Ekaterina Kardakova
SOPRANO
Vita
I started my music education with piano and singing. By the age of 10 I had won various competitions as a singer and pianist and performed with Kirov Philharmonie at various children's projects. At the age of 15 I moved to Moscow to study singing under Prof. Ruzanna Lisizian at Gnessin State Musical College. Later I continued my singing education in Hannover. In the following years I made my studies in Italy under Mrs. Mirella Freni at the accademia di Belcanto. After receiving my degree as an opera singer I joined the ensemble at the Opera Theatre in Magdeburg. Following that I studied Modern Music Performance in Lugano Switzerland and got a teaching degree at the Mannheim Universtity of Music and Performing Arts in Germany. After this study I continued working as a freelancer opera singer, I begun my own project „Mobile Musical School“ and „Creative TechLab“ for which I received the grant from the Medium Centre in Munich. I also worked as an assistant director at the opera festival „Rossini in Wildbad 2016“ and was a part of the drama festival team „New Europe“ in Cologne. As a freelancer opera singer I performed at the Rheinsberger Festival, Ticino Musica Festival, The Lugano Festival, The Vossa Jazz Festival, to name a few. I worked together with the composer Wolfgang Rihm and took master classes under Christa Ludwig, Barbara Bonney, Grace Bumbry and others.
My recordings
Repertoire
Roles on stage
2014 Donna Anna from Don Giovanni by W.A.Mozart at the Ticino Musica Festival
2013-2014 Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A.MozartPamina from Die Zauberflöte by W.A.Mozart at Theatre Magdeburg
2012-2013 Titania from The Summernights Dreams by B.Britten at Theatre Magdeburg
2013 Zerlina from Don Giovanno by W.A.Mozart Operncamp Kiefersfelden
Studied roles
Opera:
- W.A.Mozart: Fiordiligi, Konstanze
- G.Verdi: Traviata, Leonora
- J.Massenet: Manon
- G.Puccini: Lauretta
- Ch.Gounod: Margerite
Oratorio:
- J.S.Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Johannespassion
- G.F.Händel: Messiah
- J.Haydn: Die Schöpfung
- G. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
- A.Vivaldi: Gloria D Dur
- W.A.Mozart: Mottete for soprano and orchestra
© Ekaterina Kardakova 2019