Roxolana Roslak
Roxolana Roslak | |
|---|---|
| Роксолана Росляк | |
| Born | Roxolana Mykhailivna Roslak 10 February 1940 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatory, University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Soprano singer |
Roxolana Roslak (Ukrainian: Роксолана Михайлівна Росляк; born 10 February 1940) is a Ukrainian soprano singer.
Biography
Roxolana 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
From 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
| Year | Subject | Category | Awards | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hindemith: Das Marienleben (with Glenn Gould) | Best Classical Album of the Year | Juno Award | Won | [7] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harvey Chusid, Patricia Wardrop (2007-07-30). "Roxolana Roslak". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
- Premieres to remember // The Ukrainian Weekly, 29.09.1996, No. 39.
- Articles with Ukrainian-language sources (uk)
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- People from Chortkiv
- People from Edmonton
- University of Toronto alumni
- Ukrainian women singers
- 21st-century Canadian women singers
- Royal Opera House