Kurysheva, Svetlana
Voice: Mezzo-soprano / Alto
Country of birth: Russia
Date oif birth: 25 September 1987
In 2006, Ms Kurysheva entered the Saratov State Conservatoire and joined the class of professor A.V. Tarasova. In 2010, she was a trainee vocalist in the opera group of the Saratov Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. After graduating from Conservatoire in 2011, she was appointed as a solo performer in the theatre group. In 2014, she took the Grand Prize of the 7th Bibigul Tulegenova International Vocal Competition in Astana. Her repertoire includes the roles of Ulrika in Un ballo in Maschera by Verdi, Marfa in Mussorgsky’ Khovanschina, the foreign princess in Rusalka, Adriano in Rienzi, or Olga in Onegin.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll (J. W. Goethe)
Glinka: Bedniy kon v polye pal (The poor horse fell in the field) – Vanya’s Aria from A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin)
Bizet: Seguidilla (Près des remparts de Séville) – Carmen’s Aria from Carmen
Semi-final
Rimsky-Korsakov: Lel's Third Song from Snow Maiden
Saint-Saëns: Samson, recherchant ma presence – Dalila’s Aria from Samson et Dalila
Final
Gluck: Che faro senza Euridice – Orfeo’s Aria from Orfeo ed Euridice
Donizetti: O mio Fernando – Léonore de Guzman’s Aria from La favorite
Cilea: Acerba volutta, dolce tortura – La Principessa’s Aria from Adriana Lecouvreur