Iurii Samoilov is one the most exciting and versatile baritones of his generation. Although still young, he has already appeared at some of the most renowned opera houses and festivals, including the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Teatro Real in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Semperoper in Dresden, La Monnaie in Brussels, Salzburg Festival, Rossini Opera Festival, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Alte Oper Frankfurt, working with many of the great conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Alain Altinoglu, Franz Welser-Möst, Riccardo Frizza, Tadaaki Otaka, Ivor Bolton and Pablo Heras-Casado.