Armenian-born Israeli tenor Telman Guzhevsky studied sciences at Tel Aviv University before undertaking postgraduate vocal studies at Trinity College of Music where he won the Ricordi Opera Studies Prize, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is continuing his studies with Sally Burgess.
Recent engagements have seen Telman sing Alfrdo in La Traviata at both the Lyric Opera Dublin, and Cheltenham Festival Belcanto Opera. He sang the role of the Duke in Rigoletto at the Iford Arts Festival. Other roles include Squire in Thomas Arne’s Thomas and Sally at the Garrick Club under John Gibbons. Other operatic performances include Rodolfo La Bohème for British Youth Opera in Tuscany with the Southbank Sinfonia, Rodolfo (cover) at the Royal Albert Hall for Raymond Gubbay and Don Ottavio (cover) for British Youth Opera. He has also sung Tybalt Romeo et Juliette (cover) and First Priest/Armed Man (cover), both for British Youth Opera. He has also sung Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi for New Israeli Opera in 2007.
While still studying Telman Guzhevsky played Bramble Our Man in Havana by Malcolm Williamson for Trinity College of Music and 2nd Witch Dido & Aeneas for the Guildhall, where he also sang Rodolfo La bohème, Hoffman Tales of Hoffman and Don José Carmen in opera scenes.
Oratorio highlights in the UK have included Uriel in Haydn’s Creation.
Telman will soon be releasing a solo album recording with the RTV Symphonic Slovenia under Evan Christ.
