VOICE 2018 Edition – ARIA DIVISION
Soprano
Biography 2018: Born in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine, Ruslana studied at the Kyiv Conservatory with Maria Stefiuk. In 2014, she earned a Master’s degree in vocal performance.
From 2014- 2017, Ruslana was a member of the Young Artist Program of the Bolshoi Theatre where she performed Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro, in A Voice from Heaven, Thibault in Don Carlo, Lisa in Somnabula, Frasquita in Carmen and Brigitta in Iolanta. She took part in numerous chamber concerts in the Beethoven Hall of the Bolshoi Theatre performing Russian, French and German art songs. Her repertoire also includes Violetta in La Traviata, Despina in Così fan Tutte, Marfa in The Tsar’s Bride and the title role in The Snow Maiden by Rimsky-Korsakov.
In 2017, Ruslana was a finalist at two prestigious vocal contests: Operalia and the Queen Sonja International Music Competition.
Ruslana Koval is generously sponsored by Barbara Bronfman.
ARIA
FIRST ROUND
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
S podrujkami po jagodu knodit (Snegúrochka)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Igor Stravinsky
No word from Tom (The Rake’s Progress)
Official pianist: Martin Dubé
SEMIFINAL
Richard Strauss
Großmächtige Prinzessin (Ariadne auf Naxos)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Hölle Rache (Die Zauberflöte)
Charles Gounod
Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (Roméo et Juliette)
FINAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Sergueï Rachmaninov
Nié poï, krasavitsa, pri mnié op. 4 n° 4
Gaetano Donizetti
Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia di Lammermoor)
