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Artist History Svetlana Strezeva is a prominent Russian born American soprano. She is a Laureate of the P. Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, M. Glinka Vocal International Competition in Minsk. Svetlana did her professional s tudies at La Scala in Milan, Italy, under the guidance of Opera Diva G. Simionato. Mme. Strezeva was Prima Donna of the Moldova National Opera Company. She made her debut at the Bolshoi Theater as Shemakha in "Le Coq D'Or" by Rimsky-Korsakoff under the direction of Maestro Eugene Svetlanov. Svetlana also sang at the Kirov Theater in St. Petersburg as Violetta in "La Traviata" under the direction of Eugene Colobov. In addition to her very busy schedule at the Moldova Opera she also sang leading roles with touring opera companies and solo recitals in Baltimore, Boston, Brussels, Bucharest, Chicago, Helsinki, Miami, Milan, New York, Rome, St. Petersburg, St. Louis, Tallin, Odessa and many other cities throughout the world. Svetlana has recorded with the Bolshoi Opera Orchestra, Moscow Pops Symphony and the orchestra of Russian Folk instruments. She has been praised as "The Great Russian Nightingale" by Russia's St. Petersburg press. Now residing in the United States with her husband, clarinet player, and their two children, Svetlana's career is flourishing in recitals, as well as soloist with symphony orchestras.

Group Members Svetlana Strezeva, Soprano; Various Russian Orchestras

Press Reviews "Her voice comes from the heart, is marvelous and fascinating, colored with overtones of youthfulness and verve punctuated with delicacy, melancholy and wild merriment..."-Slavic News, Moscow "Like a silver bell, her voice is smooth in all registers and has the clear transparent ring of a flute..." -Theater Life, Moscow"Rare beauty, lightness and purity of sound. Her voice is unbelievably beautiful for it's magic and the spell she casts over the audience." -Pravda of Ukraine, Kiev"The scenes with the Queen of Shemakha were played with impressive lightness. Many nuances, firm high notes and precision in melodic lines. Svetlana had an excellent feeling for the style of the work..."-Opera, London"Svetlana Strezeva is without doubt a beautiful Violetta, splendidly trained, with sensitive vocal coloration, especially in the exquisite mezzo-voce and pianissimo."-IL Tempo, Rome"Svetlana's Violetta was gifted with fascinating vocal agility, beautifully secure in the coloratura."-IL Messagero, Rome"Svetlana Strezeva has a magnificent voice, ..supple, well-trained coloratura..."-Boston Globe, Boston, MA"Star soprano, Svetlana Strezeva, (whose) rich tone and carrying power sounds exquisite and opulent (with) big scale operatic quality... a standing ovation!"-Miami Herald, Miami, FL"Svetlana's bright, accurate coloratura and glittering stage presence filled the Van Wezel's Hall effortlessly and brought the audience to their feet for several times...She tossed off some coloratura fireworks from the "Barber of Seville" and "Die Fledermaus" with such skill that one can only borrow an Olympic phrase: She nailed them!!!"-Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL "Svetlana Strezeva immediately displayed an interesting voice. It was highly refined and polished, ...a standing ovation!"-Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay, WI"Strezeva is a brilliant singer, ...a charming voice. With her versatile voice she celebrated asound of rare beauty and purity... in coloraturas offered a vocal art of highest perfection..."-Pforzheimer Zeitung, Germany

Location New York, NY - USA

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