We are delighted to welcome Bulgarian bass Petar Naydenov to the Crescendi Artists roster for general management.
Petar Naydenov is sought after on international stages for both his rich bass timbre and powerful stage presence. In recent seasons, he has appeared as King Creon in a new production of Cherubini’s Medea at the Sofia National Opera, as Attila in a new staging of Verdi’s opera at the Albanian National Opera, as Colline/La bohème and the bass soloist in Verdi’s Requiem at Opera Bergen in Norway and and as Padre Guardiano/La forza del destino at Landestheater Linz. He also took part in the jubilee celebrations for Boris Christoff at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin.
Engagements for the 2025–2026 season include Basilio/Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Aegean Opera Festival in Syros, Vodník/Rusalka at the Varna Opera Festival with Krassimira Stoyanova and conductor Pavel Baleff, and the world premiere of Maria d’Egitto (Evocatio Maria Aegiptiaca) in Sofia. He will also debut at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as the Old Gypsy/Aleko and perform Dvořák’s Requiem under the baton of Oksana Lyniv with the Orquestra y Coro Nacionales de España in Madrid. A revival of Attila is also planned during the season.
A passionate interpreter of Slavic repertoire, Naydenov has recorded Rachmaninov Opera Highlights – the Old Gypsy in Aleko (Naxos USA, 2007), Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen (Naxos, 2021), and Mussorgsky’s Sorochyntsi Fair (SWR, 2022).
