The musical The Phantom of the Opera lifted the career of a young artist to an unprecedented height. Fans shower him with letters of declaration of love. And Evgeny Zaitsev, after many successful performances, is still tormented by doubts about the correctness of the chosen specialty and life path.
Artist Biography
The future performer of musicals was born in the hospital of Nizhny Tagil on October 13, 1986. He studied at a regular high school. Zhenya's parents work in the theater, and this circumstance left a deep imprint on his whole future life. Not a single day in an artistic family was complete without any jokes-jokes. His father even joked about this, that there is not a single person in the working profession in the house. From early childhood, the boy imitated artists, read poetry, was fond of acting, and at school took part in festive productions and performances.
From the age of six, Evgeni Zaitsev began to seriously engage in vocals. In childhood, the future actor made a lot of efforts in order to gain the necessary experience for this profession. After leaving school, the young man had a choice: continue his studies at a music school in the guitar class or go to the theater.
The teacher in the studio, which Zhenya attended during his school years, advised me to go to the theater institute to the department of musical comedy, since there you can play, sing, and dance.
Choosing a Life Path
Having made a decision to conquer the theatrical stage, the young man after graduating from school in 2004 submits documents to the Yekaterinburg State Theater Institute to the department of "Actor of Musical Theater". There, our hero was trained in the workshop under the guidance of the People's Artist of Russia, professor and wonderful teacher Strezhnev Kirill Savelyevich.
In 2005-2011, Yevgeny Zaitsev actively worked as a soloist in the Yekaterinburg Theater of Musical Comedy. And at the end of the institute, he played diverse roles in the productions of classical works.
It is worth noting that some images were even created specifically for the talented young artist. For example, Alexander Pantykin and Konstantin Rubinsky developed the roles of Mitya Ageev in the play "Silicone Fool." There has never been such a thing in theater practice.
At the beginning of his creative career, the young artist played mostly small episodic images and even drunkards. But then the main roles appeared in large-scale productions, and Eugene immersed himself in the work.
Moving to Moscow
The Golden Mask festival, held annually in Moscow, awards awards in the operetta and musical genres. Novice actor Yevgeny Zaitsev, along with the troupe of the Yekaterinburg theater, came to this festival with the performance "Dead Souls". Before leaving for his hometown, there was free time, and the artist decided to try his hand at the Sound of Music casting by Stage Entertainment, which was held in Moscow at the same time.
Returning home to Yekaterinburg, Zhenya found out that he was in the second round in competitions. Then he went to Moscow and went through the third round. By the way, in the theater he did not tell anyone about the casting. The artist was already thinking about moving to the capital and working there, but a very serious clue was needed. As a result, when he was offered a role in the production of The Sound of Music, Eugene had to make a decision. It was given to him with difficulty. After all, there were throwings and doubts. Our hero came to Kirill Savelyevich, and he blessed him. They parted very well and agreed that within six months the aspiring musical artist would visit Yekaterinburg while new artists were approved for his role.
Job in Moscow
Talent and performance have borne fruit. Behind the young actor are such large-scale productions of musicals as The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera, Sounds of Music, Chaplin and many others. Evgeny Zaitsev is an actor who was nominated 4 times for the very prestigious Golden Mask Award.
Youth, talent, vocal skills, artistry - our hero has all the data in order to shine on the stage. But for some roles, Wife had to learn a lot. For example, in order to work in the musical "Chaplin", he comprehended the wisdom of playing the violin. Eugene also learned to walk the rope and roller skate.
And here, for example, in the play “The Phantom of the Opera”, the hero Raul jumps from a three-meter height into the abyss in one of the episodes. In the early days of rehearsals after jumping, Eugene even refused a lower back, he could not walk. But he quickly pulled himself together, began to train and maintain good physical shape. After all, this is an integral part of the profession - an unsuccessful jump and a broken leg will close the near future and affect your career. Therefore, the actor every day plays sports at home, as well as Pilates a couple of times a week.
The personal life of a young artist
Evgeny Zaitsev is an actor whose personal life is so far only in his dreams. Zhenya himself admits that his work now takes almost all the time. And in hours free from creativity, our hero improves his English, plays the guitar and meets with friends, although he succeeds very rarely due to his busyness. In between rehearsals, he loves to travel the world and discover something new. Evgeny Zaitsev is an actor whose wife is so far only in his future plans. He devotes his youth and talent to art.
Further creative plans
Eugene plans not only to take part in the performances, but also to get on the set. He wants to play in some movie. Western directors are already interested in young talent, and if the artist is offered a role in a foreign musical, he will accept the offer. And, perhaps, his future life route will be Moscow - London - New York.