Margarita Levchuk

Margarita Levchuk
Маргарыта Ляўчук
Levchuk in 2021
Born (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Stradzieč, Brest Region, Byelorussian SSR
OccupationOpera singer

Margarita Levchuk (Belarusian Маргарыта Аляксандраўна Ляўчук, Marharyta Liauchuk; born 16 April 1990) is a Belarusian opera singer (soprano). She is a soloist of the Musical House "Classics"; a soloist of the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus; the finalist of the project on the TV channel "Russia-K" "Big Opera" (2017).[1][2] Levchuk is one of the most famous opera singers in Belarus.[3]

Musical career

Levchuk graduated from the Ryhor Shyrma Brest College of Music with a degree in choral conducting. In 2016, she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Music.

Since 2012, she has been a soloist in the Musical House "Classics." From 2016 to 2020, she was a soloist at the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus.[4]

Levchuk performs in performances and concerts in Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, France, and Germany.[5] As a guest artist, she appears on the stages of leading European opera houses.[3]

Politics

In late 2020, Levchuk was selected as the person responsible for culture and national heritage in National Anti-crisis Management, a shadow government created for Belarus during the 2020 Belarusian protests.[6][7]

On June 24, 2024, it became known that the Brest Regional Court sentenced Levchuk in absentia to several years in prison and a fine.[8]

Opera

References

  1. ^ "Маргарита Левчук: "Успех — это реальный труд!" | Belcanto.ru". www.belcanto.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. ^ "Финалистка популярного телепроекта "Большая опера" Маргарита Левчук успешна и востребованна" (in Russian). Беларусь Сегодня. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  3. ^ a b Отто Э. (2020-07-16). "Оперная певица Маргарита Левчук: Благодарна всем, кто говорил, - напрасно ты в столицу из своей деревни приехала". Комсомольская правда. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ^ Полякова, Виктория (2020-09-25). ""Это голос, который у нас не забрать"". Brestskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 39 (928): 5.
  5. ^ Белохвостик Н. (2017-12-21). "Солистка Белорусской оперы Маргарита Левчук: Ради "Большой оперы" отказалась петь премьеру "Травиаты"". Комсомольская правда. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ "National Anti-Crisis Management". National Anti-crisis Management. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  7. ^ Кострова, Вероника (2020-12-24). ""Мы, белорусы, такие упертые..."". Brestskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 52 (941): 17.
  8. ^ "«Белорусский режим ужасно обидчив». Блогер Паук о своем заочном приговоре к 12 годам колонии". Radio France Internationale (in Russian). June 25, 2024.