Shapovalova, Anna
No. 56
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Russia
Date of birth: 25 July, 1988
Ms Shapovalova graduated from the Vocal Faculty of the Rostov State Conservatory has been a soloist at the Rostov State Music Theatre right from the beginning of her career. She is also awardee of numerous prestigious competition prizes: in 2015, she received a special prize for the best performance of a romance by Tchaikovsky at the 10th International Elena Obraztsova Competition for Young Singers in Saint Petersburg. She made her debut in the Rostov Opera as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin in 2014. The next year, she starred as Mimi in La bohème, but she can also boast the title role of Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco, Lisa in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, and she also featured as Yaroslavna in Borodin’s Prince Igor.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (F. Freiligrath)
Wagner: Dich teure Halle – Elizabeth’s Aria from Tannhäuser
Dvořák: Song to the Moon (Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém) – Rusalka’s Aria from Rusalka
Semi-final
Tchaikovsky: Tatiana's Letter Scene (Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde // Let me die, but first) – Tatiana’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Puccini: Mi chiamano Mimi – Mimi’s Aria from La bohème
Final
Wagner: Elsa‘s Dream (Einsam in trüben Tagen) – Elsa’s Aria from Lohengrin
Tchaikovsky: Utzh polnoch blizitsya… Ach, istomilas ja gorem (Midnight will soon strike) – Lisa’s Aria from The Queen of Spades
Verdi: Ritorna vincitor! 25 July 1988 – Aida’s Aria from Aida