Khovanova, Ksenia
No. 27
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Russia
Date 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 – Margit áriája a Mefistofeléből
Ponchielli: Suicidio! – Gioconda áriája a Giocondából
Semi-final
Puccini: Vissi d’arte – Floria Tosca áriája a Toscából
Verdi: Tacea la notte – Leonora áriája A trubadúrból
Final
Csajkovszkij: Utzh polnoch blizitsya… Ach, istomilas ja gorem (Hamarosan éjfélt üt) – Liza áriája A pikk dámából
Verdi: Pace, pace mio Dio! – Leonora áriája A végzet hatalmából
Verdi: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa – Amelia áriája Az álarcosbálból