Kolosova, Alisa Vladimirovna

At the age of five, she began to study music. From the age of 8 she won in vocal children's and youth competitions, then, after graduating from an external school, in 2004-2005 she studied at the Russian Academy of Theater Arts - GITIS in Moscow (Faculty of Musical Theater) under the famous countertenor, associate professor Yevgeny Zhuravkin .

From 2005-2007, she studied at the vocal department of the Academic College of Music at the Moscow State Conservatory . She participated in master classes of such performers as Makvala Kasrashvili , Sergey Leiferkus , Krista Ludwig and others.

She also participated in the production of the opera "Angelica's Sister" by Puccini at the theater of the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (former GITIS). In 2008, Alice sang the viola part in Mozart’s Requiem with the Pratum Integrum orchestra conducted by Pavel Serbin, the viola part in Handel ’s Messia with the Viva Musica orchestra conducted by Alexander Tsalyuk and the mezzo-soprano in Christmas Oratorio Saint-Saens (All-Russian Oratorio Premiere). In autumn 2008, Alisa Kolosova became a finalist of the prestigious Competizione dell'Opera European competition in Dresden (Germany) and performed on the stage of the famous Dresden Semperoper. In January 2009, the singer received a special jury award from the hands of Teresa Bergans at the Francisco Vinyas Competition in Barcelona (Spain) ^[1] .

In the summer of 2009, Alisa Kolosova participated in the Program for Young Opera Singers at the Salzburg Festival (Austria), where she studied the role of Irene from Handel’s oratorio “Theodora” and the role of Cherubino from Mozart’s opera “The Wedding of Figaro”. Alice also participated in the final concert under the direction of conductor Ivor Bolton in the Mozarteum hall as part of the program.

Since October 2009, she was a trainee at an opera studio at the Paris National Opera ( Grand Opera ) ^[2] . In the spring of 2010, Alice participated in various chamber concerts at the National Paris Opera, such as: “Mardrigals” to the music of Philip Fenelon at the Garnier Theater, and Schumann's vocal compositions in the hall of the Bastille Theater Amphitheater, as well as the annual gala concert of trainees at the National Paris Opera in the theater Garnier with the orchestra Opéra national de Paris. In May 2010, Alisa Kolosova played the role of Judith in Mozart’s opera “Liberated Betulia” in the new production of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, under the direction of maestro Riccardo Muti ^[3] . This production was also performed with great success at the opera festival in Ravenna (Italy).

In the summer of 2010, music expert J. Rossini Alberto Dzedda [1] invited Alisa Kolosova to an internship at Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro (Italy), where Alice performed the Marchesa Melibea part in Rossini’s opera Travel to Reims [2] and studied the part Cinderella from Rossini's opera of the same name.

In September and October 2010, Alisa Kolosova performed with great success the role of Olga in the opera Eugene Onegin at the Bastille Theater of the Paris National Opera ), under the direction of conductor Vasily Petrenko ^[4] . In October 2010, Alisa Kolosova participated in concerts on such stages as Opera Garnier and the Louvre. On November 4, Alice Kolosova was solemnly presented with the Prix de l'AROP from the sponsors of the National Paris Opera (Grand Opera) - AROP, which is presented only once a year in the male and female categories, to the young opera soloists of the National Paris Opera (Grand Opera). In November 2010, Alisa Kolosova performed the viola part in Handel's Oratorio “Messiah” in Oslo (National Norwegian Opera, Den Norske Opera) and at the Kennedy Center in Washington (USA) in December, led by Rinaldo Alessandrini . Also, on November 20, 2010 Alisa Kolosova participated in a concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the main sponsors of the National Opera of Paris AROP, where Alice sang with such singers as Barbara Frittoli, Natalie Dessay, Inva Mula, Sophie Koch, Piotr Beczala, Luca Pisaroni and others.

In January, Alisa Kolosova performed Vivaldi 's Magnificat for two mezzosopranos with Elina Garancha in Munich , in Herkulessaal, led by Riccardo Muti .

In May 2011, Alice played the role of Orpheus (French version of Berlioz) in the opera Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck in Paris. In the summer of 2011, Alice sings in the opera The Mermaid by Dvorak at the festival in Gleindborn (England), directed by Sir Andrew Davis. In August and December 2011, Alisa Kolosova participated in the European tour with the Vivaldi opera Farnache (conductor Diego Fasolis , Max Emmanuel Chenczyk, Vivika Genot and others, iBarroccisti orchestra).

On October 16, 2011, Alisa Kolosova made her debut on the stage of one of the best concert halls in Europe - Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with a baroque music concert with the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam orchestra conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend. At the end of October 2011, Alisa Kolosova performed “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” (Songs of an Itinerant Apprentice) Mahler with Riccardo Muti with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in Shanghai and at the Music Festival in Beijing (China).

