Sopranos

Alfia Khamidullina

In the choir since 2012

In 2008, Alfia Khamidullina graduated from the Aukhadeev Kazan music college (department of choir conducting). In 2013, she graduated from the Zhiganov Kazan State Conservatory, where she had studied choir conducting.

In 2007–2012, she was a member of the State chamber choir of Tatarstan.

Since 2012, Alfia Khamidullina has been a member of the musicAeterna choir. As a soloist, she took part in the following concert performances at the Perm Opera: Puccini’s “Sister Angelica” (First alms sister) and “Tosca” (Shepherd Boy), as well as Weill’s “Happy End” (Mary).

In 2017, Alfia sang the Girl’s part in the Russian premiere of the “Wedding” a capella opera by Anna Sokolović. In 2018, she sang the Hour of the Day’s part in “Phaëton”, a co-production by the Perm Opera and the Royal Opera of Versailles, directed and conducted by Vincent Dumestre.

Alfia Khamidullina took part in the presentation of the “Dau” cinema project (Paris, January and February 2019).

She is also a member of the “musicAeterna 4” female vocal quartet (formerly known as Jazz Aeterna).

HOW DID YOU GET INTO MUSIC?

There had been no professional musicians in my lineage, but my parents were always singing or playing musical instruments. Thus, I have been singing since early childhood. My parents often jokingly say that I had started to intonate earlier than I learned to talk. I am one of those who cannot imagine life without music. If I were not a singer, I would probably be a composer. To me, music is a means of self-expression. Sometimes, I cannot put my emotions into words but can convey them through singing.

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO AT HOME?

It depends on the mood. Right now, I have Radiohead playing in my headphones. I like rock and electronic music. I have also been listening to a lot of folk music lately. But sometimes, all I want to hear is silence and the rustling of leaves under my feet.

HOW DO YOU RELAX AFTER BIG PROJECTS?

In fact, having a project end usually makes me a bit sad, as I get a feeling of emptiness inside me. A great way to cope with it is to spend time with friends. Starting something new right away is even better. You always need to have a goal to reach: that is when your mood improves and ideas start coming to you. I like being constantly engaged in work.

WHAT DO YOU VALUE THE MOST IN YOUR WORK?

Something that many people cannot afford: the opportunity to think things through, hear myself, and understand something about the world and my place in it. Creative work is instrumental in expanding one’s perception of the world.

musicAeterna choir events

October 11, 19:00

Moscow | Zaryadye Hall

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)

Prelude

Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)

Performers:

artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe

Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko

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October 17, 22:30

Madrid | Auditorio Nacional de Música