ROMAN GRYGORIV – ukrainian composer, performer, conductor and art manager. Born in 1984 in Ivano-Frankivsk. Studied composition in Kyiv national academy of music. Founder and President of international festival PORTO FRANKO. Composer and art-director of National Presidential Orchestra of Ukraine. Composer and performer in artistic group NOVA OPERA.
ILLIA RAZUMEIKO – ukrainian composer, performer and art-manager. Born in 1989 in Zaporizhija. Studied composition in Kyiv national academy of music and Vienna University for music and performing arts. Founder and Art-director of international festival PORTO FRANKO. Composer and performer in artistic group NOVA OPERA.
Film Music: “Chrysanthemum Day” (2021), 75 min, mystical sci-fi drama, Ukraine, Director: Simon Mozhovyi “Mother of Apostles” (2020), 125 min, drama, Ukraine, Director: Zaza Buadza “Red Line. Corruption” (2020) 72 min. documentary, Ukraine, by Ukrayinska Pravda, Director – Yegor Troyanovsky “The Raid” (2019), 90 min, historical drama, Ukraine Director: Sergey Lysenko “The Winter Garden’s Tale” (2019), 76 min, documentary, Ukraine, Director Simon Mozgovyi “Іn our Synagogue” (2018), 19 min, short, Ukraine, Director Ivan Orlenko “Myth” (2018), 90 min, documentary, biography, Ukraine, Directors: Leonid Kanter, Ivan Yasnyi
Opera and Music Theater: Opera performances with artistic group NOVA OPERA 2015-2020 (performances in Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, Macedonia, Holland, France, Austria, USA): Opera-requiem IYOV (dir. Vlad Troytskyi) opera-circus Babylon (dir. Vlad Troytskyi) opera-ballet The Ark (dir. Vlad Troytskyi) overnight opera the unSimply dramma per musica Hamlet (dir. Rostyslav Derjypilskyi) trap-opera Wozzeck (after the novel of Juryi Izdryk) meta-opera AEROPHONIA (with airplane AN-2 as music instrument) opera-dystopia GAZ (dir. Virlana Tkacz) archaeological opera CHORNOBYLDORF novaopera.com.ua/ Art projects: Porto Franko 2010-2011/2016-2017-2018 – international festival of modern art in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
Awards: 2018 – Music Theater NOW, TOP-10 music-theatrical performances for opera-requiem IYOV 2020 – Zolota Dzyga Ukrainian Film Award – nomination for best music (The Winter Garden’s Tale) 2020 – Shevchenko National Prize for opera-requiem IYOV