The Ukrainian baritone Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski/Константин Риттель-Кобылянский/, born in Kiev, studied singing at Odessa State Conservatoire and absolved a postgraduate- and soloists study at the State University of Music in Freiburg (Germany). As of 2003 he began his career with numerously concerts, opera stagings and lieder recitals in different European houses and he partakes often with success in opera festivals in Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar, Hamburg, Dortmund, Krefeld, Offenburg, Stuttgart, Schwerin, Freiburg, Basel, Kiev, Warsaw, Tel-Aviv, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and so on. His repertoire consists of the principal cavalier-baritone roles in Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Carmen, Don Giovanni, Ballo in Maschera, The wedding of Figaro, Don Carlos, Eugen Onegin, La Bohème, Tannhäuser, Don Pasquale, Werther et cetera. Some of the press-commentaries about his performances: ,,Das Opernglas": ,,Noble sang Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski the role of G. Germont, he phrased ideal, delighted with his wonderful timbre and enjoyed also otherwise his performances vocal completely." (International Palace Festivals in Mecklenburg, Verdi "La Traviata") ,,Badische Zeitung": ,,The Ukrainian baritone Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski is a singer with this, what is commonly called "Metal", he has a enormously volume and to this a reprensentational profoundness...", "...and on this account it is safe to prophesy him a great future..." ("A Baritone with Metal", from Susanne Brenda) Forum ,,Bavarian State Opera": ,,...Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski comes up vocally and optically at the highest stage to the requirements of the musical score and regie. He owns a great, wonderful voice. His charisma and personality are above average and this gives you pleasure to listen to him. He has the gift to apply his excellent voice in a sensational way..." (Massenet "Werther") After Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski had sung with success at the 20th International Music Festival Jubilee in Freiburg "Sympathy for the Devil" (from the Rolling Stones), there accrued in Kiev the idea, to make a Solo-Show-Program of the best American musical-songs ever (like "Be my Love", "Smoke gets in your Eyes", "Moon River", "With a Song in my Heart" et cetera). This program was presented with the Ukrainian-National-Symphony-Orchestra, ballet and chorus, where Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski has shown with great success that he is not only an excellent singer, but also a good dancer and brilliant entertainer. Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski was honoured for his committed concert activity with the "Pro Europe Foundation European for Culture Awards" by the European Culture Trust of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (President Committee of Patrons, H.R.H. Prince of Denmark) (Also honoured with this award are Sir Peter Ustinov, Anna-Sophie Mutter, Evelyn Rothschild, Vasselina Kasarova, Mstislaw Rostropowitsch, Valeri Gergiev, Placido Domingo and others).