MIRA ALKHOVIK
YOUNG LYRIC SOPRANO
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Mira Alkhovik won THE 3d prize of THE ard international Music competition in munich!
Having performed the arias of Fiordiligi, Didona and Rusalka, Mira won not only the third prize of this prestigious competition, but also the prize for the best performance of a contemporary art song by the composer Antony Turnage, which was performed in the semi-finals of the competition.
Focus on Puccini at Teatro Solís: La Bohème review from cult.news
"Soprano Mira Alkhovik made her debut in the role of Mimi. She unquestionably has the youth and voice of her character. Her vocal and stage performance was excellent...her half-tones, her expressiveness, her voice rich in colour and harmony were much appreciated by the audience.
Tenor Galeano Salas and Mira Alkhovik portrayed a moving couple, without ever going over the top, earning rapturous applause, particularly at the end of the first act."
Tenor Galeano Salas and Mira Alkhovik portrayed a moving couple, without ever going over the top, earning rapturous applause, particularly at the end of the first act."
Mira becomes part of the Volksoper Wien Opernstudio for 2024-26.!
In sum, there will be six international singers and a pianist in this program for two years on the path between studies and professional life.
The Volksoper Wien is an opera house in Vienna, Austria that has produced 300 performances of 25 German language productions of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet.
The Volksoper Wien is an opera house in Vienna, Austria that has produced 300 performances of 25 German language productions of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet.
Mira won the II Prize and the Oratorio-Lied Prize of the 61 Tenor Viñas Contest in Barcelona!
With her beautiful semifinal performance of Be not extreme, O Lord from Elgar's The Light of Life and Tatiana's letter scene from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and terrific Lied final round with Suleika and Wehmut by Franz Schubert and Was I not like grass in the lea by Tchaikovsky she won the hearts of the Jury members.
She won not only the Silver Medal "Amics del Concurs Tenor Viñas" and the main prize of Oratorio-Lied category "la Caixa" but also the "Associació Franz-Schubert" Extraordinary Prize, "Victoria de los Ángeles" Extraordinary prize and the Extraordinary Prize offered by Teatro Real de Madrid.
She won not only the Silver Medal "Amics del Concurs Tenor Viñas" and the main prize of Oratorio-Lied category "la Caixa" but also the "Associació Franz-Schubert" Extraordinary Prize, "Victoria de los Ángeles" Extraordinary prize and the Extraordinary Prize offered by Teatro Real de Madrid.
Mira became one of three winners of The prestigious Eva Kleinitz Scholarship 2024
The Opera Europa Eva Kleinitz jury has completed the third year of awards of the scholarship. The scholarship jury is composed of artist manager Jonathan Groves, artistic administrator of La Monnaie Bettina Giese and stage director Nicola Raab.
The scholarship was established with a bequest from the late Eva Kleinitz, past President of Opera Europa and Director of the Opéra National du Rhin. During her years at the Bregenzer Festspiele, La Monnaie, Staatstheater Stuttgart and in Strasbourg, Eva offered generous support, encouragement and opportunities to countless young singers.
Mira Alkhovik makes her Debut in the role of mimi in puccini's La bohÈme !
Mira Alkhovik makes her Latin American debut as Mimi at Teatro Solís de Montevideo, in the production of Teatro Colon directed by Stefano Trespidi.
The performances will take place in Montevideo (Uruguay) on 17, 19 and 21 of May
The performances will take place in Montevideo (Uruguay) on 17, 19 and 21 of May
Mira's debut Lied album - Falling for Love is available on all streaming platforms!
The album was recorded in Copenhagen in October 2023 with pianist Alla Belova.
This album is a collection of songs by Schubert, Chausson, Pijper, Nielsen, Rachmaninov, Berg and Enescu that tell the listener about love, but in its different manifestations: tragic, happy, mystical, passionate.
Love can be very different, but living this feeling truly we can discover a lot of new and unknown things.
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This album is a collection of songs by Schubert, Chausson, Pijper, Nielsen, Rachmaninov, Berg and Enescu that tell the listener about love, but in its different manifestations: tragic, happy, mystical, passionate.
Love can be very different, but living this feeling truly we can discover a lot of new and unknown things.
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Mira AlKhovik won Two prizes at the Ningbo Opera Competition 2023
Mira Alkhovik became the winner of the Ningbo Opera Competition 2023, international opera competition in China. Mira took not only the Fourth Prize, but also the honorary award for the Best Performance of a Chinese romance.
The competition was held in four stages, including a European qualifying stage in Vienna, Austria. At the finals, Mira performed the Tatiana's letter scene from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Liù's aria from Puccini's Turandot.
The competition was held in four stages, including a European qualifying stage in Vienna, Austria. At the finals, Mira performed the Tatiana's letter scene from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Liù's aria from Puccini's Turandot.
