Russian-American tenor Viktor Antipenko, praised for his effortless, expansive sound, and excellent technique, continues to sing leading roles to great acclaim and has become a singer to watch in the dramatic repertoire. In the 2024-25 season, he makes his role and house debut singing Canio in I Pagliacci at Staatsoper Hannover before debuting at Theater Dortmund to revive his portrayal of Siegmund in Die Walküre under the baton of Gabriel Feltz and staging by Peter Konwitschny. Mr. Antipenko will also be reunited with conductor Rafael Payare to open the Caramoor Summer Music Festival with Beethoven’s Symphony #9. Last season, he made debuts at the Sydney Opera House singing Luigi in Il Tabarro under the baton of Lidiya Yankovskaya with Opera Australia; Pacific Opera Victoria performing Siegmund in Die Walküre; and Atlanta Opera where he reprised his signature role of Siegmund conducted by Arthur Fagen. He also debuted at the New National Theatre Tokyo of Japan to perform Lensky in Eugene Onegin. Mr. Antipenko was added to the roster of Lyric Opera of Chicago where he covered the role of Radames in Aida with Music Director Enrique Mazzola at the helm. In concert, he joined conductor Franz Krager for performances of Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with Moores School Symphony Orchestra alongside baritone Sergei Leiferkus and made his San Diego Symphony debut performing Siegmund in an Act 1 concert of Die Walküre with Music Director Rafael Payare. Previous season highlights include engagements with the Metropolitan Opera, Scottish National Opera, Israeli Opera, Dallas Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Philadelphia Orchestra, Ópera de Oviedo, Seattle Opera, Opéra de Rouen, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Opéra de Lyon, Badisches Staatstheater (Karlsruhe), Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow), Arizona Opera, Staatstheater Kassel, Tiroler Landestheater (Innsbruck), Theater Chemnitz, and Lotte Concert Hall (South Korea), working with conductors Vladimir Jurowski, Mikhail Pletnev, Yuri Bashmet, John Neschling, Yuri Temirkanov, Roberto Kalb, Jordan de Souza, Christopher Allen, Leon Botstein, Michael Güttler, and Giuliano Carella, as well as stage directors Stathis Livathinos, Peter Konwitschny and Tomer Zvulun. Additional roles performed include Don José/Carmen, Samson/Samson et Dalila, Florestan/Fidelio, Gabriele Adorno/Simon Boccanegra, Hermann/Pique Dame, Andrey/Mazeppa, Enzo Grimaldo/La Gioconda, Grigori/Boris Godunov, Riccardo/Oberto, Erik/Der fliegende Holländer, and the title roles in Wagner’s Parsifal and Lohengrin.