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My Take
Matorin commands a kind of gravity few singers can. Born in Moscow in 1948 and trained at the Gnessin Institute, he's regarded as one of the great contemporary Russian basses, and the bass register is the one that makes a whole hall feel the floor tremble. The honors are staggering: People's Artist of the Russian Federation, the Order of Friendship, a Government Prize in Culture. Yet what intrigues me most is his parallel life as a music educator, passing that resonance to the next generation. A voice like that is part gift, part decades of craft, and I'd love to hear it live just once.
Overview
Vladimir Anatolyevich Matorin (Russian: Влади́мир Анато́льевич Мато́рин; May 2, 1948) is a famous Russian opera singer. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary bass singers in Russia.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vladimir Matorin
- Name (Japanese)
- ウラディーミル・マトーリン
- Reading
- うらでぃーみる・まとーりん
- Born
- May 2, 1948 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- opera singer / music educator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- People's Artist of the Russian Federation
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Merited Artist of the RSFSR
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Order of Friendship
- Government Prize in Culture
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Opera singer — see all → · Music educator — see all → · More people from Duchy of Moscow →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.