In November 2011, Alice could be heard with a recital in Tokyo (Japan).

In December, Alisa Kolosova took part in the concert of Dmitry Hvorostovsky and Marcello Giordani in the Concert Hall of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses.

In January-February 2012, in the Massenet opera Manon with Natalie Dessay on the stage of the Bastille Theater (Opera National de Paris).

In March 2012, Alisa Kolosova made her debut on the stage of the Bavarian National Opera in Munich in the opera Eugene Onegin by P. I. Tchaikovsky (Tatyana - Ekaterina Shcherbachenko, Onegin - Simone Keenlyside, Lensky - Pavol Breslik).

In April 2012, Alisa Kolosova performs Mozart's Requiem in Rome (Italy) at the Easter Festival (conductor Eric Nielsen).

In June 2012, Alisa Kolosova returned to Paris to participate in Prokofiev’s opera Love for Three Oranges on the stage of the Bastille Theater (Paris National Opera).

In July, Alisa made her debut with great success at the Radio France Festival in Montpellier (France) in a concert performance of Glinka's opera Life for the Tsar , directed by Alexander Vedernikov (soloists: Gennady Bezzubenkov, Albina Shagimuratova, Dmitro Popov).

In October 2012, Alice Kolosova could be heard on the stage of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) as Annio in Mozart’s opera “Charity of the Titus”, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by maestro Adam Fisher (soloists: Richard Croft, Hibla Gerzmava, Magdalena Kozhena Shen Rice, Adam Cry).

In December 2012, Alice returned to the Herkulessaal stage in Munich for the performance of the As-dur Schubert Mass under the direction of maestro Riccardo Muti. Then, in December, Alisa Kolosova performed “LAUDA PER LA NATIVITA DEL SIGNORE” by Ottorino Respighi as part of the December Svyatoslav Richter International Music Festival at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, under the direction of maestro Yuri Bashmet .

In January 2013, Alisa made her debut in the opera The Queen of Spades in the role of Polina and Milovzor on the stage of the Vienna State Opera with the participation of such artists as the great Grace Bambry as the Countess, Neil Shikov as German, Asmik Papyan as Lisa and Thomas Tomasson as Tomsky .

On March 16, 2012, the singer can be heard in a charity gala concert in support of people with AIDS in Dusseldorf (Germany) and then, on March 22, Alisa Kolosova takes part in the first performance of Weber’s opera Oberon in Russia at the stage of the P. I Concert Hall Tchaikovsky with the Musica Viva Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin .

April 12, 15, 18 and April 22, 2013 - Alisa Kolosova sings Olga in the opera Eugene Onegin in the Vienna State Opera with a star and long-awaited cast: Anna Netrebko (debut as Tatyana), Dmitry Hvorostovsky in the role of Onegin, Dmitry Korchak in the role of Lensky.

In June, Alisa Kolosova sang a series of concerts in Chicago (Magnificat Vivaldi) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Riccardo Muti.

The season 2013-2014, Alice made her debut as Fenena in the opera Nabucco on the stage of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) under the direction of maestro Paolo Carignani, her colleagues became Zeljko Lucic as Nabucco, Jennifer Wilson as Abigael, Vitalij Kowaljow as Zachariah .

In October, Alisa Kolosova performed Maddalena in the new production of Rigoletto on the stage of the Bavarian National Opera in Munich under the direction of maestro Stefano Rantsani. Her colleagues were George Petean in the role of Rigoletto, Josef Caleha in the role of Duke, Alexandra Kurzak in the role of Gilda.

In November, Alice could be heard on the stage of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) as Suzuki in the opera Madame Butterfly , directed by maestro Placido Domingo , where Anna Maria Martinez and Neil Schikof became her colleagues. The performances were a huge success.

Also, Alice sang in two new productions on the stage of the Vienna Opera: “The Magic Flute” under the direction of maestro Christoph Eschenbach and “Adriana Lekuvrer” under the direction of maestro Evelino Pidò.

In January 2014, Alice will play the part of Fedor in the opera Boris Godunov with Ferruccio Furlanetto in the main part.

In March 2014, Alisa Kolosova made a triumphant debut on the stage of the Roman Opera in the opera Magomed II by Rossini, directed by maestro Roberto Abbado , where her colleagues were Marina Rebeka, Juan Francisco Gatell and others.

In May and June, also at the Vienna Opera, Alisa Kolosova sings in the opera Andrea Chenier under the direction of maestro Paolo Carignani, as well as in the operas Gold of the Rhine, Parsifal, and Death by God under the direction of maestro Jeffrey Tate.

In July, Alice sings in a concert performance of Eugene Onegin on the stage of the Philharmonic of Luxembourg. Her stage colleagues will be Veronika Dzhioeva, Vasily Ladyuk and others.

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