Galitskaia, Kseniia
No. 23
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Russia
Date of birth: 16 May, 1993
The soprano earned her bachelor’s degree at the Mozarteum University (Salzburg) in 2018, her master’s degree at the Institute of Music, Theatre and Choreography (Herzen University) in 2020. She debuted at the Mozarteum in 2017, and the same year, she received a diploma at the 11th Elena Obraztsova International Competition of young opera singers, as well as 3rd place at the 8th international competition of opera singers “Saint-Petersburg”. She participated in the Operalia Competition (Lisbon) in 2018, and was finalist at the Elizabeth Connell Prize (international singing competition for dramatic sopranos) in 2019. Her vocal teacher is Olga Vaganova, and she took part in masterclasses by Enrico Faccini (UDK, Berlin), Anna Korondi (Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin) and Michèle Crider (Mozarteum, Salzburg).
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Liebesträume – O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Mascagni: Voi lo sapete, o mamma – Santuzza’s aria from Cavalleria rusticana
Puccini: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì – Mimì’s aria from La bohème
Semi-final
Puccini: In quelle trine morbide – Manon’s aria from Manon Lescaut
Verdi: Ritorna vincitor! – Aida’s aria from Aida
Final
Puccini: Un bel dì vedremo – Cio-Cio-san’s aria from Madama Butterfly
Verdi: Pace, pace, mio Dio! – Leonora’s aria from La forza del destino
Verdi: Ecco l’orrido campo ove s’accoppia – Amelia’s aria from Un ballo in maschera