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Oksana Dyka

Soprano

Represented in Scandinavia and Baltic countries exclusively (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).

“And Tosca herself, the young Ukrainian soprano Oksana Dyka, is nothing less than sensational. Her voice is a true lirico-spinto, absolutely even throughout the range, warm and beautiful and at dramatic high-points she can add some steel to the notes as well. It is a Tebaldi-voice, and that is high praise indeed… she seems destined to have a great career in the future. And it is not just a glorious voice that rings out magnificently to fill even the largest hall; she can also sing an inward, hushed pianissimo that sends shivers down the spine, even on a jaded opera freak. After the dramatic outbursts in the second act confrontations with Scarpia, she sang a perfectly vocalized Vissi d’arte that made time stand still. One could actually have heard the proverbial pin drop. In this aria she also adopted a lighter, more frail, more vulnerable tone, reminding us that in the rest of the opera she is to a greater or less extent the actress Tosca, but this prayer is her private appeal to the Creator.”

Internet newspaper “Seen and Heard”, review on “Tosca” at the Dalhalla Opera Festival, Sweden, performed on August 12 2005.

January 2008 Oksana Dyka sang roll of Tosca at the Teatro del Opera di Roma - famous production of Franco Zeffirelli. April 2008 at the Tampere Opera in Finland she sang soprano part in 6 performances of the scenic version of Verdi's Requiem. March 15 2008 Oksana Dyka made his debuts as Amelia in Simone Boccanegra (in concert) at the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn.

Her latest appearances also included the San-Francisco Symphony under leadership of Michael Tilson Thomas with Shostakovich cycle "From Jewish Folk Poetry" in November 2007, Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra in Verdi "Requiem" in June 2007. April-May 2007 for the first time Oksana Dyka sant 5 performances of "Madame Butterfly" at the Queensalnd Opera in Brisbane (Australia).

In January 2007 she participated in New Year concerts with maestro Leanart Slatkin and La Verdi Symphony Orchestra singing soprano part in Verdi "Requiem". June 2006, also for the first time, Oksana Dyka sings Elisavetta roll in Verdi "Don Carlo" at the Teatro Regio in Torino.

Frequently participating in the symphony and chamber concerts, Oksana Dyka made her Canadian debut as soloist in Shostakovich 14th symphony together with the chamber orchestra "I Musici" in Montreal in November 2005. It was such a big succes that she was engaged to sing the same part both with the Padova Symphony Orchestra in Italy in January 2007 and the Odense Symphony Orchestra in Denmark in March 2007.

In September 2005 was the premier for Oksana Dyka in Verdi "Otello" as Desdemona at the Estonian National Opera. In May 2005 Oksana Dyka made a great success at the Tosca at the same opera house together with one of the greatest Scarpia - baritone Sergei Leiferkus . This year in August she participated again in the same production at the Dalhalla Opera Festival in Sweden - witht he same Scarpia a the great Georgian tenor Badri Maisuradze as Cavaradossi.

Year 2003 Oksana Dyka became a Prize Winner at the Marseilles International Opera Competition, which led to immediate engagement at the Opéra National de Montpellier for the roll of Tosca in March 2005.

Born 1978 in Ukraine, graduated from the Conservatory in Kiev 2004. From 2003 until 2007 she was a leading soloist at the Ukraine National Opera in Kiev

Reviews on Madame Butterfly at the Queensland Opera in Brisbane, Australia

"Oksana Dyka premiered as Chio-Chio-San for her first time, at yet received a standing ovation on opening night. If this does not speak for her captivating performance alone, then surely her compelling voice, innocent grace and flowing beauty add testament to her power as a performer".

Reviwer Erin White.

"The decision to recruit Ukrainian soprano Oksana Dyka to play Butterfly was a good move. Dyka looks gorgeous and sings as well as she can act. Her mercurial facial expressions, which flicker between precocious maturity and childlike wonder in act one, despair and adoration for her treacherous husband in act tro, strike at the heart, especially when her bravely buoyant expression can crumple so swiftly in a moment of doubt... With amazing stamina, Dyka's voca power grew stronger and stronger on this first night. She soared above the orchestra's effective climaxes... Dyka is superb in the leading role!"

Review by Gillan Wills on "Madame Butterfly" at the Queensland Opera in Australia

Opera repertoire:

Gounod: Marguerite, Faust

Leoncavallo: Nedda, Pagliacci

Puccini: Tosca, Tosca

Chio-Chio-San, Madama Butterfly

Tchaikovsky: Tatiana, Eugene Onegin

Maria, Mazepa

Verdi: Leonora, Il Trovatore

Elisavetta, Don Carlo

Amelia, Simone Boccanegra

Desdemona, Otello