In order to get from frosty Siberia to snobby Paris, you need to have special abilities. And a little bit of luck. Russian opera singer Vladimir Galuzin has always been confident in his capabilities.
A distant start
For some connoisseurs of vocal art, it is difficult to imagine that outstanding performers are born “in the depths of Siberian ores”. Vladimir Vasilyevich Galuzin was born on June 11, 1956 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived in the city of Rubtsovsk in Altai. My father worked on the railroad. My mother was engaged in accounting at a local engineering plant. From childhood, the boy showed the ability to sing and theatrical creativity.
After school, Vladimir entered the choir department at the Barnaul Cultural Enlightenment School. From the walls of the school he was called up to serve in the Soviet Army. The military unit was stationed in Novosibirsk. In this city, Galuzin remained after demobilization and graduated from the vocal department of the local conservatory. As a certified singer, he served for eight years at the opera house. After this period, he was invited to Leningrad.
Points on the world map
Starting in 1990, for twelve years, Galuzin served at the famous Mariinsky Theater. It should be noted that only genuine talents fall into the walls of this temple of arts. Nobody works here either by pull or by acquaintance. From the very first weeks, the performer from Siberia began to trust the parties in repertoire performances. Vladimir Vasilievich sang brilliantly in the operas The Queen of Spades, Turandot, Pagliacci, Madame Butterfly and others.
The stage career of the singer was developing brilliantly. The time has come, and Galuzin began to be invited to solo performances abroad. The list of cities visited by the dramatic tenor includes more than twenty names. As a guest soloist, Vladimir Vasilyevich is on the staff of the Italian Teatro alla Scala, the American Metropolitan Opera, British Covent Garden, the Spanish Theater Liceu and others. It is important to note that the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow also collaborates with the singer.
Quirks of personal life
The singer's professional activities and personal life are constantly under the close supervision of journalists, critics and competitors. He is well aware of this and constantly feels the influence of the external environment. Some time ago Galuzin became the owner of an estate in Tuscany, a province in France. Here he intends to create a family nest. This is not the first attempt. The maestro was married twice. In the first marriage, the husband and wife met both at home and on stage. Two daughters appeared in the marriage.
When Galuzin began to earn "decently", he without hesitation changed his old wife to a young one. And in this union, two girls were born. The presence of children did not become an obstacle to the next divorce. The maestro continues his concert activity. As they say in Russia, he is not reckless and does not spare money to help all his daughters.