BIO
Mira Alkhovik was born in Saint-Petersburg and played violin for 12 years before she began her studies in vocal performance at St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory.
In her fifth year of studies she spent one semester at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Prof. Elena Pankratova).
Shortly afterwards, she began studying specialised opera performance at the Bern Academy of the Arts (Professor Malin Hartelius), where she graduated in 2024 as Master of Arts with honours.
During her studies she was a scholarship recipient of foundations such as Vontobel-Stiftung, Rahn Kulturfonds, Stiftung Lyra.
She became also one of three winners of the prestigious Eva Kleinitz Scholarship from the professional association of opera companies and festivals in Europe "Opera Europa" in 2024.
In her fifth year of studies she spent one semester at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Prof. Elena Pankratova).
Shortly afterwards, she began studying specialised opera performance at the Bern Academy of the Arts (Professor Malin Hartelius), where she graduated in 2024 as Master of Arts with honours.
During her studies she was a scholarship recipient of foundations such as Vontobel-Stiftung, Rahn Kulturfonds, Stiftung Lyra.
She became also one of three winners of the prestigious Eva Kleinitz Scholarship from the professional association of opera companies and festivals in Europe "Opera Europa" in 2024.
In July 2021 Mira made her European debut as PAMINA in Die Zauberflöte by Mozart at OpernFest in Kandersteg, Switzerland.
During the season 22/23 as a member of the Swiss Opera Studio Mira was performing AMOUR in Orphée et Euridice by Gluck, ANNA in Nabucco by Verdi and DONNA ANNA in Don Giovanni by Mozart in Biel Solothurn Opera Theatre (Switzerland).
In May 2024 Mira made her debut as MIMI in La Boheme by Puccini in Teatro Solís de Montevideo.
In season 24/25 Mira became a part of the Volksoper Wien Opernstudio. She starts her season with two Studio Concerts, during the year she will be performing roles of TAUMÄNNCHEN in Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdink and YVETTE in La Rondine by Puccini.
During the season 22/23 as a member of the Swiss Opera Studio Mira was performing AMOUR in Orphée et Euridice by Gluck, ANNA in Nabucco by Verdi and DONNA ANNA in Don Giovanni by Mozart in Biel Solothurn Opera Theatre (Switzerland).
In May 2024 Mira made her debut as MIMI in La Boheme by Puccini in Teatro Solís de Montevideo.
In season 24/25 Mira became a part of the Volksoper Wien Opernstudio. She starts her season with two Studio Concerts, during the year she will be performing roles of TAUMÄNNCHEN in Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdink and YVETTE in La Rondine by Puccini.
Mira is a prize winner of numerous vocal competitions. In 2021 she received Grand Prix of the 8th International George Enesco Competition in 2021 (Paris). In 2022 she won two second prizes: of the International Student LiedDuo Competition in Groningen (NL) and the 4th International Haydn Competition (Austria, Rohrau).
In 2022 Mira was named finalist of the second season of the ARIA TV competition (Netherlands). In 2023 she won 4th prize and Best Chinese Art Song special prize of the prestigious Ningbo International Vocal Competition (China).
In 2024 Mira won the II Prize and Oratorio-Lied Prize of the 61st Tenor Viñas Contest in Barcelona and the III Prize and Best Contemporary Art Song prize of the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
In parallel to her opera career, Mira is performing a lot of chamber music, having trained in 2022 at the Verbier Festival Academy and the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie with Thomas Hampson.
She released two Lied albums: Falling for Love (Copenhagen, 2023) and Catalan melodies (Strasbourg, 2024).
In 2022 Mira was named finalist of the second season of the ARIA TV competition (Netherlands). In 2023 she won 4th prize and Best Chinese Art Song special prize of the prestigious Ningbo International Vocal Competition (China).
In 2024 Mira won the II Prize and Oratorio-Lied Prize of the 61st Tenor Viñas Contest in Barcelona and the III Prize and Best Contemporary Art Song prize of the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
In parallel to her opera career, Mira is performing a lot of chamber music, having trained in 2022 at the Verbier Festival Academy and the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie with Thomas Hampson.
She released two Lied albums: Falling for Love (Copenhagen, 2023) and Catalan melodies (Strasbourg, 2024).
