Member of the Paris Opera ChorusMikhail Silantev studied at the Kurgan State University (2010-2014), his native city, before continuing his training at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (2014-2019), where he obtained a master's degree in vocal interpretation. He then completed his studies at the International Opera Academy, Ghent (2019-2022).Mikhail Silantev won the first prizes in the international Russian romance competition “White Acacia” in Yoshkar-Ola (2009), the Vocal Competition “Solo” in Tyumen (2010), the Kurgan regional competition for young singers (2012) and the third international vocal competition B. T. Shtokolova in Saint-Petersburg (2012).He joined the Paris Opera Chorus in 2022.&nbsp;