Petar Naydenov

Petar Naydenov is a Bulgarian operatic bass. Initially trained as a violinist, he studied singing at the National Academy of Music in Sofia and developed his technique with Ghena Dimitrova, Nicola Ghiuselev and Roberto Scandiuzzi. He made his operatic debut in the title role of Don Giovanni at Sofia Opera. From 2012 to 2015 he belonged to the Vienna Volksoper ensemble, singing roles including Ferrando in Il trovatore, Timur in Turandot and Colline in La bohème. His international engagements have included Méphistophélès in Faust at the Israeli Opera, Count Walter in Luisa Miller in Graz, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte in Trieste. He also performs Verdi and Slavic bass repertoire at Sofia Opera. A British tour took Petar Naydenov and State Opera Plovdiv's Il barbiere di Siviglia as far as the Milton Keynes Theatre in 2002, after performances of the same Rossini production at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.