The Tenor Dovlet Nurgeldiyev was born in 1978 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan where his talent and an intense affinity for music revealed itself at an early age. He studied singing at the capital's music college (1994-1998) and from 1998 he continued his studies at the Turkmenistan National Conservatory (1998-2001). He won prizes in various national and international vocal competitions and gained invaluable concert experience in Russia and former republics of the Soviet Union. Since 2001 he has been based in  the Netherlands where he continued his studies at the Conservatory in Tilburg (2001-2005) and in September  2005 was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Maestro Valery Gergiev. In September 2006 he was admitted to The Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he has been studying for a master's degree. Dovlet has performed frequently as a soloist in concerts, radio broadcasts and live recordings throughout Europe and in the autumn of 2006 he made his Dutch stage debut as "Geharnaste" in W.A. Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" in Amsterdam's Rai Theater. Since then he performed in Dvorak's Stabat Mater, Rossini's Petit Messe Solennelle, in Puccini's 'Messa di Gloria' & Verdi's 'Requiem'. In December 2007 Dovlet made his European stage debut at 'La Monnaie' Opera house in Brussels when he sang oratoria by Respighi and Saint-Saens. On April 5th 2008 he was invited to sing at a special gala for MS-Research in The Hague where the world famous tenor  Jose Carreras also performed and at the end of June he  represented The Netherlands at Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain. In August 2008 he  joined the International Opera Studio at Hamburg State Opera where he  made his European opera debut in the role of Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff. During  2008/2009 he will also be singing roles in Don Carlos - La Bohème - La Traviata - Macbeth - Othello - Rigoletto - Tosca - Dialogues des Carmélites - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -  La Fille du Régiment - Les Contes d'Hoffmann. See the website of Hamburg State Opera for all details of dates and tickets during the 2008/2009 season.