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 Misha
Didyk was born in Ukraine with a song in his heart.
He inherited a very beautiful natural voice from
his mother and he grew up listening to her sing
for him. He learned a wide repertoire of Ukrainian
songs at her knee. He sang on stage for the first
time at the early age of seven. At fifteen, he
left home and was accepted directly into the Khmelnytskyi
Music School. He could not yet read music, nor
did he play an instrument The three years at musical
school were hard but they formed his character
and he emerged a musician.
Following this, he was drafted
into the Russian army, where he was invited to
sing as a soloist with the Red Army Chorus. He
performed with them in France, Switzerland, Belgium,
Germany, Korea and Canada.
In 1991 he graduated from the National
Academy of Music in Kiev, Ukraine, where he studied
with "National Artist of the USSR"
Vasily Tretiak, "National Artist of
Ukraine" Vladimir Timokhin, "National
Artist of the USSR" Professor Eugenia
Miroshnishenko and Professor Z. Lichtmann. In
1993 he completed his postgraduate studies under
the supervision of Professor Anna Maria Bondi
of the Opera de la Bastille in Paris
On the 25th of May 1994, Misha
made his debut at the National Opera of Ukraine
in Kiev in the role of Alfredo in Verdi's LA
TRAVIATA. Following this successful debut,
he sang Pinkerton in MADAMA BUTTERFLY,
Lensky in EUGENE ONEGIN, Herman in PIQUE
- DAME, and the Duke of Mantua in RIGOLETTO.
In 1997, he was invited to perform at the Bolshoi
Theatre in Moscow, singing Alfredo in Verdi's
LA TRAVIATA (Director Vladimir Vassiliev).
He sang for two seasons with the Bolshoi , including
a tour to St. Petersburg where he sang Alfredo
at the famous Marinsky Theatre. "Opera Now"
(November/December, 1998) remarked that he was
"rapturously received". And that was
the start...
In November 1998, he sang the role
of Percy in the production of Donizetti's ANNA
BOLENA at the Finnish National Opera Helsinki.
He repeated the role during 1999-2000 season.
 In
October 1999, Misha was introduced to the United
States by the Opera Company of Philadelphia at
its Grand Opera's Greatest Hits Concert. He joined
opera "superstars" Denyce Graves, Jerry
Hadley and Samuel Ramey in an extremely well received
gala evening of song.
On the 25th of March 1999, Misha
was invited to accompany the Ukrainian Governmental
Delegation to Sweden during the official visit
of President Leonid Kuchma. He performed for the
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Sylvia and
the Queen Mother.
In February-March of the year 2000
he sang the role of the Duke in the New Israeli
Opera of Tel Aviv's production of Verdi's RIGOLETTO.
Misha Didyk was called "...one
of the best tenors ever heard in Puerto Rico"
where he sang Pinkerton in the Opera de Puerto
Rico's production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
in April-May, 2000.
As an opera singer Misha Didyk unites
the talents of singer, musician and actor. Audiences
around the world respond to the sheer magnetism
of his performances.
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Opera Pacific: Un Ballo in Maschera ( Avignon,
May 2004)
Forum Opera
Avignon 11/05/04
Jacques SCHMITT
Un Ballo in Maschera "UN PLATEAU
EXCEPTIONNEL"
Il en faut de la conviction dans la voix
pour s'avouer un amour reciproque
sans se regarder, face au public, a dix
metres l'un de l'autre, a chaque
angle d'une scene. Il en faut de l'emotion
pour que, maigre tout, on soit
bouleverse par le message. C'est pourtant
ce que reussissent Manon Feubel
(Amelia) et MISHA DIDYK (Gustav III, Roi
de Suede) quand ils se declarent
leur flamme aupied da l"arbre des
pendus ou pousse la mangragore.
Le jeune tenor ukrainien MISHA DIDYK
(1) (Gustav III, Roi de Suede) complete
cette brilliante distribution, Jusqu'ici
peu connu sous nos latitudes, vocalement
elegant, puissant, son aisance dans le
phrase le
projette dans la distinction du role.
Comme sa compagne de scene Manon
Feubl, MISHA DIDYK delaisse les gestes
imperieux pour donner a se seule
voix le soin de "dire" le texte
lyrique.
