Zhanna Alkhazova, Soprano
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Roles Performed

Dependent          The Nose                                 Opera Boston                               March, 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

Ensemble             Lucrezia Borgia                   Opera Boston                                            2006

Sandman             Hansel and Gretel                Opera Providence                                     2005

Ensemble            Luisa Miller                           Opera Boston                                             2005

Dido                     Dido and Aeneas                  Clark University                                         2003

 

Partial Roles Performed

Marcellina        Le nozze di Figaro       Boston University Opera Institute     2007

Marguerite       Faust                          OperaHub                                      2007

Liza                 Queen of Spades          Vocal Arts                                    2007

Suzuki             Madame Butterfly          Opera del West                             2006

Countess          Le nozze di Figaro        Longwood Opera                           2006

Bess                 Porgy and Bess            Mass Theatrica                             2006

Ensemble role  Lucrezia Borgia            Opera Boston                               2006

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

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

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

Guest Artist            Romanzen-Suite op.127 (Schostakovich) Clark University          2003

Soprano Soloist      Coffee Cantata BWV 211 (Bach)                Clark University          2003

Soprano Soloist      King David (Honneger)   Intercollegiate Choral Tour of Ireland 2002

 

Awards/Scholarships:

Finalist         Lakes Region Competition                                                2007

Winner         NATS National Association Teachers of Singing                  2005

Award           Robert P. Manero Award                                                  2003

 

Voice Teachers: Maria Spacagna, Maria Ferrante                           

 

Coaches: Steven Crawford, Matthew Larson, Jeffrey Stevens, Michelle Alexander

 

Stage Directors: Sharon Daniels, Albert Sherman, Jay Lessenger, Luca Ricci

 

Conductors: Gil Rose, William Lumpkin, Keith Lockhart

 

Masterclasses: Mark Oswald, Phyllis Curtin, Simon Estes, Claude Corbeille

 

Education:

MM Boston University, 2008, Vocal Performance

OperaWorks Summer Intensive Program, Los Angeles, 2005

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

MA Clark University, 2003, International Development and Social Change

BA Clark University, 2002, Vocal Performance and Int’l Relations, Magna cum Laude

 

Languages:

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

Special Skills/Interests:

Russian Interpreter/Language Tutor; Private piano teacher; Ballroom, Modern and Period Dance; Yoga training; Alexander Technique training

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