Vasily Spivak Opera singer year of birth. By the birthday of the "Myth" Vasily Slipaka: how was the opera singer - the hero of the atom

Vasily Slipak. High Note Life

A Party of Mephistople in the "Faust" opera Charles Guno, this opera singer considered his beloved, so the nickname he had a consonant myth. But life has lived, though short, but the same heroic, like mythological characters. He gave the spectators to the rarest and exceptional singing art. He was considered a real vocal miracle, and many teachers just dreamed of working with Vasily in their class.

Dream of teachers

He was an extremely gifted opera singer, he possessed a subtle and unlimited vibratory vibrato who reduced the public crazy. It was impossible to understand how such a powerful voice is placed in such a slim and young performer. Eminent teachers did not even want to classify his voice, calling unique. In his forty with a small opera singer in all of Europe, performed the leading parties in many productions, had stunning prospects, but when the war began in his homeland, he could not stay aside ...

Lviv Talent

Born in Lviv in 1974. Parents attracted him respect and love for their native land, for him were not empty the words "honor" and "dignity." He grew up responsible, fair, purposeful and not at all hooligan young men. In the family, no one was engaged in professional music, but the grandfather had vocals of amazing purity and power. Therefore, Talent Vasily was from whom to inherit. The elder brother Orest affected his creative development. It was he who was distinguished by nine-year-old Vasily to the famous Lviv Academic Choir Chapel "Dudarik". The founder and head of the team Nikolai Katsal became a sign figure in the work of a novice singer. The repertoire works of Capella formed the taste and worldview Vasily Slipaka. He performed the works of Ukrainian composers of the Golden era of the choir concert a Capella. Also as part of Dudarika Vasily participated in records records and joint concerts with the famous Ukrainian performers. Guys visited with performances, even in the famous New York Carnegie-Hall.

Not all and not immediately

Surprisingly, having a rather rare voice (counterattor), Vasilia did not manage to enter the Lviv Music Institute (now this is the Lviv National Music Academy). Slipak did not lose faith in himself, he performed a lot, began to tour, met many musicians, composers and conduirs. In 1992, a stubborn young man proved his right to be among the students of the institute and entered the course of Professor Maria Baiko. Under her leadership, Vasily replenished his repertoire with works by Ukrainian and European composers. He always participated in student concerts, demonstrated his gorgeous voice, thanks to which teachers left him a dizzying career.

French chance Vasily Slipaka

Soon creative fate Vasily Slipaka Made a steep turn. This time it was not without the help of the eldest brother of Orest. In 1994, he went to France at the Cardiology Congress. In Paris, he was lucky to get acquainted with the staff of the Ukrainian Word Editorial staff. He headed the weekly Doctor of Medicine, Professor Yaroslav Mushainovich. He presented Oresta to the composer Maryan Kuzan and persistently recommended to leave the cassette with the junior record Brother. A month later Vasily Slipaka Invited to one of the largest music festivals in Clermont Ferran.

In addition to his program, the singer also prepared Cantatha Handel, "Passion for Matthew" and "Passion in John". The young man performed French, German songs and Italian Arias in the original language and was awarded the Grand Prix of the Competition and the Grand Prix of Spectatical Sympathies. In addition, he turned out to be the only contestant who performed the compositions in his native language. His debut in France became a real sensation. Critics wrote in newspapers enthusiastic reviews about Ukrainian Opera Giving, his vocal data fascinated the public, and the famous teachers of the Paris Academy organized him listening. Everyone unanimously recognized the originality of Vasily's voice, than put an end to the dispute about whether it was worth simultaneously singing by baritone and counterpart. So one contest became a milestone in the creative life of Slipaka.

Testing contests

After that, he had the opportunity to present his program to the Parisian public. In 1994, the young singer gave a solo concert in the French "Vichy Opera". That evening, the scene sounded the works of Ukrainian folk music.

At the International Music Festival "Kiev Music Fest", in the same year, accompanied by a chamber orchestra performed Kantatu Alexander Kozarenko "Piero Deetemetle". Spectators were delighted and caused Vasily to bis. At the concert of modern chamber music, this happened for the first time. A few months later, in the framework of the International Festival of Contemporary Art in Odessa Slipak again performed this chamber canta. And again success, the work and here it sounded twice.

Vasily's talent and unique voice appreciated the guests and guests of the International Festival of Music Arts "Virtuosos", which was held in Lviv in 1995. Together with his native Kapella "Dudarik" and soprano Bogdani Hidchenko performed at once two parties in the famous Cantate of the German composer Karl Orfa "Carmina Burana".

