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The Russian soprano, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, received training in ballroom dancing and classical choreography since 9 years old. From 2002 until 2006 she studied at the Ural State University in the Faculty of International Relations and the Music College named after P.I. Tchaikovsky in Yekaterinburg, graduatiing with Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. From 2007 until 2010 she studied at the Royal College of Music in London. She graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy Opera in London in 2012. During her studies in London, her teachers were Rosa Mannion and Lillian Watson. She has won numerous awards including the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the First International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti in Innsbruck, Austria (2010) and the First Prize at the 42nd International Antonín Dvořák Vocal Competition in Czech Republic (2007). In April 2009, she became the 3rd prize winner of the 15th Ferruccio Tagliavini International Singing Competition in Deutschlandsberg in Austria, and in January 2010 she was granted the Honorable - Mention Award at the 61st Competition for Young Opera Singers of Europe in Como in Italy. She was also a finalist of the Handel Singing Competition in London in 2012 and Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition in San Marino in 2013.
In December 2010, Anna Gorbachyova debuted on the stage of the Hungarian State Opera as Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème. In 2011 she sang the role of Zhou in the world premiere of Kommilitonen! (Young Blood!) by Sir
Peter Maxwell Davies at the Royal Academy Opera; she had the title role in La Calisto by Cavalli at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music and was the Nymphe in the world premiere of the opera Gogol by L. Auerbach in Theatre an der Wien. Also she sang The Queen of the Night in
W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Academy Opera, the title role in Le Rossignol by
Igor Stravinsky in Lyon National Opera in 2012, Musetta in La Bohème at Theater an der Wien in 2013, Lady Madeline in Usher House, Madeline in La chute de la Maison Usher at Welsh National Opera in 2014 and The First Nymph in Rusalka at Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma in 2014 as well as participated in the Mozart Academy of the Festival d’Aix en Provence.
Besides being on the opera stage Anna Gorbachyova has performed at the 9th International Chamber Music Festival in Nuremberg, arias by Rameau under
Christophe Rousset's baton at the Russian-French Festival “Four Centuries of French Music” in the Kremlin in 2010, Stabat Mater by Boccherini for soprano solo in Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona with The
Kammerorchester Berlin, Les Noces at the Bath International Music Festival and
Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem at the Ulverston International Music Festival in 2012, at the Varaždin International Baroque Evenings Festival and at Herne International Festival of Early Music with the orchestra Pratum Integrum in 2013, Nelson Mass with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013, and The Four Last Songs by Strauss with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra in 2013. She has performed soprano-solo in numerous oratorios by
George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, Haydn (Maria Theresa Mass etc), Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle),
Ralph Vaughan Williams (A Sea Symphony), cantatas by
J.S. Bach, and concert arias by
W.A. Mozart. She is a keen recitalist and sings with a great pleasure art songs by Russian, French, German and English composers.
Anna Gorbachyova's engagements in 2018 and 2019 include Alcina in G.F. Handel's
Alcina in Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (2018, 2019), Cleopatra in
G.F. Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egypt in Teatr Wielki Stanisława Moniuszki Opera Poznań. Anna also performed the title role in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in Switzerland and in Opéra de Tours in France and Pamina in
W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in the Yekaterinburg State Opera House. Her most recent engagements include Katya in The Passenger by Weinberg at the Michigan Opera Theatre (USA debut) and the Florida Grand Opera (“her Russian song a cappella in the second act is worth the price of the admission.,”- elnuevoherald.com; “…given luminous voice in an astonishing performance by Anna Gorbachyova.” - operanews.com; “Gorbachyova was splendid, showing off a voice of exceptional evenness and presence that won her well-deserved acclaim at the curtain call.” - palmbeachchartspaper.com),
G.F. Handel's Alexander’s Feast with the
American Bach Soloists in San Francisco ( “Ms. Gorbachyova’s voice was splendidly rich and powerful…”- classicalsonoma.com) as well as a debut concert at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall with the
Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra, Moscow. |
