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- Anton - 08-28-2016
Anton Stepanov
Origin: Moscow, Russia
Age: 28
Occupation: Opera Singer and Vocal Professor
He is Orpheus Reborn
Pyschological Description: Anton is confident and appears calm. As a sentient, he often has to deal with the emotions of others, but is well trained on how to contain this issue. He isn’t afraid to speak his mind, especially if he knows he’s right.
Physical Description: He stand 5’10” tall and has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He is not overly muscular, but has a strong build. He is in great physical shape and exercises often.
Biography: Anton was born to Alexei and Diana Stepanov in 2018. At a young age, he showed signs of being a Sentient, which was recognized by his father who is also Sentient. As he grew, his father taught him how to control his gift, so now Anton mostly lives a normal life.
At a young age, he showed a great aptitude for music, and his parents cultivated this. At age four, he started piano lessons. He began singing at an early age as well. He grew to love music and eventually pursued a vocal performance degree at Moscow University.
At University, he experiment more with his sentient abilites. Anton would draw upon the emotions of people in the crowd to make his performances more believable. By focusing on certain people in the audience, he was able to channel their emotions and as a result Anton didn’t act sad, happy, or angry in his performances - he used his abilities to make himself actually feel that way. As a result, he witnessed tremendous success in his degree program. He also discovered he has the ability to manipulate emotions, but at this point, he can only do so if he is touching them. He wonders if he can do this without physical contact.
After achieving his bachelor’s degree, Anton pursued a Master’s degree. During his studies he also learned how to play the lute, lyre, and hurdy gurdy, as he focused his studies on early music. He specializes in Baroque Opera, but has performed in several other styles as well.
Along with his performances on stage, Anton is also a vocal professor at Moscow University and teaches master classes and does vocal coaching worldwide. His current role is the titular role in Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo for the Bolshoi Theatre.
Edited by Anton, Aug 28 2016, 12:37 PM.