Vasyl Slipak Василь Сліпак (uk) | |
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on Ukrainian Independence Day (August 24th) 2014 in Paris | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vasyl Slipak |
| Born | December 20, 1974 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Died | June 29, 2016 Luhanske |
| Genres | classical music, opera |
| Instruments | singing (countertenor, baritone) |
| Years active | 1994 - 2016 |
| Website | www |
Vasyl Yaroslavovych Slipak (Ukrainian: Василь Ярославович Сліпак, December 20, 1974 – June 29, 2016) was a Ukrainian baritone opera singer. From 1994, he performed in France at such venues as Paris Opéra and Opéra Bastille. For his opera performance, Slipak received several awards, including "Best Male Performance" for the Toreador Song. Hero of Ukraine.
Following the outbreak of the pro-Russian insurgency in Donbas, Slipak returned to Ukraine and joined in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. In 2015, Slipak joined the fights against pro-Russian insurgents as a member of the 7th Battalion of the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps of the Right Sector.
On 29 June 2016, Slipak was killed by a sniper shot near Luhanske, Bakhmut Raion. He was aged 41.
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