Olga Lisovskaya, coloratura soprano
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“The wonderful coloratura
soprano, Olga Lisovskaya...
clearly showed excellent
expressive acting. Her voice
was large, her bearing elegant,
and a high point of the concert.
...Her voice had the proper
flexibility to caress the
highest range notes...
superb breath support...”
- Reviewed by Carolyn Gregory
for Stylus
Olga Lisovskaya, coloratura soprano, is a native of Kiev, Ukraine. Most recently Ms. Lisovskaya performed at the Dante Aligheri Society in Cambridge, MA. There, she and her colleague Bülent Güneralp premiered a song cycle for soprano and bass "Canzone Dantesche" by Leonardo Ciampa. During the summer season of 2009 Ms.Lisovskaya made multiple company debuts: she sang Norina, Adele and Madame Goldentrill in scenes on the concert series with Longwood Opera, Worcester Opera and New England Light Opera. With Opera New Hampshire’s Outreach Program Ms. Lisovskaya sang the role of Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel. This November Olga will perform Lucy in Menotti’s Telephone, a role which she has already performed twice last year in different venues, one of which was in the Museum of Modern Renaissance concert series (Somerville, MA) and the other - an independent project. In the spring of 2010 Ms. Lisovskaya will interpret Serpina from La Serva Padrona with the Vocal Arts Studio, Boston. Ms. Lisovskaya has also performed with Lakes Region Opera Company, Opera Providence and MassTheatrica. This fall Olga was thrilled to make her debut with the Riverside Theater Works singing and dancing the role of Consuelo from The West Side Story.
In addition to opera and concert, Olga enjoys performing oratorio. In June of 2009 she sang a solo recital of sacred music in Boston, MA. In December of 2008 Ms. Lisovskaya performed as a soprano soloist in Haendel's Messiah with the Atlantic Union Conservatory Orchestra. She had the privilege of singing the role of Mary in the world premiere of Leonardo Ciampa’s cantata The Annunciation in 2007.
Ms. Lisovskaya has been a regional winner in the NATS competition, finalist in the Capital Region Opera Idol Competition, winner of the Middlebury College Concerto Competition, finalist in the Connecticut Opera Guild Young Artist Scholarship Competition, and a participant in the Donizetti Music Festival in Italy.
In March, 2009 Olga had the pleasure of singing with her colleague, Bülent Güneralp, in a Bandwidth TV Program about Mr. Guneralp's life and career, which premiered on Cambridge Community TV and aired on several channels in Boston.
Ms. Lisovskaya received her B.A. with honors in International Politics and Economics (music and French minor) from Middlebury College. In addition to her B.A. degree, Ms. Lisovskaya holds a certificate in voice from Ecole Normale de Musique d’Alfred Cortot, a certificat from l’Institut des Sciences Politiques -both in Paris, France,- and an excellence diploma in piano from Kiev Youth Music School. She has been privileged to study with the business’ most distinguished musicians: a renowned soprano, Maria Spacagna (Ms. Lisovskaya’s current teacher), baritone Sherrill Milnes, stage director Fabrizio Melano, Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor Joan Dornemann, distinguished artist of Azerbajdjan, concert pianist and coach Rozalia Shifrin.