Zhanna Alkhazova, Soprano
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Upcoming Engagements 

First Lady             Die Zauberflöte                       Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre     2010

Musetta*                La Boheme                               Des Moines Metro West Opera              2010

Antonia*                Les contes d’Hoffmann          Des Moines Metro West Opera              2010

Poppea*                  L’incoronazione di Poppea  Des Moines Metro West Opera              2010

Bess*                      Porgy and Bess                       Des Moines Metro West Opera              2010

                        (apprentice artist partial roles)                                                                                  

 

Roles Performed

Dependent            The Nose                                    Opera Boston                                              2009

Ludmila (cover)   The Bartered Bride                 Opera Boston                                              2009

Berta                     Il Barbiere di Siviglia            Boston University Opera Institute          2008

Second Lady        The Magic Flute                      Boston University Opera Institute          2008

Le Chat                 L’enfant et les Sortileges       Boston University Opera Institute          2007

La Badessa          Suor Angelica                           Boston University Opera Institute          2006

Nursing Sister   Suor Angelica                           Mass Theatrica                                           2006

Jenny                   The Threepenny Opera            MIT Gilbert & Sullivan                             2006

Sandman     Hansel and Gretel   Opera Providence          2005

Dido                      Dido and Aeneas                      Clark University                                         2003

 

Partial Roles Performed 

Tatiana                  Eugene Onegin                      MIT Concert Series “Onegin”                  2009   Marguerite           Faust                                       OperaHub                                                        2007

Liza                        Queen of Spades                   Vocal Arts                                                       2007

Countess               Le nozze di Figaro               Longwood Opera                                            2006

Donna Elvira        Don Giovanni (Act I)           International Institute of Vocal Arts            2004    
Mimi                      La Boheme                             International Institute of Vocal Arts            2004
 
Solo Concert Appearances

Guest Artist         Hvalite Boga! (Gretchaninoff)         Mastersingers Chorale                  2009

Soprano Soloist   Mass in G Major (Schubert)             St. George’s Catholic Church       2006

Guest Artist         Songs of Shakespeare (Summers)   Boston Public Library                    2005

Soprano Soloist    King David (Honegger)     Intercollegiate Choral Tour of Ireland        2003

 

      Awards/Scholarships:

Finalist          International “Amber Nightingale” Competition                                              2009

Finalist          Lakes Region Competition                                                                                     2007

Winner         NATS National Association Teachers of Singing                                              2005

Award            Robert P. Manero Award                                                                                         2003

 

Voice Teachers:  Maria Spacagna

Coaches:  Yelena Kurdina, Joan Dornemann, Mozart DeOliveira, Deborah Birnbaum, Matthew Larson

Conductors: Gil Rose, William Lumpkin, Andrew Clark, Keith Lockhart

Stage Directors:  Julia Pevzner, Sharon Daniels, Jay Lessenger, Albert Sherman

Masterclasses:  Phyllis Curtin, Mark Oswald, Simon Estes, Jerry Hadley

 

Education & Training Programs

MM Boston University, 2008, Vocal Performance

OperaWorks Summer Intensive Program, 2005, Los Angeles

The International Institute of Vocal Arts, 2004, Chiari, Italy

BA  BA&MA Clark University, 2003, Int’l Development/Vocal Performance and Int’l Relations, Magna cum Laude

 

Languages: Russian – fluent; Italian/Spanish – fair; German/French – singing fluency                                            

 

Special Skills: Russian Language Tutor/Piano/Ballroom, Period Dance/Yoga training/Excellent acting skills

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