Vitalii Bilyi

Ukrainian opera singer, baritone. Born 28 February 1975 in the village of Dobrovody, Cherkasy region. In 1994 he entered the Nezhdanova Odesa Conservatory, earning diplomas in choral conducting (1999) and solo singing (2000). His professional debut came in 2000 at the Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre as Germont in Verdi's La traviata. In 2001 he appeared as a guest soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine. From 2004 his career has been international: the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Opéra Bastille, Bayerische Staatsoper, Sydney Opera House, San Francisco Opera, La Fenice and the New Israeli Opera. Operalia laureate (2004). Honoured Artist of Ukraine (2024).