Sopranos

Irina Terentyeva

In the choir since 2019

Irina Terentyeva is a graduate of the Ulyanovsk music college (choir conducting) and the Gnessin State Music College (vocal performance).

In 2011, she completed her studies at the Popov Choral Arts Academy (vocal performance). During her studies, Irina participated in numerous tours to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Greece and Japan together with the student choir, where she frequently performed as a soloist.

In 2008–2014, she was a member of the “Madrigal” soloist ensemble. In 2014–2019, she was a soloist at the Moscow Regional Philharmonic. Since autumn 2019, Irina Terentyeva has been a member of the musicAeterna choir.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?

I became interested in music back in my early childhood. We had a record of “Tales from the Vienna Woods” at home; my mother says I always used to start singing whenever it was put on. So when my parents suggested I should go to music school, I didn’t think twice.

WHAT PART DOES MUSIC PLAY IN YOUR LIFE?

It’s my job, my favourite pastime, my feelings and my mood. Music is my life.

WHAT MAKES MUSICAETERNA STAND OUT?

Teodor Currentzis for sure. As soon as he starts conducting, everything changes. You get an instant surge of inspiration and it becomes crystal clear what you’re supposed to do. Teodor is an incredibly charismatic person — it took me by surprise when I first met him.

ASIDE FROM MUSIC, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?

Dancing, of course. As a child, I used to study ballet dancing — and I hope to resume that if I get a chance. Aside from that, pretty much anything can influence me in some way and give me certain emotions: books, art, cinema, nature, smells. Emotions are crucial to me. Even my voice doesn’t sound the same if I’m disinterested.

WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL SCHEDULE ON THE DAY OF A CONCERT?

It’s totally ordinary, really. I just make sure I’m well-rested and not hungry.

WHAT IS YOUR “DESERT ISLAND” MUSIC ALBUM?

Pietro Locatelli’s violin concertos, I guess. That music is gorgeous — I could listen to it forever.

musicAeterna choir events

June 1, 21:00

St. Petersburg | Hermitage Museum

The musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir. Ars Vivendi

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
The thunderstorm scene from Act II of the opera-ballet Platée ou Junon jalouse (1745)
Act IV, Scene 4: Entry of the muse Polyhymnia from the lyrical tragedy Abaris ou les Boreades (1763)
Tambourines I, II from the prologue to the lyrical tragedy Dardanus (1739)

Antonio Lotti (1667–1740)
Crucifixus a 8 voci from Credo in F Major (before 1717)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto for Cello and Strings in C Minor, RV 401 (late 1720s)

Allegro non molto
Adagio
Allegro ma non molto

The soloist Rabbani Aldangor

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Ombra mai fu (There was never a shadow), aria of Xerxes from Act I of the opera Xerxes, HWV 40 (1738)
The soloist Andrey Nemzer, countertenor
Furie terribili! (Terrible Furies!), aria of Armida from Act I of the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7a (1711/1731)
The soloist Elizaveta Sveshnikova, soprano
Piangerò la sorte mia (I will mourn my fate), aria of Cleopatra from Act III of the opera Julius Caesar, HWV 17, (1724)
The soloist Elizaveta Sveshnikova, soprano
Venti, turbini (Winds, whirlwinds), aria of Rinaldo from Act I of the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7a (1711/1731)
The soloist Andrey Nemzer, countertenor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Komm, Jesu, komm (Come, Jesus, come), motet for double choir in G minor, BWV 229 (before 1731–1732)
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Praise the Lord, all ye nations), motet for four-voice choir, dubbing instruments and basso continuo in C major, BWV 230 (n.d.)
Erbarme dich, mein Gott (Have mercy, my God), aria of the alto No. 39 (47) from the sacred oratorio St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (1727–1729/1736)
Soloists:
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor
Vladislav Pesin, violin

George Frideric Handel
Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa (Leave the thorn, pluck the rose), aria of Pleasure from Act II of the oratorio The Triumph of Time and Disillusion, HWV 46a (1707)
Soloists:
Elizaveta Sveshnikova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Sauvages/Forêts paisibles (The Savages/Peaceful Forests) from Act IV of the opera-ballet The Gallant Indies, (1725/1736)

Duration: 60 minutes

Sold out

June 2, 19:00

St. Petersburg | Hermitage Museum

The musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir. Ars Vivendi

Antonio Lotti (1667–1740)
Crucifixus a 8 voci from Credo in F Major (before 1717)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto for Cello and Strings in C Minor, RV 401 (late 1720s)

Allegro non molto
Adagio
Allegro ma non molto

The soloist Rabbani Aldangor

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Sauvages/Forêts paisibles (The Savages/Peaceful Forests) from Act IV of the opera-ballet The Gallant Indies, (1725/1736)

Duration: 60 minutes

Sold out

An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 20, 19:00

Perm | Great Hall of the Perm Philharmonic

Concert of musicAeterna: Bach