisir d'amore), Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Italy

2013 Ezio (Attila) in Opera OPEN Festival - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2013 Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore) in opera house in Vladikavkaz, Russia

2012 Opera on Ice, Arena di Verona, Italy

2012 Marcello (La Boheme) Summer Classical Festival Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2012 Belcore (Elisir d'amore) in State Opera Sofia, Bulgaria

2012 Kyoto (Iris) in Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Italy

2011 Marchese di Posa (Don Carlos) in Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Argentina

2011 Germont (La Traviata) in Hunedoara Castle, România

2011 Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore), Antik-theater Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2011 Concert Schubert and Beethoven with Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Germany

2010 Marcello (La Bohème), touring in Japan

2009 Paolo (Simone Boccanegra), tournee in Germany

2008 Frank (Edgar) Pleven Opera House, Bulgaria


Krum Galabov has worked among others with stage directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Federico Tiezzi, Otto Schenk, Einar Schleef, Andrea Breth, Renzo Giacchieri and Vera Nemirova.

He is a honorary member of the “Boris Christoff” foundation.

Krum Galabov is fluent in German, Italian and Russian. He also speaks English and Polish. Bulgarian is his mother tongue.