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Olga Mykytenko (Ukrainian: Ольга Микитенко)[citation needed] is a German soprano opera singer of Ukrainian origin.[1]
Biography
editBorn in Zhytomyr, Ukraine,[1] Olga Mykytenko made her debut as a soloist in 1995 at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv and performed there through 2003. She won several international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Maria Callas International Singing contest in Athens (1997), 2nd prize and Special Award at Francisco Vinas contest in Barcelona (1997)[2] and 1st prize at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo (2003).[3]
Since 2001, Olga Mykytenko has performed at various world-renowned opera houses, such as the Mariinsky Theatre, the Berlin State Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Metropolitan Opera.
In 2017, Olga published her first philosophical novel "Solo OM", a novella with autobiographical qualities. The novel has been translated into English and German.
In 2020, she published the album "I Vespri Verdiani" —Verdi Arias in cooperation with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Karabits.[4]
In October 2021, she released an album entitled Lichter Sonnenschein (Lieder von Richard Strauss).
References
edit- ^ a b Smindak, Helen (November 4, 2007). "Now at Lincoln Center: a growing roster of Ukrainians" (PDF). The Ukrainian Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ "Contest's prizewinners from 1991 to 2000". Gran Teatre del Liceu. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Previous Prize Winners". The Queen Sonja International Music Competition. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ Mykytenko, Olga. "Biography". Olga Mykytenko. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
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