Alexey Kudrya

Who is Alexey Kudrya?

Alexey Kudrya is a rising operatic lyric tenor star from Russia. According to Neue Stimmen, Kudrya grew up in a very musical family: his father, Vladimir Leonidovich Kudrya, is a professor for music and his mother teaches the flute. Kudrya was taught by his father at the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow and graduated in 2004 as flautist and conductor.

He began his musical career playing flute. As a flute player he was laureate of several internationals contests. His voice career began with the international competition Romance 2003 in Moscow, where he won the first prize and the special award Potential of the Nation. He still plays flute on stage, for example, when he performs Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute opera by Mozart.

Noting on his tenor style, Benjamin Ivry in The New York Sun commented: "Russia's Alexey Kudrya, who has won medals in several vocal competitions, has a refined lyric voice ideal for recordings and smaller opera houses."