Anzhelina Shvachka

Mezzo soprano
Represented World Wide.

In September 2006 Anzhelina Shvachka sang 8 performances of Carmen at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo. "A Pearl Carmen! ... Carmen, extraordinary sung and acted by Anzhelina Shvachka should be shown at the best stages of the World. It was beautiful and great! ... It was performed as a great acting art - she sings over all expectations, manages accompany herself with castanets, acts in a good ensemble with her partners and lifts every scene she participates..." It was written by Henning Hoholt in internet newspaper "Kulturkompaset" in Oslo on September 2006.

"...Anzhelina Shvachka was a pleasant surprise for us with her brilliant mezzo, which was voluminous and magnificentlyunique!" — wrote critic Fransois Tousignant at the Montreal newspaper "Le Devoir" about Anzhelina Shvachka's Canadian debut  with the Monteral Symphony Orchestra on September 30 2003. Morereviews:                                                                                                                                                               

"Anzhelina Shvachka sings Konchakovna's Cavatina so beautifully - and what an impressive contralto range!" Review on Naxos recording of "Prince Igor" by Borodin. The reviewer: Göran Försling. "Music Web" internet magazine, United Kingdom

"The real catch here is the mezzo-soprano aria "Daylight is Fading"... sung with heartfelt passion (and what sounds like authentic Arabian vocal styling) by Anzhelina Shvachka". Review on Naxos recoding of "Prince Igor" by Borodin. The reviewer: Victor Carr Jr. Internet review from "Classic Todag", United Kingdom

Since 1997 mezzo-soprano Anzhelina Shvachka, is a leading soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine in Kiev .

Grand-Prize winner of the International Competition of young singers in Beskow, Germany, Winner of the Klaudia Taev International Competition in Pärnu, Estonia and diploma winner at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, Anzhelina Shvachka has been touring in Canada, Switcherland, Netherlands, Belgian, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Turkey among other counties.

Born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Anzhelina Shachka started her musical studies as a choir conductor. From 1990 she continued at the vocal faculty of the Kiev State Conservatory, which she graduated in 1997.

Repertoire:

• Bizet, “Carmen” (Carmen);
• Borodin, “Prince Igor” (Konchakovna);
• Mussorgsky, “Boris Godunov” (Marina Mnishek);
• Ponchielli, "Gioconda" (Laura);
• Prokofiev, "Love for Three Oranges" (Klariche);
• Rimsky-Korsakov, “Tsar’s Bride” (Lubasha);
• Saint-Saëns, ”Samson et Dalila" (Dalila);
• Shostakovich, "Katerina Izmailova” (Sonetka);
• Tchaikovsky, ”Eugene Onegin” (Olga);
• Tchaikovsky, ”The Queen of Spades” (Polina, Milovzor);
• Verdi, “Aida”(Amneris); “Un Ballo in Marschera” (Ulrika); ”Nabukko” (Fenena); ”Reqiem” (mezzo-soprano); ”Don Carlos” (Eboli).

Photos

Maria Mnishek (Boris Godunov)

Carmen