Ivaylo Krinchev

Ivaylo Krinchev graduated from the National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia, in “Choir Conducting” in the class of Prof. Liliya Gyuleva, “Opera and Symphony Conducting” under the guidance of Dimitar Manolov and Prof. Ivan Vulpe. He participated in the masterclasses in Symphony Conducting of Prof. Ilya Musin, Saint Pertersburg, and Prof. Karl Osterreicher, Vienna.

From 1990 to 1996, he was conductor at the Burgas Opera and Burgas Philharmony, and from 1996 to 1999, he was director of the Burgas Opera. Under his guidance, for the first time in the Burgas Opera were staged the operas “Don Giovanni” by Mozart and “Norma” by Bellini. In 2000, he worked for the production agency “Eurostage” in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a member of which he directed numerous opera spectacles in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, France and Switzerland.

His teaching activity began as a part-time lecturer at the National Music Academy (1993) in “Opera Singing with a Conductor” and “Opera and Symphony Conducting”. In 2001, he became a full-time lecturer, and in 2005 – an associate professor. He has been vice-rector of the National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” since 2016.

Since 2002 he has held masterclasses in Conducting and Opera Interpretation in different universities, and guest-performed with symphony and chamber orchestras. He has recordings with The Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian National Television.

Repertoire:
“Aida” (Verdi)
“L’Africaine” (Meyerbeer)
“Un ballo in maschera” (Verdi) )
“La boheme” (Puccini)
“Don Giovanni” (Mozart)
“Don Carlos” (Verdi)
“L’italiana in Algeri” (Rossini)
“Carmen” (Bizet)
“Lucia di Lammermoor” (Donizetti)
“Norma” (Bellini)
“Rigoletto” (Verdi)
“Cosi fan tutte” (Mozart)
“Pagliacci” (Leoncavallo)
“Nabucco” (Verdi)
“La traviata” (Verdi)
“Il trovatore” (Verdi)
“Turandot” (Puccini)