Khershberg, Zlata
Voice: Mezzo-soprano / Alto
Country of birth: Russia
Date of birth: 10 June 1990
Zlata received her music degree with honours at the Balakirev Music College, then went on to study opera singing at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music (Israel) under the guidance of Prof. Sharon Rostorf-Zamir. Between 2011 and 2015, she took a part in the IVAI Opera Workshop ( USA-Israel) as well as in masterclasses of Elena Obraztsova, Marjana Lipovšek, Alfred Burgstaller, Bernhard Forck, Sergey Leiferkus, Graham Johnson, John Norris and Joan Dornemann. Her repertoir includes parts like Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, the Sorceress in Dido and Aenes, Olga in Onegin, or Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Es war ein König in Thule (J. W. Goethe)
Shchedrin: Song and Ditties of Varvara from Not Love Alone
Bellini: Sgombra e la sacra selva… Deh! Proteggini, o Dio! – Adalgisa’s Aria from Norma
Semi-final
Cilea: Acerba voluttà – Princesse de Bouillon’s Aria from Adriana Lecouvreur
Mussorgsky: Silï potaynïye, silï velikiye (Powers mysterious, powers invincible) – Marfa's Divination from Khovanshchina
Final
Massenet: Je vous écris de ma petite chambre – Charlotte’s Letter Aria from Werther
Donizetti: O mio Fernando – Léonore de Guzman’s Aria from La favorite
Saint-Saëns: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix – Dalila’s Aria from Samson et Dalila