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Vasilisa Berzhanskaia
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
Biography
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Russian: Василиса Михайловна Бержанская; born 13 December 1993) is a Russian operatic mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses roles of the Italian bel canto of Rossini and Bellini, Mozart, Baroque music such as Vivaldi and Purcell, and roles from Russian opera, by composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky.Though Berzhanskaya is a mezzo-soprano, in the past she has sung roles ranging from dramatic coloratura soprano (the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte) to contralto (Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri).[5][6] As such, she has been described as possessing "a huge vocal range in which she display[s] impeccable coloratura."
Known For

TV
Great Performances
Nicklausse
1971

Film
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Muse / Nicklausse
2024

Film
Orphée aux Enfers - Salzburger Festspiele 2019
Diane
2020
Film
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rosina
2021

Film
Il barbiere di Siviglia
2020
Film
Vienna State Opera Presents Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Sivillia
Rosina
2021

Film
Giuseppe Verdi - La Forza del Destino
Preziosilla
2024

Film
Juditha Triumphans - Vivaldi
2019

Film
Concerto per il 2 agosto 2023
2023
Filmography
2024FilmGiuseppe Verdi - La Forza del Destinoas Preziosilla2024FilmThe Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmannas Muse / Nicklausse2023FilmConcerto per il 2 agosto 20232021FilmIl Barbiere di Sivigliaas Rosina2021FilmVienna State Opera Presents Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Sivilliaas Rosina2020FilmOrphée aux Enfers - Salzburger Festspiele 2019as Diane2020FilmIl barbiere di Siviglia2019FilmJuditha Triumphans - Vivaldi1971TVGreat Performancesas Nicklausse