Roman
GRYGORIV

Roman GRYGORIV is a Ukrainian composer known for his innovative and daring work in music theater and opera. Together with composer and librettist Illia Razumeiko, Mr. Grygoriv has composed ten operas to date: GENESIS. Opera of memory in 13 mise-en-scene (2022), OPERA LINGUA. Music theatre in seven books (2021), CHORNOBYLDORF. Archaeological Opera in seven novels (2020), GAZ. Opera-dystopia (2019), AEROPHONIA. Futuristic opera for AN-2 airplane and Ensemble (2018), HAMLET. Dramma per musica (2018), WOZZECK. Trap-opera (2017), ARK. Opera-ballet (2017), BABYLON. Opera-circus (2016), neprOsti. All-night opera (2016), IYOV. Opera-requiem (2015). His work in opera and music theater has brought him critical acclaim and numerous awards. In 2021, his opera CHORNOBYLDORF was recognized as one of the Top 6 music-theatrical performances worldwide by Music Theater NOW and was named Best Experimental Performance by the Ukrainian Theatre Award "GRA." Mr. Grygoriv's opera-requiem IYOV was awarded the prestigious Shevchenko National Prize in 2020 and named among the Top 10 music-theatrical performances worldwide by Music Theater NOW in 2018.