Bogdan Volkov is no stranger to all the leading international opera houses. His fine tenor voice reminiscent of the greats in line and tonal beauty has assured him his place as one of the of the most sought after tenors of his generation.

After graduating from the Glier Kyiv Institute of Music and the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, Bogdan joined the Young Artists Program of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow later becoming a member of it ensemble. 

Before becoming part of the ensemble of the Berlin State Opera in 2022 and 2023, Bogdan had made his debut at the Berlin State Opera as Don Antonio in Prokofiev’s Betrothal in a Monastery under Daniel Barenboim in 2019.

The Salzburg Festival in 2024 saw his portrayal of Prince Myshkin highly acclaimed in Weinberg’s multi-award winning premiere of The Idiot. For this role he was nominated for the Austrian Music Theatre Prize, named Discovery of the Year and awarded the Best Vocal Performance in a leading role by the German magazine Der Opernfreund and recognized as Singer of the Year by Opernwelt.  

Recent seasons have brought him major acclaim as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte at the Vienna State Opera where he recently celebrated his 50th performance in a variety of leading roles.

Successes as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Alfredo in La Traviata at the State Opera of Berlin, as Lensky in Eugene Onegin at the Teatro Real in Madrid and the State Opera of Hamburg, Ferrando in Christof’s Loy’s new staging of Cosi fan tutte, presented at the the centenary edition of the Salzburg Festival have put Bogdan firmly on the vocal map and consolidated his position as a singer actor of recent times not to be missed.