Sitkovetsky, Julia
No. 51
Voice type: Soprano
Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 4 September, 1989
British/American soprano Julia Sitkovetsky made her professional operatic debut at the age of 16 at Glyndebourne and English National Opera, understudying Flora in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. She was trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the English National OperaWorks Programme. She took part in the masterclass by Thomas Quasthoff at the Verbier Festival Academy. Competition successes include: first prize in the 2014 Dean and Chadlington Competition, she was a Susan Chilcott Award Finalist, a 2014 Young Classical Artists Trust finalist and a finalist at the 2014 Royal Overseas League Competition. Her repertoire includes Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Armida in Händel’s Rinaldo, Emilia in Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica as well as the Governess or Flora in The Turn of the Screw.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Benedetto sia il giorno (Sonetto 47 di Petrarca)
Händel: Ah! Ruggiero crudel… Ombre pallide – Alcina áriája az Alcinából
Mozart: Ach ich liebte – Konstanze áriája a Szöktetés a szerájból című operából
Semi-final
Donizetti: Regnava nel silenzio – Lucia áriája a Lammermoori Luciából
Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen – Az Éj Királynőjének áriája a Varázsfuvolából
Final
Gounod: Je veux vivre – Júlia keringője a Rómeó és Júliából
Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table – Manon áriája a Manonból
Bellini: Qui la voce... Vien, diletto – Elvira áriája A puritánokból