Ekaterina Kotcherguina, soprano
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A flexible performer, praised for her commanding stage presence and character interpretation
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Boulder Opera — 06/14/2017
Ms. Kotcherguina will be performing the role of Fiordiligi in Boulder Opera's production of Mozart's Così fan tutte. Performances are scheduled for March 2018, and exact dates will be available soon!
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Russian soprano Ekaterina Kotcherguina is a flexible performer, equally compelling when portraying light-hearted damsels or tragic heroines. She holds an affinity for music of the Baroque and Classical period and particularly enjoys singing innovative interpretations of the Baroque and bel canto repertoire.
Ms. Kotcherguina attained her Performance Certificate in Opera and Solo Vocal Performance at CU-Boulder, and is a member of Opera on Tap-Colorado. She recently performed the role of Adina in L'elisir d'amore (Boulder Opera Company), Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte (Eklund Opera Theatre), and had a debut with Arkansas company Opera In The Rock as Musetta in La bohème. She was recently awarded 1st place in the 2017 Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition, and looks forward to singing Fiordiligi in Boulder Opera's production of Così fan tutte.
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Boulder Opera
Ms. Kotcherguina will be performing the role of Fiordiligi in Boulder Opera's production of Mozart's Così fan tutte. Performances are scheduled for March 2018, and exact dates will be available soon!
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Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition
Ms. Kotcherguina was awarded 1st place at the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition this Saturday!
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L'elisir d'amore with Boulder Opera
Ms. Kotcherguina's performance dates for L'elisir d'more with Boulder Opera have been updated! She will be performing Adina on 12/02 at 6:00 p.m., and 12/04 at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Tickets available at the link below. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=4&p=1
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Boulder Bach Festival, Education Series
Soprano Ekaterina Kotcherguina and pianist Jeremy Reger explore the ever-inspiring connection between literature and music through music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Hermann, Crumb, and Purcell.
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Musetta in La bohème with Opera In the Rock
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St. John's Passion, Bob Chilcott
Soprano Soloist Augustana Lutheran Church Good Friday Service 7:00 p.m.
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Masterclass with Martin Katz
4-6 p.m. pin University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music Grusin Hall
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Music Academy of the West
Ms. Kotcherguina is one of 23 singers accepted into the prestigious Music Academy of the West for the summer of 2016. She will be covering the role of Marenka in The Bartered Bride.
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Dialogues of the Carmelites
Eklund Opera Theatre presents Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites. Ms. Kotcherguina will be singing the role of Blanche. Stay tuned for exact performance dates!
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OTS in Aspen
Opera Theater Singers, Eklund Opera's outreach group, perform in Aspen this week.
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Augustana Arts Concert Series
Please join the Augustana Arts Concert Series this evening. Ms. Kotcherguina will be the soprano soloist in Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy
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La Cenerentola
This weekend, Ms. Kotcherguina sings the role of Clorinda in Rossini's La Cenerentola, presented by Eklund Opera Theatre.
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Review for La Cenerentola
The Daily Camera's review calls Ms. Kotcherguina "fresh and exuberant" in her portrayal of the wicked step-sister Clorinda.
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Opera on Tap-Colorado
Ms. Kotcherguina joins the Opera on Tap-Colorado roster.
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Opera Theater Singers
Ms. Kotcherguina joins the Opera Theater Singers at CU-Boulder. The group does outreach performances around the state of Colorado.
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Master of Music
Graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance.
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B.A. Music; B.A. Political Science
Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Ekaterina Kotcherguina
1121 30th St. Apt. 21
Boulder, CO 80303
