Kukhar, Nataliia
No. 35
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Ukraine
Date of birth: 18 December, 1991
The Ukrainian soprano graduated from Lviv National Music Academy named after Mykola Lysenko in 2016. Since 2017, she has been working under the supervision of Olga Pasichnyk. She made her debut on the stage of Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in April 2015 in Don Giovanni as Donna Elvira. In June 2016, she sang the countess in Le nozze di Figaro. In the 2016/2017 season, she was a soloist of Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Operetta. She has attended various masterclasses with Montserrat Caballé, Izabella Klosinska, Eytan Pessen, among others. She has been welcomed by the Polish, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Swiss audiences.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Freudvoll und Leidvoll (J. W. G oethe)
Händel: Con l’ali di costanza – Ariodante’s Aria from Ariodante
Mozart: Ah, chi mi dice mai... – Donna Elvira’s Aria from Don Giovanni
Semi-final
Mozart: Parto, parto – Sesto’s Aria from La clemenza di Tito
Strauss, R.: Sein wir wieder gut! – Composer’s Aria from Ariadne auf Naxos
Final
Händel: Svegliatevi nel core – Sesto’s Aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Mozart: Smanie implacabili – Dorabella’s Aria from Così fan tutte
Rossini: Una voce poco fa – Rosina’s Aria from Il barbiere di Siviglia