Ekaterina Shelehova - Autumn Leaves
Ekaterina
Shelehova (Chelekhova) began studying music when she was 3 years old.
Growing
up in Hamilton, Ontario, she participated in many competitions and
concerts, such as the famous Kiwanis Competition
where she secured first place in 2008, 2010, and in 2012.
When
she was 10 years old she took part in her first opera
Carmen with
the children’s choir, after which she developed a passion not only
for singing, but for opera as well. Over the years, she has sung with
Opera Ontario, Opera Bel Canto, and with StageToneScape, where she
performed in many productions such
as Tosca, Cavaglieria Rusticana,
Traviatta,
and The
Magic Flute and
Le
Nozze di Figaro.
She
also participated in many musical theater productions such as Sweet
Charity,
Grease,
and Alice
in Wonderland in
leading roles.
During her high school years, Ekaterina studied at
the Conservatory of Music in Toronto where she received three Gold
Medals in Vocal and diploma for Grade 10 Vocal.
She
has also finished her studies in Piano, and received her diploma
for ARCT in
Piano Pedagogy.
In
Autumn 2012 she recorded her CD “Moonlight”.
At
the winter of 2013, she was featured on Buffallo
Radio.
In
2014, Ekaterina auditioned for the Conservatorio G.Verdi in Milan,
Italy, and
in 2019 she
has completed her Bachelors and Masters in Opera performance with
highest honors.
She
has since then participated in competitions where she has come up a
finalist and prize winner, such as Concorso Lirico Salvatore Licitra
in 2015, Concorso Internazionale Cleto Tomba in 2016, winning the
Young Opera Hope award at the Magda Olivero International
Competition in 2016 and The Public Choice Award at the Giuditta Pasta
Competition in 2018.
In
2016, Ekaterina was invited to take part in the international
Kostomuksha Music Festival in Russia, where she performed several
solo concerts. Currently she is taking part in an Improvisation
Concerts Series where she creates her own music and is a frequent
performer at the Antonio Belloni Theater, which is very famous across
Italy as one of the smallest opera houses in the world, where she has
performed important roles such as Adalgisa in “Norma”,
(V.Bellini) in 2017 and Rusalka in “Rusalka”,
(A.Dvorak) in 2018.
In
2019 She performed the roles of Olympia from ‘Les
Contes D’Hoffmann’ at
the Conservatory G.Verdi in Milan
and
Zerlina from ‘Don
Giovanni’.
At
Teatro Carcano, Milano.
During the summer of 2019, Ekaterina
participated in the Young Artist Program ‘iSing Festival’ in
China, and performed as a soloist in important opera theaters in
Guangzhou, Suzhou, Beijing, and Nanjing.
Besides
music, Ekaterina enjoys fitness and even received her Personal
Trainer and Health and Nutrition degree, hiking, latin dance, and
Zumba.
Ekaterina Shelehova
phone: +39-388-699-5021 (Italy)
+1-905-966-5738 (Canada)
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