Leading parties

He easily performed both folk music and the most complex opera parties. Obtained leading parties in the "Figaro wedding" and "Don Juan", Boris Godunov, Modest Musorgsky, "Prince Igor" Alexander Borodina and. But more than others he liked the image of Mephistople from the opera "Faust".

As part of a concert tour of Europe, in 2008, he spoke with chamber works in the cathedrals and the old palaces, the opera and dramatic theaters, the largest concert halls and cultural centers. He collaborated with famous orchestras and conduirs.

What scene would be left, he fascinated by the audience with his wonderful vocal culture and a peculiar voice. It seemed that from the first seconds he concentrates the attention of the public, strikes it, causing a wide range of emotions. Of course, helped him in this, appearance and unchanged gallarium. He was inherent in naturalness, artistry and expressiveness. Despite the fact that he sounded harmoniously in the choir, still a soloist in it prevailed. He skillfully owned the special technique of vocal performance "Mezza Voce" (quiet, incomplete sound), which demanded high professionalism and technical skills.

Personal example

Almost twenty years lived in France, where he spoke at the Paris National Opera. Rare vocal data allowed the singer to make a successful solo career in Europe. He had everything to become a real opera star: unique voice timbre, attractiveness and aristocracy in manners. He performed on the best scenes of France, Italy, Poland and the United States. But when fighting began in the motherland, solid decided that the opera career could wait. Natives know that he could not and did not want to live half, abstract from what was happening was unthinkable for him. And all the rest still can not understand - that I forgot the brilliant opera artist in the donbassy trenches. It was his personal example of self-sacrifice in the name of the country, which he was infinitely loved, and his people.

Front Lights Vasily Slipaka

During the revolution, the dignity could not come to Ukraine - in France he was signed a contract with an opera house. But he also did everything that was in his power - organized shares in support of his country, gave charitable concerts to collect funds, was a volunteer, helped fighters, and then he himself joined one of the volunteer battalions. Vasily went to the Donbass, to know about war not from newspapers and the Internet. He took himself a call sign "Myth", and many soldiers did not even know that the opera star was fighting next to them, because Slipak did not like to talk about himself. On the page on the social network, he asked to help the wounded and families of the victims, only for this he turned to people. Vasily did not exhibit the appearance of everything that he was doing for the fighters.

Returning from Donbass, he continued his charity concerts, together with the Ukrainian diaspora in France, assisted with children who had a war to take his parents. And in the summer of 2016, he again drove to the east of the country.

"Myth" and reality

When journalists have learned that there is a opera singer on the front, immediately began to shoot all sorts of plots. I did not refuse an interview, but always said that it gives them not for her own PR. So he wanted to convey to people his position, support those who lost faith, attract help for fighters.

2016 Sniper bullet broke the life Vasily Slipaka. The voice of the singer was silent forever, but will sound in the memory of the connoisseurs of his talent.

FACTS

In 2011, the singer decided to try his hand at the International Opera Competition Armel, whose jury should have selected several candidates for leading roles in the five productions on the best theatrical scenes of the cities of New York, Krakow, SEGED, Plzen and Pain. After several round tours Received the right to participate in the final of the prestigious opera "Competition". At the concert of the winners, he performed Aria Toreador from the opera and won the prize for the best male performance.

In times when Vasily Slipaka Only a unique counterpart began to manifest itself, he with Yuri Koloma on one of the rehearsals of Capella "Dudarik" imitated and, who performed the famous composition "Barcelona". It was so much liked the rest of the singers of the chapel, that with each convenient case, they asked the guys sing again.

Updated: April 7, 2019 by the author: Elena

Yesterday, the Ukrainian media reported a sad event. Near the village of Luganskoy early in the morning, at six in the morning, singer Vasily Slipak died from sniper bullets. There was also a story about the fate of this man, his beliefs, that he was famous all over the world. Repeatedly on television was repeated his interview, in which the artist talked about himself and called on all healthy men under the age of 50 to visit the ATO zone to see soon the end of the war is obviously a victorious. This story is quite "pulled" on a high patriotic example, but ... the singer's body still did not specify the land, as some extremely unpleasant circumstances were found out.

