Khovanova, Ksenia
Voice:
SopranoCountry of birth:
RussiaDate of birth:
14 January 1990
She is in her final year at Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire in Tamara Savich’s class. She attended the masterclasses of University of Music Carl Maria von Weber Dresden and at the International Antonín Dvořák Vocal Centre. In 2013, she won first prize at the 48th Antonin Dvorak’s International Singing Competition and at the 16th International Youth Festival Competition"Hopes. Talents. Masters” as well as at the 3rd International Singing Competition of P. I. Slovzov. In 2014-2015, she sang the role of Miss Naydu in P. Glass’s Satyagraha in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Freudvoll und Leidvoll (J. W. Goethe)
Boito: L’altra notte in fondo al mare – Margherita’s Aria from Mefistofele
Ponchielli: Suicidio! – La Gioconda’s Aria from La Gioconda
Semi-final
Puccini: Vissi d’arte – Floria Tosca’s Aria from Tosca
Verdi: Tacea la notte – Leonora’s Aria from Il trovatore
Final
Tchaikovsky: Utzh polnoch blizitsya… Ach, istomilas ja gorem (Midnight will soon strike) – Lisa’s Aria from The Queen of Spades
Verdi: Pace, pace mio Dio! – Leonora’s Aria from La forza del destino
Verdi: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa – Amelia’s Aria from Un ballo in maschera