Berezovska Maria

Laureate of the Anatoliy Solovianenko International Vocal Competition (Ukraine); Diploma recipient of the Vocal Competition in Toulouse, France; Finalist of the Vocal Competition in Vercelli, Italy.

Born in Lviv. Graduated from the S. Liudkevych Music College. Mezzo-soprano Maria Berezovska studied singing at the Odesa State (now National) Conservatory and graduated with a Bachelor's degree. She later continued her studies at the Accademia d'Arte Lirica (Ancona, Italy) and at the A. V. Nezhdanova Odesa National Music Academy, where she completed her studies and received a Master's degree at the Department of Solo Singing, in the class of Professor, Academician, People's Artist of Ukraine Halyna Polyvanova. Maria is a Laureate of the Anatoliy Solovianenko International Vocal Competition (Ukraine); Diploma recipient of the Vocal Competition in Toulouse, France; Finalist of the Vocal Competition in Vercelli, Italy. She participated in festival performances in Crete (Greece) under the direction of Gunnar Stromsholm. She participated in festival performances in Crete (Greece) under the direction of Gunnar Stromsholm.

Maria performs as a guest soloist in leading roles at major European opera houses: the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn, the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, the Bergen National Opera, Norway; and at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, Poland.

Repertoire includes the following roles:

• • Amneris – “Aida” by G. Verdi
  • Ortrud – “Lohengrin” by R. Wagner
  • Azucena – “Il Trovatore” by G. Verdi
  • Mamma Lucia – “Cavalleria Rusticana” by P. Mascagni
  • Ciesca – “Gianni Schicchi” by G. Puccini
  • Eboli – “Don Carlo” by G. Verdi
  • Fenena – “Nabucco” by G. Verdi
  • Ulrica – “Un Ballo in Maschera” by G. Verdi
  • Maddalena – “Rigoletto” by G. Verdi
  • Suzuki – “Madama Butterfly” by G. Puccini
  • The Abbess – “Suor Angelica” by G. Puccini
  • Odarka – “Zaporozhets Beyond the Danube” by S. Hulak-Artemovsky