Galina Ivannikova

• Concerto Contest Winner University of Memphis (2008)
• Hohenberg-Scheidt Young Artist Award University of Memphis (2009)
• Laureate Title of Chamber Groups and Performers Kchmelnitsky, Ukraine

“ As Ulrica, Galina Ivannikova displayed a glorious voice

reminiscent of the Golden Age tradition. In ‘Re dell’abisso,”

Ivannikova sang with such a powerfully, even-toned mezzo voice, that the

listener regretted that she appeared in only one scene”.

Bruce Michael Gelbert of NY Art

BIO

Ukrainian-American dramatic mezzo-soprano Galina Ivannikova is hailed

by critics and audiences alike for her rich, lustrous voice as well as for her

passionate dramatic portrayals. Bruce Michael Gelbert of NY Art Review

raved “Ivannikova’s timbre was ruby in color, her chest register aptly gusty,

and her emotion pitch-perfect. She possessed a big glorious Verdi voice

reminiscent of the Golden Age tradition.”

The 2022-2023 season started with such performances as Beethoven’s

9th symphony and Vivaldi’s Gloria in the 2023-2024 season with Brazos

Valey Symphony orchestra in Texas, the series of the concert to support of

Ukraine in NYC, Washington D.C. and others. She engaged as Madam

Flora from Menotti’s The Medium and La Frugola from Pucinni’s Il Tabarro

this season.

She kept busy during the pandemic, performing online concerts, judging

competitions, and recording several works by modern composers. She

started the season of 2020-2021 with the performance as Klythemnestra in

Strauss’ Electra with NY Chamber Music Festival.

The 2019-2020 season successfully kicked off with such performances as

Brangäne in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde with Connecticut Lyric Opera, as

well as an acclaimed aria concert with Nothern Art Center, Yellowknife, NT,

Canada.

During the 2018-2019 season, Ivannikova performed the roles of Amneris

in Verdi’s Aida with Gateway Classical Music society, as Mezzo Soloist in

Mahler’-Artemovsky’s The Cossack beyond the Danube, as the Mezzo

Soloist in Mahler’s Das Lied von Erde, Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlo with

Connecticut Lyric Opera, Waltraute in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung with

NYVWOG, Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore and The Witch in Humperdink’s

Hansel and Gretel with Regina Opera, Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo in

Maschera with Amore Opera, in addition to numerous concert

appearances.

The 2017-2018 season included engagements as Carmen in Bizet’s

Carmen with Lyric Theater D’Europa, Waltraute in Wagner’s

Götterdämmerung, Leonora in Donizetti’s La Favorite with NYWSO, and

Amneris with both Connecticut Lyric Opera and West Side Opera Society.

In 2016-2017, Ivannikova appeared as La Cieca in Ponchielli’s La

Gioconda with NJ Verismo Opera, Amneris with Lyric Theater D’Europa,

Odarka in Hulak-Artemovsky’s The Cossack beyond the Danube,

Inkeeper/ Marina in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov with Commonwealth

Opera Theater of Boston, on which Opera Magazine (London) said,

“Ivannikova has an imposing instrument and passion!”

In previous seasons, she brought critical acclaim to the roles Amneris in

Verdi’s Aida, Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo in

Maschera, Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Marta in Thaikovsky’s Iolanta

with VP NYC, Principessa in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, Nicklausse/Muse

in Tales of Hoffman, Waltraute in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, Frick in

Wagner’s Die Walküre, Olga/Nurse/Larina in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin,

the Mezzo Soloist in the Verdi Reguiem, Santuzza in Mascagni’s Cavalleria

Rusticana, Fricka in Wagner’s Die Walküre, and Klythemnersta in Strauss’

Electra.