Maria Vasilevskaya+*

Sponsored by Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer

HOMETOWN:
Novosibirsk, Russia

EDUCATION:
Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan; Eastman School of Music

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Des Moines Metro Opera; Seagle Festival

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
District Winner, 2019 Metropolitan Opera Competition
Beggar Woman (cover), Sweeney Todd, Des Moines Metro Opera
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Eastman Opera Theatre
Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Seagle Festival

PBO APPEARANCES:
2022-2023 Apprentice Artist, 2020 Young Artist (Mezzo-Soprano)
Hansel, Hansel and Gretel
Sylviane, The Merry Widow
First Witch & Belinda (cover), Dido and Aeneas
Frasquita (cover), Carmen
Kate (cover), Madama Butterfly
Rosina (cover), Il barbiere di Siviglia

THIS SEASON AT PBO:
Tosca (excerpts), Tosca
Four Heroines (cover), The Tales of Hoffmann
Clotilda & Norma (study), Norma