Alexander Aleksandrovich Dedik was born in 1945.
In 1970, Dedik finished the Novosibirsk conservatory where he studied with O. N. Blagovidova,
V. P. Arkanov, I. V. Popichenko, and
M. A. Zjuvanov.
Dedik was a soloist at the opera houses in Novosibirsk (1969–71),
Cheljabinsk (1971–74), Minsk (1974–79), and Leningrad, where he
joined the Kirov in 1979. He also was a guest at the Bolshoj.
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| Minsk Opera | Kirov Theater |
Dedik got a second prize at the All-Union Glinka
Vocal Competition in 1971 and won a 4th prize at the
International Chajkovskij Competition in 1974.
His repertory included: German, Vodemon, Pinkerton,
Manrico, Don Carlo, Lohengrin, Otello, Radames, Calaf, des Grieux (Manon Lescaut), Lenskij, Hoffmann... in total about 40 or 50 roles.
Dedik sang in the USA (Met 1993, in Boris Godunov), Spain (Liceo, 1981), Poland (Wielki), France (Lyon), Italy, Israel,
Germany, Scandinavia, England, Brazil, China, Japan,
Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria.
Dedik also sang Otello in Yugoslavia (1985), Prague (1987) and
Bydgoszcz (1989). In 1992, Dedik sang Vojna i mir/War and peace in Hamburg (Staatsoper).
Dedik had an extensive concert repertoire: Schubert, Chajkovskij, Rakhmaninov,
Brahms, Respighi, Shostakovich, Kapp etc, songs by Soviet composers, and wartime songs. He had also a teaching career.
Dedik used to perform, in concert, together with his wife, Tatyana Dedik, who had already accompanied him on the piano when he won his
prizes at the Chajkovskij and Glinka competitions. They performed concerts together in more than 20 countries, e. g. in the USA, throughout
Europe, Israel, China, Egypt, Peru and Scandinavia. His daughter Anastasia would also accompany him.
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| Anastasia Dedik |
Reference for the biography