GRANDI VOCI CONCERTS
KEEPING THE TRADITIONS OF CLASSICAL SINGING ALIVE
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NATASHA NOVITSKAIA, MEZZO
VIVA VERDI GALA
IN MEMORY OF FRANCISCO
OPERA GEMS CONCERT
GIACOMINI GALA IN CARNEGIE HALL
ITALIENISCHE OPERNNACHT
VIENNA OSTER GALA 2023
LIEDERABEND S.RACHMANINOFF. SPRINGWATER in VIENNA 2023
Natasha Novitskaia is a renowned Russian-American dramatic mezzo-soprano celebrated for her powerful and expressive voice. She has earned critical acclaim, with Merker Online praising her “top-class singing level” and dramatic interpretations, particularly in challenging Italian opera roles. A true Verdian mezzo, Natasha has excelled in roles such as Amneris, Azucena, and Ulrica, as well as Italian roles like Santuzza, the French role of Dalila, Russian roles like Marfa and Lubasha, and Wagnerian characters like Erda and Fricka.
Recent performances include portraying Azucena in Genoa, performing with the North Czech Philharmonic at Smetana Hall in Prague, singing arias from Samson et Dalila, Cavalleria Rusticana, and Carmen, showcasing her talent at the Batumian Rhapsody festival in Batumi, Georgia, with the Yerevan Opera Theater Orchestra, and celebrating Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary with a Spring Water concert in Vienna. In the summer of 2022, Natasha performed as the sole singer in an opera gala concert at Teatro Municipal and Teatro Teresa Carreño, conducted by Rubén Capriles. She delivered an impressive program of arias and songs. Natasha will be featured again at the Teresa Carreño Theatre in the upcoming season.
Natasha's upcoming performances in spring 2025 include a concert of Russian music in Vienna on March 6 and an Italian Opera gala with the symphony in Yerevan, Armenia on April 6.
Despite the pandemic, Natasha remained active in the opera scene, performing in concerts and galas. During the 2021/22 season, she participated in three concerts, showcasing her commanding mezzo voice. In 2020, Natasha performed as a leading soloist in three concerts in New York City, including Opera Gems: The Art of Dramatic Singing, In Memory of Francisco, and VivaVerdi at the Opera America/National Opera Center. Critics praised her powerful mezzo voice, noting its suspenseful aura and contralto-like quality in the lower register. Voce di Meche highlighted her commanding portrayal of Amneris, describing her performance as "devious" and full of dramatic intensity. In April 2019, Natasha won Second Prize at the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition, following her Gala concert performance of Carmen at Carnegie Zankel Hall. In August 2018, Natasha Novitskaia performed Amneris at the Mythos Festival in Taormina after winning a competition in Rome. Reviewers praised her as an "excellent Amneris" with a "transparent and decisive voice" (Globus Magazine, Italy).In April 2017, she returned to Carnegie Zankel Hall as a featured guest artist in a gala honoring Italian tenor Giuseppe Giacomini. She earned a standing ovation for her portrayal of Azucena in Il Trovatore at the Liederkranz Foundation and performed Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky with the Mercury Orchestra. In 2015, Natasha performed as Principessa in Suor Angelica at the Tuscia Opera Festival in Italy and made her European solo debut in Berlin, singing works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Sviridov. Before this, Natasha Novitskaia performed roles such as Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, Fricka, Amneris, Santuzza, Witch in Hansel and Gretel, and Azucena with local companies in New York City, including the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera and others.