▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁ten or . ▁He ▁has ▁performed ▁in ▁such ▁Russian ▁oper as ▁as ▁The ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sp ades , ▁ ▁Bor is ▁God un ov ▁and ▁Kh ov ans h ch ina ▁and ▁has ▁performed ▁the ▁lead ▁roles ▁in ▁Italian ▁oper as ▁like ▁Mad ama ▁But ter fly , ▁Ot ello , ▁T os ca , ▁A ida , ▁and ▁Man on ▁Les ca ut . ▁ ▁Career ▁Gal ou z ine ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rub t so v sk , ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁a ▁town ▁near ▁Nov os ib ir sk . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Nov os ib ir sk ▁Conserv atory , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Nov os ib ir sk ▁Opera . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁worked ▁regularly ▁with ▁the ▁Mari in sky ▁Opera ▁under ▁Val ery ▁Ger g iev . ▁His ▁first ▁leading ▁role ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁Ver di ’ s ▁Ot ello ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁deb uted ▁as ▁Hermann ▁in ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁The ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sp ades , ▁a ▁role ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁repr ised ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁both ▁Russian ▁and ▁French , ▁and ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁exponent . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁the ▁title ▁roles ▁in ▁Ver di ’ s ▁Don ▁Carlo ▁and ▁R im sky - K