Kudaybergen Abildin is a lyric tenor distinguished by his warm timbre and expressive phrasing. A member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt since the 2022/23 season, he made his debut there in 2021 as Rinuccio in Il trittico(Puccini), following his studies at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. At Oper Frankfurt, his roles include Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), the Prince in The Enchantress (Tchaikovsky), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Macduff (Macbeth), and the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier. Abildin is also establishing himself in the Italian repertoire, with roles including Rodolfo (La bohème), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), and Alfredo (La traviata). In addition to his operatic work, he is active on the concert stage, performing works such as Beethoven’s Christus am Ölberge, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and the Messa di Gloria. He has appeared at festivals including Mozartfest Würzburg and the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. He studied at the Kazakh National University of Arts, the Conservatorium Maastricht, and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, and has participated in masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, Sergei Leiferkus, and Neil Shicoff, among others. His competition successes include Second Prize and the Eva Randová Prize at the International Antonín Dvořák Competition, as well as First Prize at the DEBUT Competition (Goldene Victoria, 2022). He has collaborated with directors including Claus Guth, Vasily Barkhatov, and Lydia Steier, and with conductors such as Lorenzo Passerini, Giacomo Sagripanti, Thomas Guggeis, and Sebastian Weigle Biography short: Kudaybergen Abildin is a lyric tenor known for his warm timbre and expressive phrasing. Since the 2022/23 season, he has been a member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt, where he previously debuted as Rinuccio in Puccini’s Il trittico. His roles there include Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Macduff (Macbeth), and the Italian Singer (Der Rosenkavalier). He is increasingly recognized in the Italian repertoire, performing roles such as Rodolfo (La bohème), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), and Alfredo (La traviata). In addition to opera, he appears in concert works including Beethoven’s Christus am Ölberge and Rossini’s Stabat Mater. Kudaybergen studied at the Kazakh National University of Arts, the Conservatorium Maastricht, and the Mozarteum University Salzburg. He is a prizewinner of several international competitions, including First Prize at the DEBUT Competition (2022) and Second Prize at the Antonín Dvořák Competition.