Larisa Kostiuk

The Honored Artist of Russia
LARISA KOSTYUK
mezzo-soprano

Born in Kuznetsk, Penza Oblast. She has graduated with honor from the Gnessin State Musical College (the class of V.V. Turchanovich) and the vocal department of the Moscow State University of Culture (the class of G. S. Portnov).

In 1995 Larisa Kostyuk has become the soloist of the Moscow musical theatre Helikon-opera. There are more than 40 parts in her repertoire. Among them there are the Countess (“The Queen of Spades” P. I. Tchaikovsky), Marina Mniszech (“Boris Godunov” M. Mussorgsky), Fenena (“Nabucco” G. Verdi), Lyubasha (“The Tsar's Bride” N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Madame de Croissy (“Dialogues des Carmélites” F. Poulenc), Lyubava (“Sadko” N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Amelfa (“The Golden cockerel” N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Olga and nanny (“Eugene Onegin” P. I. Tchaikovsky), Lyubov Kochubey (“Mazeppa” P. I. Tchaikovsky), Anna (“The Seven Deadly Sins” K. Weill), Flora (“La traviata” G. Verdi), Gypsy woman (“Aleko” S. V. Rachmaninoff) etc.

The singer pursues vast touring activity as part of the theatre’s troupe, and also as the invited soloist. She has performed on such stages as Bolshoi theatre, Opéra Bastille, Royal Swedish Opera, theatre of Vienna and Toronto, took part in the musical festival in Kazan, M. D. Mikhailov festival in Cheboksary, Klangbogen in Austria, Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland.

In April 2018 Larisa has participated in the premiere series of the A. Rubinstein’s “Demon” production, stage by Dmitry Bertman at the Teatro Liceu (Barcelona, Spain).

She was cooperating with such outstanding conductors as M. Rostropovich, V. Fedoseev, G. Rozhdestvensky, V. Ponkin, A. Vedernikov.

For the merits in the theatrical arts field Larisa Kostyuk was awarded with the Certificate of Honor of the Moscow culture committee and was given the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

Repertoire:
I. Operatic parts, performed in Helikon-opera
1.    M. Mussorgsky “Boris Godunov” – Marina Mniszech
2.    N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “The Tsar's Bride” – Lyubasha
3.    N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “Sadko” – Lyubava
4.    N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “The Golden cockerel” – Amelfa
5.    N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “Kashchey the Deathless” – Kascheyevna
6.    P. I. Tchaikovsky “Eugene Onegin” – Olga
7.    P. I. Tchaikovsky “The Queen of Spades” – Countess, Milovzor
9.    P. I. Tchaikovsky “Undina” – Ophelia, Fostress
11.    P. I. Tchaikovsky “Iolanta” – Marta, Laura
13.    S. Prokofiev “The Love for Three Oranges” – Clarice
14.    S. Prokofiev “Fallen from the sky” – Claudia
15.    D. D. Shostakovich “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” – Sonyetka
16.    I. Bardanishvili “Eve” – Eve
17.    D. Tukhmanov “Tsarina”– Catherine the Great
18.    V. Bellini “Norma” – Clotilde
19.    G. Rossini “Il barbiere di Siviglia” (author's edition) – Rosina
20.    W. A. Mozart “La clemenza di Tito” – Sesto
21.    G. Verdi “Aida” – High Priestess, Amneris
22.    G. Verdi “Nabucco” – Fenena
23.    G. Verdi “La traviata” – Flora
24.    G. Verdi “Falstaff” – Mistress Quickly
25.    G. Bizet «Кармен» – Carmen, Mercédès
27.    J. Offenbach “Les contes d'Hoffmann” – Nicklausse, The Muse  
28.    J. Strauss “Die Fledermaus” – Prince Orlofsky
29.    F. Poulenc “Dialogues des Carmélites” – Madame de Croissy
30.    A. Berg “Lulu” – Countess Geschwitz
31.    G. Gershwin “Gershwin-gala”– the soloist
32.    K. Weill “The Seven Deadly Sins” - Anna I
33.    G. Verdi “Il trovatore” - Azucena
34.    P. I. Tchaikovsky “Mazeppa”- Lyubov Kochubey
35.    S. V. Rachmaninoff “Aleko” - Gypsy woman
36.    G. Verdi “La traviata” - Flora
37.    G.C. Menotti "The Medium - Madame Flora (Baba) 
38.    P. Mascagni "Cavalleria rusticana" - Lucia