Vitaly Efanov, bass was born in Russia. His repertoire includes the title role in Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky), Gremin in Yevgeny Onegin, Rene in Iolanta (Tchaikovsky), Ruslan in Ruslan and Ludmila (Glinka), Oroveso in Norma (Bellini), Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Zaccaria in Nabucco (Verdi), Sarastro in Die Zauberflote (Mozart) and many other roles. He performs in opera houses in Russia as well as in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria and South Korea. This is his Israeli Opera debut.