Alexander Vinogradov is a Russian bass opera singer. He began his music education at age 7, starting with the piano and the clarinet. From 1994 to 1995 he was a student at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, also known as the 'Russian MIT'. Vinogradov became a student of the Moscow Conservatory in 1995. While still a student at the Conservatory, he made his debut with the Bolshoi Theater at the age of 21 as Oroveso in Norma, amongst other roles. In 1997, he won a 3rd Prize in the Classica Nova International Competition at Hanover. In 1999, he won the Special Prize at the Neue Stimmen International Competition in G�tersloh. He also won the Orfeo 2000 International Competition, organized by the Staatsoper Hannover. In 2003, he was also a finalist in Pl�cido Domingo's Operalia International Competition. 

January 1st, 1976 in Moscow (Age 48)