Ekaterina Semenchuk
Born: 24th March 1976, Minsk, Belarus
Nationality: Belarussian
The Russian dramatic mezzo Ekaterina Semenchuk (born 1976) studied at the St Petersburg Academy and debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre whilst still a student; after spending her early career in relatively small roles in Russian repertoire such as Polina in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Olga in his Eugene Onegin, she is now recognised as one of the world’s pre-eminent Verdi mezzos, with engagements including Lady Macbeth (opposite Plácido Domingo for Los Angeles Opera), Azucena in Il trovatore at the Salzburg Festival, Covent Garden, the Mariinsky and the Opéra National de Paris, and Amneris in Tokyo, Madrid, St Petersburg and Rome (her performance of the role on Antonio Pappano’s multi-award-winning recording of the opera in 2015 won praise from BBC Music Magazine for her ‘many subtle observations pertinent to the character's inner emotional world’). In 2005 Semenchuk sang Grechaninov at the marriage ceremony of HRH Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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Verdi: Aida
Anja Harteros (Aida), Jonas Kaufmann (Radamès), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Amneris), Ludovic Tezier (Amonasro), Erwin Schrott (Ramfis), Marco Spotti (Il Re d'Egitto), Paolo Fanale (Un Messaggero), Eleonora Buratto (Sacerdotessa), Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd October 2015
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Winner (Opera) and Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, October 2015, Record of the Week
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Building a Library, April 2017, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Opéra
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Music For A Royal Celebration | Music from the Service of Prayer and Dedication to Celebrate the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Saturday 9th April 2005
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Roger Judd (organ) Philharmonia Orchestra, The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Christopher Warren-Green, Timothy Byram-Wigfield
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Gala Mariinsky II | Live recording from Mariinsky II in St. Petersburg, May 2, 2013
Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Olga Borodina, Plácido Domingo, Alexei Markov, Yevgeny Nikitin, Ildar Abdrazakov, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko, Sergei Semishkur (Opera), Olga Esina, Kim Kimin, Anastasia Kolegova, Yekaterina Kondaurova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Alexander Sergeyev, Vladimir Shklyarov, Oxana Skorik, Diana Vishneva (Principal Dancers and Soloists of the Mariinsky Ballet), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Denis Matsuev (piano) Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev
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Operatic Pappano
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Anja Harteros (soprano), Erwin Schrott (bass), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Marco Spotti (bass), Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Gabriele Gemignani (cello), Nina Stemme (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Leontina Vaduva (soprano), Samuel Ramey (bass), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Gregory Bonfatti (tenor), Enkelejda Shkosa (mezzo-soprano), Fabio Capitanucci (baritone), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone), Larissa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano), Maria Guleghina (soprano), Neil Shicoff (tenor), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (soprano), Jean-Philippe Courtis (bass), Jean-Marie Frémeau (baritone), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Patricia Petibon (soprano), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Anna Maria Panzarella (soprano), Gilles Ragon (tenor), Nicolas Cavallier (bass), Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Sophie Koch (mezzo-soprano), Susanne Schimmack (soprano), Earle Patriarco (baritone), Ernest Frère (baritone), Marc Coulon (tenor), Julien Weisgerber (bass), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Alberto Rinaldi (baritone), Inva Mula (soprano), Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano), Patrizia Biccirè (soprano), Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), William Matteuzzi (tenor), Andrew Busher (tenor), Gareth Roberts (tenor), Maurizio Muraro (bass), Enrico Fissore (bass), David Cangelosi (tenor), Ruggero Raimondi (baritone), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Tiffin Children's Choir, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Chœurs de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
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