The geography of Lyudmila Monastyrskaya's creative travels is amazing. Ukraine can be proud that today the singer is expected in London, tomorrow - in Paris, New York, Berlin, Milan, Vienna. And the starting point for the world opera diva of extra class is still Kyiv, the city where she was born. Despite her busy schedule of performances on the most prestigious vocal stages in the world, her hometown National Opera remains her favorite stage. Lyudmila Monastyrskaya, a world-class soloist, winner of the Shevchenko Prize, always finds time and energy for fellow countrymen music lovers. Admirers of the work of L. Monastyrskaya buy up tickets for performances with lightning speed, only when they see posters with her name.
Childhood and youth of the opera diva
The actress was born in the spring of 1975. Lyudmila is a native from Kiev. Her childhood was spent in a cozy house in the Podil area. From an early age, the girl showed a talent for music. Parents decided to develop it and enrolled little Luda in a music school. As for general education, the girl graduated from the most ordinary Kyiv school. After graduation, she began to study the wisdom of vocals at the Kiev Musical College. Gliere. Lyudmila Monastyrskaya in a few months became the best student and favorite of teachers. The first performances at festivals, concerts, competitions began. After graduating from college, the future artist enters the Kyiv Conservatory.
First victories
While still a student at the conservatory, Lyudmila Monastyrskaya firmly decided that she would become famous. Vocal teaching is not her subject. She wanted by all means to perform on world stages. And her dream was not long in coming. In 1997, the aspiring opera singer decided to take part in fairly solid music competitions. It was the Nikolai Lysenko International Music Competition. Expectations were justified - the girl became the owner of the Grand Prix. After such a triumph, Lyudmila Monastyrskaya received an offer to take the place of the soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine.
The unique voice of Lyudmila Monastyrskaya
The singer really possesses the rare beauty and power of a lyric-dramatic soprano of a wide range. It is free and rich in all registers, with a velvety-luxurious timbre. Great acting talent allows her to create dramatic images of amazing power. The artist is able to reveal on stage the most complex and subtle nuances of the characters of her heroines. Today, foreign criticism calls Lyudmila Monastyrskaya a new star in world vocals. She became the successor to the traditions of S. Krushelnitskaya, M. Callas, M. Caballe. World opera soloists predicted a bright future for her, as evidenced by numerous contracts with the most prestigious theaters in the world, including La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Convention Garden and others.
Creative luggage of the star Lyudmila Monastyrskaya
Her creative baggage includes more than 20 roles: Aida, Lady Macbeth, Amelia, Abigail, Odabella, Lucrezia Contarini, Leonora, Elizabeth, Leonora (Aida, Macbeth, Un ballo in maschera, Nabucco, Attila, "Two Foscari", "The Force of Destiny", "Don Carlos", "Il Trovatore" by G. Verdi), Manon in "Manon Lescaut", Tosca, Turandot in the operas of the same name by G. Puccini. Norma in the opera of the same name by V. Bellini, Natalia (Natalka Poltavka by N. Lysenko), Lisa, Tatiana, Iolanta (The Queen of Spades, Eugene Onegin, Iolanta by P. Tchaikovsky), Tsaritsa, Militrise (The Night Before Merry Christmas”, “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov), Santuzza (“Country Honor” by P. Mascagni), Nedda (“The Pagliacci” by R. Leoncavallo), Gioconda in the opera of the same name by A. Ponchielli, Micaela (“Carmen” J. Bizet), Donna Jimena (“Sid” by J. Massenet), soprano part (“Requiem” by G. Verdi, W. A. Mozart) and others.
Lyudmila Monastyrskaya on world stages
Lyudmila Monastyrskaya sang on the world's most famous opera stages. Her voice sounded in a duet with Placido Domingo, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Olga Borodina, Roberto Alania, Jonas Kaufman, Simon Keenlysite. She has worked with such outstanding conductors as James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barinboim, Christian Tilleman, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano. And these are just a few names...
Everyone who managed to work with Lyudmila admires her ability to work and crazy energy. And she, in turn, claims that her favorite work never exhausts her, on the contrary, it inspires and gives strength. The schedule of performances of one of the most sought-after lyric-dramatic sopranos in the world is scheduled for years to come. The star will surely delight its listeners with new works.
Awards and achievements
2013 - Honored Artist of the country. In 2017 she received the title of People's Artist. 2014 - became a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine. In 2000, the star of the opera stage graduated from the National Academy of Music of Ukraine named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky in the vocal class of a well-known teacher - Professor D. I. Petrinenko.
In 1998-2001 and from 2009 to the present she has been a soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine.
In 2002-2004 she was a soloist of the Opera Studio of the National Musical Academy named after. P. Tchaikovsky. 2004-2006, 2007-2009 - Kyiv Municipal Opera for Children and Youth. 2006-2007 - Cherkasy Regional Academic Ukrainian Theatre. Recently, Lyudmila Viktorovna was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy. 2020 - received the status of Knight of the Order of Princess Olga of the third degree.
Lyudmila Monastyrskaya today
The singer never sits still. Constant touring does not allow you to lead a measured life. But the artist does not regret anything - she is madly in love with her work. “To bring emotions to people using my voice is my calling,” says Lyudmila. Her energy, optimism and strength are enough to charge entire halls. In 2021, Novoye Vremya magazine included L. Monastyrskaya in the top successful women of Ukraine.
As for the personal life of the opera diva, there is very little information about her in the mass media. It is known that Lyudmila was married, but a few months ago she officially divorced. To date, she is raising two children on her own - daughter Anna and son Andrei.
