Anna Hudovych is a soprano from Ukraine.
   She was born in 1990 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

 

Education: 2014 - 2018: National academy of culture and arts management (Kyiv, Ukraine) - Master's degree in classical singing. Her singing teachers at the Academy were professors Viktor Kavun and Mykola Sikora.

Before and during her studying at the Academy she also received private singing lessons and attended singing masterclasses of famous Ukrainian singers and singing teachers Inna Andriyash, Iryna Ukrainets, Nadiya Kudelya and Anastasia Burgarova.

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International Opera Singing Masterclasses attended:

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  In May 2023 Anna studied at Carlo Bergonzi Academy in Teatro Giuseppe Verdi (Busseto, Italy) where she attended The Masterclass with Fabio Armiliato on preparation of the role of Cio-Cio-San "Madama Butterfly". During this masterclass, she was studying with renowned singers and vocal teachers Fabio Armiliato and Chiara Giudice; Simone Maria Marziali (pianist, conductor and vocal coach), Lorenzo Bizzarri (conductor and pianist), Eddy Lovaglio (stage director) and prepared the part of Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly). 

 Anna also participated in Omega Opera Workshop (Sofia, 2021), Omega Opera Workshop & K. S. Iordanka Derilova Masterclass (Berlin, 2021), Omega Opera Workshop (Sofia, 2020) held by famous Bulgarian singers and vocal coaches Krum Galabov, Daniela Diakova and K. S. Iordanka Derilova. 

  She also attended masterclasses by Capucine Chiaudani (2020). In particular, Anna was an active participant of the masterclass held by C. Chiaudani dedicated to the preparation of the part of Liù ("Turandot" by G. Puccini). She also worked a lot on the part of Liù during Omega Opera Workshops.

   In August 2023, Anna has successfully auditioned to ADADS Accademia (Opera Studio Milano 2023-2024) and was selected to research and perform the parts of Santuzza "Cavalleria Rusticana" by P. Mascagni and Nedda "Pagliacci" by R. Leoncavallo in June 2024. She is currently studying the part of Nedda.

 

Participation in competitions: MAP International Music Competition (2022, Third Prize), XI International Competition For Young Musicians "Città di Massa" (2022, Third Prize), London International Music Competition (2022, Special Mention), Beethoven Young Musician Competition (2022, Honorary Mention),  Neapolitan Masters International Online Singing Competition (2021, Finalist, Masters category), IMKA International Music Competition (2019, First Prize), New Face All-Ukrainian Vocal Competition (2019, Kyiv, Fourth Prize), Conquer The Stage International Music Competition (2015, Kyiv, Third Prize), Amulet Of Love International Music Competition (2014, Kyiv, Second Prize).

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   Anna possesses a lirico-spinto soprano of a wide vocal range and dark timbre that enables her to produce when necessary low notes of a mezzo-soprano, transparent high notes of high lyric soprano and stratospheric high notes of coloratura soprano. Her vocal technique can be characterized as a nuanced one, including well-developed cantilena and ability to dramatically rich phrases and climaxes.

  As for her repertoire specialization, she mainly sings the arias by Verismo composers (G. Puccini, P. Mascagni, F. Cilea, A. Catalani, U. Giordano). She also sings occasionally works by A. Dvorak, F. Lehar, G. Verdi, A. Ponchielli, C. Saint-Saёns, E. Villa-Lobos, A. Zhubanov, L. Khamidi, M. Lysenko, S. Hulak-Artemovskyi and others. 

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  Anna has been taking part in concerts since 2015 and has been performing solo recitals since 2016. The concerts took place in Kyiv, Ukraine  - at the House of Scientists (Solo recitals of Anna Hudovych - December 2016, May 2018, July 2020, July 2021, December 2022), at the Museum of Book and Printing of Ukraine (Solo recitals of Anna Hudovych - July 2017, July 2019, December 2019), at the Actor Hall (The concert in the memory of S. Burago - June 2015),  at the National Ecological and Naturalistic Center of Student Youth (The concert of classical music -May 2015); in Sofia, Bulgaria - at Boris Christoff Museum (Final concerts of Omega Opera Workshops - February 2020, October 2021),  in Berlin, Germany (the Bulgarian Cultural Institute (BCI) in Berlin - Final concert of Omega Opera Workshop & K. S. Iordanka Derilova Masterclass (September 2021). The most recent recital of Anna Hudovych "G. Puccini's heroines in the concert" took place on 18th December 2022 at the White Hall of Kyivan House of Scientists and was dedicated to the 164th anniversary of the birth of G. Puccini.

  As a concert singer, Anna has so far collaborated with such pianists and accompanists, as Tetiana Borysenko (Tetiana Victory), Liudmyla Skirko, Viviana Grudanska, Ermila Schweizer, Iryna Dyachenko, Nataliya Kurinna. 

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  Anna studied the following opera parts:

Cio-Cio-San "Madama Butterfly" by G. Puccini
Mimì "La Bohème" by G. Puccini

Liù "Turandot" by G. Puccini

Suor Angelica "Suor Angelica" by G. Puccini

Lauretta "Gianni Schicchi" by G. Puccini

Santuzza "Cavalleria rusticana" by P. Mascagni

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​  Anna has also a Master's Degree in English. She has been studying English at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University in 2007-2013.