Season 24/25 in Volksoper Wien
CALENDAR
Date
EVENT
25. November 2024 19:30
18. December 2024 18:30
23. December 2024 18:00
29. December 2024 11:00
6. January 2025 17:00
23. December 2024 18:00
29. December 2024 11:00
6. January 2025 17:00
1. February 2025 19:00
11. February 2025 19:00
20. February 2025 19:00
10. March 2025 19:00
11. February 2025 19:00
20. February 2025 19:00
10. March 2025 19:00
4. May 2025 11:00
VIDEOS
III PRIZE AND BEST CONTEmPORARY ART SONG PERFORMANCE OF THE ARD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION (2024)
A. Dvorak „Song to the moon“
H. Purcell Dido's Lament
G. Bizet „Me voila seule…Comme autrefois“
W. A. Mozart „Temerari…Come scoglio“
Suleika by F. Schubert
Was I not like grass in the lea by P. Tchaikovsky
II Prize and Oratorio-Lied Prize of THE 61 Tenor Viñas Contest (2024)
Wehmut by F. Schubert
IV Prize and best chinese song prize of the Ningbo international Vocal Competition (2023)
P. Tchaikovsky "Letter scene" from "Eugene Onegin"
枫桥夜泊 “Mooring by Maple Bridge at Night” Li Yinghai
berlin, pierre boulez saal, Schubert Woche (2023)
A. Webern "Heimgang in der Frühe"
finalist of THE Aria TV show (omroep max) in amsterdam (2022)
The man I love
II prize of the International Haydn Competition in Rohrau (2022)
J. Haydn "Auf starkem Fittiche..." from Die Schöpfung
J. Haydn "Fidelity"
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Press
61 Tenor Viñas Contest
"...As in the final (where she sang Schubert and Tchaikovski) she repeated a magnificent "Suleika and Wehmut" by the great Franz Schubert, well accompanied on piano by Rodrigo de Vega. Just by her manner of presentation and her attire one could sense something special about her and her work. It is a lyric with coppery reflections in the centre and medium of her voice..."
"...As in the final (where she sang Schubert and Tchaikovski) she repeated a magnificent "Suleika and Wehmut" by the great Franz Schubert, well accompanied on piano by Rodrigo de Vega. Just by her manner of presentation and her attire one could sense something special about her and her work. It is a lyric with coppery reflections in the centre and medium of her voice..."
61 Tenor Viñas Contest
"...The great scene of Tatiana's letter from Eugene Onegin was then sung by the second prize winner, the aforementioned Mira Alkhovik, and although the orchestra was very heavy, she once again imposed her class, her sense of nuance, her innate good taste, and her exemplary way of never forcing her voice..."
"...The great scene of Tatiana's letter from Eugene Onegin was then sung by the second prize winner, the aforementioned Mira Alkhovik, and although the orchestra was very heavy, she once again imposed her class, her sense of nuance, her innate good taste, and her exemplary way of never forcing her voice..."
61 Tenor Viñas Contest
"...Mira Alkhovik (2nd prize) would demonstrate in the letter scene from the Eugene Onegin, that even such an intimate interpretation can move into dramatically expressive singing..."
"...Mira Alkhovik (2nd prize) would demonstrate in the letter scene from the Eugene Onegin, that even such an intimate interpretation can move into dramatically expressive singing..."
Amour in in Orphée et Euridice
"...Mira Alkhovik's performances as Amor are brief and concise thanks to her bright and unerring soprano..."
"...Mira Alkhovik's performances as Amor are brief and concise thanks to her bright and unerring soprano..."
Amour in in Orphée et Euridice
"...Mira Alkhovik as Amour completes the trio and provides a good contrast with her slender, youthfully fresh soprano..."
"...Mira Alkhovik as Amour completes the trio and provides a good contrast with her slender, youthfully fresh soprano..."
Amour in in Orphée et Euridice
"...Mira Alkhovik (Amour) fits perfectly into the picture, both visually and vocally..."
"...Mira Alkhovik (Amour) fits perfectly into the picture, both visually and vocally..."
Verbier Festival Academy
"...or Rossini's Canzonetta spagnuola (soprano Mira Alkhovik), which surpasses virtuosity through the dramaturgy of its words..."
"...or Rossini's Canzonetta spagnuola (soprano Mira Alkhovik), which surpasses virtuosity through the dramaturgy of its words..."
Anna in Nabucco
"...Finally, Mira Alkhovik, a student at the Bern University of the Arts, is remarkable in the small role of Anna..."
"...Finally, Mira Alkhovik, a student at the Bern University of the Arts, is remarkable in the small role of Anna..."
4th International Haydn Competition
"...At the same time, soprano Mira Alkhovik was at least as impressive with her confident expression and convincing creative power - she ultimately won second prize..."
"...At the same time, soprano Mira Alkhovik was at least as impressive with her confident expression and convincing creative power - she ultimately won second prize..."
Opera and concert
Ibermúsica Artists
Aleix Palau
aleixpalau@ibermusica.es
private
mira.alkhovik@gmail.com
Ibermúsica Artists
Aleix Palau
aleixpalau@ibermusica.es
private
mira.alkhovik@gmail.com