Yekaterina Vasilenko (Soprano)
Biography
In 2001, she completed her studies at the Moscow Conservatoire (P. Skusnichenko’s class). In 1999, she made her debut as guest artist at Moscow’s Helikon-opera in the role of Maria (Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa). This was followed by Tatiana (Eugene Onegin) and the title role in Aida at the same theatre. Her repertoire also includes: Mimi (La Boheme), title role (Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta), Marfa (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride).
In 2000, she made her Bolshoi Theatre debut as guest soloist and, in the same year, she joined the Theatre’s group of probationers. In 2002, she became a Bolshoi Theatre soloist.
Repertoire
Pauline (The Gambler, world Premiere Production of first version of Prokofiev‘s opera) Golden Cockerel’s voice (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The golden Cockerel) Masha (The Queen of Spades) Emma (Mussorgsky‘s Khovanshchina) Liu (Turandot) Fata Morgana (Prokofiev‘s The Love for three Oranges) Kupava (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow Maiden) Brigitta (Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta) Anna (Nabucco) Aksinya, Women convict (Shostakovich’s The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk) Refugee (Desyatnikov’s The Children of Rosenthal)
In 2000, she sang the title role in a Vaassan-Opera (Finland) production of Tosca.
Awards
A diploma-winner at the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition (Germany, 1999) 1st prize-winner at the 1st Bibigul Tulegenova competition for vocalists (Alma-Ata, 2001) A diploma-winner at the International Riccardo Zandonai Young Opera Singers Competition (Italy, 2006) 2nd prize-winner at the Nikolai Lysenko International Music Competition (Ucraine, 2007).
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