Life Path

It is possible to deal with the political views of Vasily Slipaka, but even the most convinced opponents of Ukrainian nationalism cannot refuse him in honesty and sincerity. Singer his country, even in his own way, but, of course, loved. For the sake of the national idea, he left the opera stage and not somewhere, but in Paris. There he performed arias, folk songs, he had fans, admirers, as well as fees for performances, according to Ukrainian concepts, just astronomical. And not for the sake of earnings, he returned to his homeland, and his heart called. It would not be Vasily Santa home removed from the broken houses of residents of the Donetsk region refrigerators and televisions, he did not need it. On the contrary, he collected money for ATO fighters and spent his own funds, acquiring cars and all sorts of other things in the war. Abroad, the singer lived for almost two decades, and having learned that a cunning enemy attacked Ukraine was not left aside, and first became a volunteer, and then with warrior. Death cut off this beautiful fate. So roughly told about Vasily Slipak on TV, unobtrusively hinting with all military-rich on where their place is.

Slipak about military business

A television interview given by Vasily Slipak shortly before death, listening very interestingly. If an unknown sniper from DPR knew whose "the bottom of the body" he took in crossroads of optics, then it can be assumed with a high degree of probability, would choose another goal. At the front, the singer would not long for a long time, a couple of weeks everything, and during this time it was unlikely to cause an enemy at least some damage, especially since he never served in the army and did not know military. Moreover, Vasily and did not think that it was necessary. He told the journalist, who asked him the questions that the main thing in war is not the fighting skills, but patriotism in the heart, and everything else is a simple thing. It was clear that he was not Lukavit, but he says what he thinks. In a strange way, these thoughts echo with the general principles of the Ukrainian army, which, of course, is increasingly moving to the contract system, but it is no longer becoming professionals. The officers "reconfigure" a month, and any, from the suppliers to artillery players. Where the shells fly out, issued by such "specialists", known to many residents of Donbass from those that survived, of course.

Official losses

If you believe the press service of the WSU, during the military conflict in the east of Ukraine, less than three thousand servicemen were killed. Well, maybe a little more, if you take into account the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, SBU, National Guardians and Border Guards. Nevertheless, a year ago on the question of the real number of dead officers who visited the war, answered without a shadow of doubt: "At least dozens", meaning, of course, thousands. The mournful processes took place through the streets of different settlements, reports of large-scale "boilers" replaced one thing, the surroundings fell into the environment, losing a significant part of the personnel with evacuation. And today, people continue to die, soldiers and officers, volunteers and mobilized, including forcibly. All these facts do not confirm official numbers. The data is clearly underestimated, and inconsistently, which gives grounds for the most gloomy assumptions, perhaps even overestimated.

And then the deceased singer? A little patience.

Where did the volunteer slipak served?

Vasily Slipak fought not in some part of the WMS, but completely in another armed formation. In the interviews mentioned, he hung with the artistic flange on the fact that in fact "there are no them", and expressed concerns to return to France again, since such actions in the European Union are not welcome. In these bold speeches, the singer actually admitted his fancy status. He fought in the DUK (voluntary Ukrainian corps) of the "right sector", prohibited in Russia, by the way, or rather in its seventh battalion. This division enjoys a particularly bad reputation at the LDR militia, the struggle against full destruction, and the prisoners in battles with them are usually not taken.

DUK and his role in the war

Again, in contrast to the usual mobilized and even those who voluntarily come to the Ukrainian military registration and enlistment offices to sign a service contract, sometimes forced, for the lack of other livelihoods (such a phenomenon is now often), "Orthodox" are convinced. They do not fight for money, although they get some kind of content, of course, and for the idea. They are indispensable in this very ATO, they are the command, which is called, "plugging holes", they are sent to intelligence, some raids and other dangerous enterprises, where ordinary awns do not lure and Kalach. The fighters of the "right sector" are a bit, but they are always on the edge of events marked on tactical topographic maps. And if death and even the wound of each army is now - this is an event that is reported on the Internet and on television, the members of volunteer formations are dying unfortunately. As Slipak said, "they are simply not there." It was a clear case, he chatted a lot of superfluous and issued an important state secret with a passion, but what to take from him - the artist. Especially now.

Slipak charges the store and sings, sings ...

This video is very popular, many browsing it. The opera singer sits behind the improvised table, in front of him a handful of cartridges, he rhythmically snags them into the Kalashnikov automaton store and in the tact of the Ukrainian folk song. He, in fact, a very pleasant voice rich in shades, and not just falling under some generally accepted opera standards, but a very rare counter-tenor. With its small concerts, Vasily was sometimes entertained by colleagues, they especially liked the patriotic repertoire. So this video recorded a similar moment, almost household, but not without a shade of artistry. This scene likes the patriots, they think about what, they say, Slipak sits, sings, the store scores, and then take the machine and all "separating being engaged." The opposite came out, but the enemies of the new Ukraine have no reason for gloating. With her death, the artist of the Paris Theater "Opera Bastilly" exposed a secret mechanism, allowing to underestimate the real losses of the Ukrainian side, and something else.

