Roxolana Roslak (Ukrainian: Роксолана Михайлівна Росляк; born 10 February 1940) is a Ukrainian soprano singer.
Roxolana Roslak | |
|---|---|
| Роксолана Росляк | |
| Born | Roxolana Mykhailivna Roslak 10 February 1940 |
| Other names | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatory, University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Soprano singer |
Biography
editRoxolana Roslak was born on 10 February 1940 in Chortkiv, now Chortkiv urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[1][2]
From 1948 she lived in Edmonton, Canada. In 1964, Roslak graduate of the Royal Conservatory and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.[1][2][3]
Career
editFrom 1963, she has been a soloist with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Regional Concert Bureau, and a lecturer at the RCMT in Toronto (from 1986).[1][2][3]
Roslak has performed at opera houses in Germany (Munich, Düsseldorf), Great Britain (Royal Opera House, London; Shakespeare festival, Stratford-upon-Avon), and Switzerland (Geneva).[1][2][3][4]
Roslak gave concerts in Canada and the United States (1978 – a large tour of the American continent; including in Lincoln Center, New York City[5][6]); her repertoire includes works by Antonio Vivaldi, Claude Debussy, and Ukrainian folk songs. She has recorded several albums in the USA.[1][2]
Opera parts:[1]
- 1963: Modiste, Der Rosenkavalier
- 1963, 1975: Marguerite, Somers' Louis Riel
- 1968: Musetta, La Bohème
- 1970: Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni
- 1970, 1979: Micaëla, Carmen
- 1978: Agnes Sorel, Jeanne d'Arc
- 1979: la comtesse, Les Noces de Figaro
- 1982: Alice Ford, Falstaff
Awards
edit| Year | Subject | Category | Awards | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hindemith: Das Marienleben (with Glenn Gould | Best Classical Album of the Year | Juno Award | Won | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Harvey Chusid, Patricia Wardrop (2007-07-30). "Roxolana Roslak". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) Мельничук Б., Щербак Л., Росляк Роксолана Михайлівна // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 197—198. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
- ^ a b c Бура Л. Несамовитий успіх // Наше Життя (Our Life), Feb. 1966, No. 2, S. 9, (Наше інтерв'ю).
- ^ Ukrainian singer gets Covent Garden contract // Наше Життя (Our Life), Mar. 1966, No. 3, S. 18.
- ^ "Music in Review". The New York Times. 1978-12-24.
- ^ "Roxolana Roslak". The Royal Conservatory of Music.
- ^ "Best Classical Album of the Year 1979". The Juno Awards.
External links
edit- Premieres to remember // The Ukrainian Weekly, 29.09.1996, No. 39.