Opera Pacific:
Madame Butterfly ( November 2003)
The following is excerpted from Peter
Lefevre's review in the Orange CountyREGISTER
of the second performance of Butterfly:
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"Rafael Suarez, originally set to
alternate with Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk
in the role of Pinkerton, was scratched
from the show. There were plenty of rumors
but no substantial reason to doubt the
spokesman for Opera Pacific who cited
"medical reasons" for Suarez's
absence.
Regardless, the decision placed Didyk
in the unenviable position of singing
the full run.
As for Didyk - who was the equivalent
of a pitcher going on two days' rest -
he sounded strong and brassy throughout.
Maybe the fatigue will catch up to him
later in the run, but I suspect not. He
paces himself well. On Wednesday his consonants
sounded crisp, his tone amply supported.
The details you might expect to lose were
still there. A very efficient and impresssive
performance, with plenty of force and
clarity at the end."
Gothenburg,
Sweden: Queen of Spades ( September 2003)
The tenor Misha Didyk is most convincing
as Herman. Through absolute sensitivity
of tone he catches the two sides of the
part, the combination of total insecurity
and total obsession. Without using any
expressionistic exaggerations free reins
are given to the romantic, which provides
air and space to the voice.
Magnus Haglund GoteborgsPosten 15.09.03
At this point Herman’s part grows
into its maximum, carried in a completely
convincing way by questing tenor Misha
Didyk from Ukraine (evidently a ground
for great singing - voices). His light
voice sounds magnificently, keeping itself
in full intensity all the way up in the
register, most rarely heard today. He
also develops the soft sides of his role,
the hesitance, the resignation, the glowing
love and the extravagant intoxication
in his madness of gambling. His sudden
death is not what the librettist had expected…
Jan-Axel Axelsson Boroas Tidning 16.09.03
The Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk made
an excellent stage personality of Herman
and was also for this part a splendid
choice of singer from the opera management.
In the final of the second act and at
the beginning of the third act two of
them (including Marianne Schell as the
old countess) contributed in creating
an intensive music drama of very high
quality.
Sven Andersson Hallands Nyheter 19.09.03
The performance holds an impressing vocal
standard throughout with the cast toppedby
the Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk –
who to the splendor and brilliance of
hisvoice adds credibility as well as insight
and expressiveness full of nuances.
Jan Hoakaansson Hallandsposten 17.09.03
Marseille
"... MISHA DIDYK OFFERED WONDERFULLY
CLEAR AND FOCUSED TENOR SOUND AS MACDUFF,
..." OPERA ( London)
What can one say about this tenor? If
not that his very beautiful air, expressing
a rare refinement, an elegance and an
astonishing ease, which, in the case of
a Verdi interpreter, was justifiably hailed
by unanimous applause on the part of the
many spectators at the Premiere, all of
whom considered it a general triumph.
`La Marseillaise' No 3255 (Dimanche
(Sunday) 27 Janvier (January) 2002), Marseille
Puerto Rico
What we did not expect was the magnificent
performance given by Russian tenor Michael
Didyk. His gigantic, powerful, and very
well controlled lyric voice which has
inside a dark, burnished tone reminiscent
of a big Russian Orthodox Cathedral Bell.
His top notes are solid and his middle
register is short of astonishing. Add
to this really dashing good looks, and
good stage presence and we have the makings
of a truly great operatic singer.
If an enterprising local opera nut were
to start here a Michael Didyk Fan Club,
he or she would probably find many would
be subscribers. I may even consider joining
it myself. Jorge Martinez Sola (Star
Music Critic)
The San Juan Star - Saturday. May 13,
2000. (photos)
Helsinki
Tenor Michael Didyk who played the part
of Percy, Anna's lover in her youth, was
also greatly acclaimed - he was brilliant
in both acting and singing. The audience
was bowled over from the first short cavatina
in Act I! HELSINGIN SANOMAT, November
29, 1998 (photos)
Michael Didyk was a paragon of tenoral
power
TURUN SANOMAT, November 30, 1998
La Traviata was rapturously received.
Opera Now' November/December, 1998
(photos)
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Misha
Didyk won the Taras Shevchenko State Award in
Ukraine in 1998 and the title of the "National
Artist of Ukraine" 1999.
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