Secret of low losses

About the global Glory of Slipaka Ukrainian media, of course, somewhat exaggerated, the singer performed the parties most often in secondary theaters, signed two or three contracts annually, and he was not called him in La Rock, but he had definite fame, like a very beautiful voice. After he died, someone came to mind the thought to compare this fact with a daily reporting, in which the command lists the wounded and killed during the day. Vasily Slipaka did not turn in it. He was never anywhere. The "right sector" of the dead does not consider. Sometimes, when the corpse succeeds in getting volunteers, the fallen hero will bring in their native city and arrange a lush funeral, as a rule, in their own account. Slipaka will betray the Earth in Lviv, this is already reported, the celebrity is still. So rarely, who is lucky ...

Who shoots?

Another point that may lead to the present discovery, and the death of the singer Vasily Slipaka again. Since there is no "right sector" anywhere, then no one is followed by the compliance with the Minsk agreements. But after all, someone shoots under the sands, Avdeevka and in the Svetlodar arc? It can be assumed that these are heroes and cover themselves with a disadvantageous glory they, those "who are there."

It remains only to express condolences to parents and brother myth (alias in honor of the favorite opera character Vasil Slipaka, Mephistofel). He sang beautifully. Earth to him in Posh ...

The died in the ATO zone in the Donbass was brother of the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan. The head of the ministry himself wrote on his page on Facebook, without specifying however relation degree.

Omelian shared memories of the killed fighter and published his photos.

"He was energetic, full of optimism. Whatever, no matter how difficult it was - he smiled, joked, looked into the sky. It was ahead. Two meters of growth, a straight spine and truth from the mouth. He lived what he did. Not Just sang, and was the hero of the scene. So fought. Without telling about the war itself. He loved friends and girlfriends, firmly cut off the enemies, lived by Ukraine, "wrote Omelian.

"Once, in childhood, I grabbed him a finger of the door. The nail went away, and the new grew badly." Sign, brother always thinks about you, "he laughed at a meeting and poke her finger.

Infinitely sociable, ready to give the last and also careless to come to you for a day, but stay or invite for several months, "said Omelian.

He also wrote that Slipak was first unforgetable, which fights in the ATO zone and has long refused help.

"The scene was his vocation. It was his Hollywood. He walked to her since childhood." Dudarik ", Grand Prix of France, Paris Opera– Achievement is not only personal, but also seemed to us, all of Ukraine and our family, "the minister also wrote.

Recall that the right sector Opera singer Vasily fought in the Donbass in the ranks of Duk

The world's famous opera singer Vasily Slipak, who became a Ukrainian volunteer after the start of the war in the Donbas, was killed by sniper in the east of Ukraine.

Vasily Slipak 19 years old lived and worked in France, but after the beginning of the war in the Donbass went to the front volunteer as part of the right sector.

Vasily Spivak on the Maidan in Kiev during a farewell to the fighters of the Right Sector, which died on June 11, 2016. This is the last trip of Vasily to Kiev. Photo: Yuri Butusov / Facebook

About death told journalist Yuri Butusov on his page in Facebook..

"Vasily Slipak, opera singer with a world name, which 19 years old lived and worked in France, sang in the Paris Opera, but with the beginning of Russian aggression left the European career and returned to defend his homeland, died at the front near Donetsk in the ranks of the right sector," wrote is he.

According to him, the Slipaka had a call sign - abbreviated from Mephistofel - a character of his beloved Opera "Faust".

Vasily Slipak - Opera singer with a world-famous name, one of the most famous baritones, was awarded a variety of vocal awards. For Aria "Toreador" received the "Best Male Performance" award at the international festival of opera performers held in Armen.

During work in France, he sang on such famous scenes as the Paris Grand Opera, Ateney, the Opera Bastille, performed at the opera theaters of the cities of Massey and Sen-Etienne, as well as in the Lyon Amphitheater 3000.

Later, the Ministry of Culture confirmed The fact of the death of the slipaka and expressed condolences:

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine expresses sincere condolences to close, relatives, compatriots and the entire Ukrainian society in connection with the loss of the real hero of his land. Glory hero! Eternal memory to him!

The frontman of the Ocean Elzy group Svyatoslav Vakarchuk shared his thoughts about the death of the famous opera singer Vasily Slipak in the Donbas.

The singer wrote about this on his page on Twitter.

"I did not know Vasily Slipak personally. But in my memory it is now forever! He and his voice ... Heroes do not die! ", - wrote a musician.