Ukranian tenor DMYTRO POPOV began his career as a soloist with the Kiev National Theatre. He came to international attention in 2013 when he performed the role of Rodolfo (La bohème) at The Royal Opera House. He became the youngest ever opera artist to be granted the title of Honoured Artist of Ukraine (2003) which recognises outstanding contribution to performing arts. In 2007, he won the prestigious Placido Domingo Operalia Competition.
Dmytro has performed multiple roles across the world at significant opera houses with highlights including; Rodolfo (La bohème) at The Metropolitan Opera, Don José (Carmen) at Teatro Regio di Torino, Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Cavaradossi (Tosca) and Rodolfo (Luisa Miller) with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vodemont (Iolanta) with Teatro Real Madrid, Macduff (Macbeth) with Opéra National de Lyon, Andrej (Mazeppa) with Opéra de Monte-Carlo and Un Ballo in maschera at Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse and at the Bolshoi. Other operatic appearances include Tosca at Oper Stuttgart and Dresden Semperoper, La traviata at Wiener Staatsoper and La bohème at Bayerische Staatsoper.
Concert appearances have included Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, Verdi's Requiem at the BBC Proms with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and with Vladimir Jurowski at the Royal Festival Hall.
Dmytro has recently released his highly acclaimed debut solo record Hymns of Love with Orchid Classics, recorded with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
2024/25 season highlights include Carmen at the Teatro di San Carlo, a return to the Metropolitan Opera for their revival of La boheme, Iolanta at the Wiener Staatsoper, and Rusalka with Den Norske Opera. On the concert platform, he will feature as Tenor Soloist in The Bells with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and in a concert performance of Francesca da Rimini with the Berlin Philharmoniker.
Photo: Anton Ovcharov