Anastasiia Povazhna

Anastasiia Povazhna

1998

Soprano

Ukraine

Roles Performed

2021 Mimì, La Bohème (G. Puccini) Kyiv Opera Theatre, Ukraine

2021 Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro (W. A. Mozart) Kyiv Opera Theatre, Ukraine

2020 Micaëla, Carmen (G. Bizet) National Opera of Ukraine, Ukraine

Roles Studied/Covers

2022 Marguerite, Faust (C. Gounod) National Opera of Ukraine, Ukraine

2022 Euridice, Orfeo ed Euridice (Ch. W. Gluck), Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Azerbaijan

Education

2020-22 Master of Arts, National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018-20 Opera Studio of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2016-20 Bachelor of Arts, National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Competitions and Awards

2019 3rd Prize, Das Lied International Song Competition Heidelberg, Germany

2019 1st Prize, Concours d’Opéra en Arles, France

2018 1st Prize, Majorie Thomas Art Song Prize London, UK

Agency

since 2021 Worldwide representation by TACT International Art Management, Amsterdam

 

Dated: Summer 2022

How did you come to music?

In my case, my love of music started early in childhood. My grandmother sang to me Ukrainian folk songs, and then, we started singing together. As a result, everything we did was accompanied by singing. When I was seven years old, I went to music school, and since then, I haven’t stopped perfecting my singing skills. Now, my voice is an integral part of me, and I don’t know, what else I would want to do with such pleasure and inspiration.

Which famous person would you like to have dinner with?

It’s hard to decide which famous person I would like to have dinner…Probably, with many brilliant singers of all times, such as Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni. I think, in order to find the keys to solving creative problems, learning the secrets and footfalls of the profession out of first hand and getting an even greater incentive to personal and creative development would mark some of the reasons why I would love to meet them.

Painful Truth or Comforting Lie?

As a rule, the truth is always better than any lie, if a person’s conscience and dignity are not suppressed, the liar will feel guilty. Lying destroys the soul from the inside.

An exception to the rules can be considered «vital» questions, when lying is the way to salvation.

  Composer Opera/Operetta Aria Role
1 Georg Friedrich Händel Giulio Cesare Se pietà Cleopatra
2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le nozze di Figaro E Susanna non vien / Dove sono Contessa
3 Charles Gounod Roméo et Juliette Ah! Je veux vivre Juliette
4 Charles Gounod Faust O Dieu! Que de bijoux Marguerite
5 Georges Bizet Carmen C'est des contrebandiers ... / Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante Micaëla