Liudmyla Monastyrska

Born: 1975-05-25

Monastyrska made her debut with the Ukraine National Opera as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1996 and became a principal soloist with the company in 1998. There, and at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, she sang the title roles of Verdi's Aida and Ponchielli's La Gioconda, as well as Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana. In 2010 she appeared successfully on short notice in the title role of Puccini's Tosca at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which led to her Italian debut at the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago, Italy, under the conductor Alberto Veronesi.[2] In February 2012 she appeared as Aida at La Scala, Milan


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Verdi Nabucco

as Abigaille
Released: 2015-07-26

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Verdi: Nabucco

as Abigaille
Released: 2017-01-07

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his...

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MacBeth

as Lady MacBeth
Released: 2011-06-13

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco

as Abigaille
Released: 2024-01-06

The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Aida

as Aida
Released: 2012-12-15

The Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the...

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Jonas Kaufmann: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

as Santuzza
Released: 2015-08-08

As comparably short operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are often billed together, but...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

as Turandot
Released: 2022-05-07

Giacomo Puccini’s final operatic masterpiece, Turandot, is one of the repertory’s most...

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The ROH Live: Nabucco

as Abigaille
Released: 2016-06-09

Nabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter...

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