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classical singing is a wonderful profession with the help of which you can give concerts all over the world, sing in the opera and get the most pleasure that can be!
music and singing help people to develop harmoniously. Classical singing lessons give the singer the opportunity to go on stage and express his emotions in singing and acting. Opera singing combines the beauty of the voice and the dramatic talent of the actor who brings this wonderful energy to the listeners!
He has toured in the United Kingdom with the operas La Boheme, Nabucco and Aida. He has also performed regularly with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
He took part in a production of Wagner's Lohengrin (Friedrich von Telramund) and sang the roles of Rigoletto and Prince Igor in the Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre in the same name opera.
In September 2021 he sang the role of Kurwenal in the first Ukrainian production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Ukrainian National Opera of Ukraine (Kyiv)!
Olexandr is the winner of the 2021 Jerusalem International Opera Competition. In the same city he sang the roles of Belcore from L’Elisir d’amore (G.Donizetti ) and Schaunard (La Bohème) at the Jerusalem Summer International Festival.
Olexandr is a soloist at the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre and a soloist at the Kyiv Opera Studio.
music and singing help people to develop harmoniously. Classical singing lessons give the singer the opportunity to go on stage and express his emotions in singing and acting. Opera singing combines the beauty of the voice and the dramatic talent of the actor who brings this wonderful energy to the listeners!
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Olexandr (baritone) was born in Kolomyia, Ukraine. He studied at the National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Kyiv.He has toured in the United Kingdom with the operas La Boheme, Nabucco and Aida. He has also performed regularly with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
He took part in a production of Wagner's Lohengrin (Friedrich von Telramund) and sang the roles of Rigoletto and Prince Igor in the Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre in the same name opera.
In September 2021 he sang the role of Kurwenal in the first Ukrainian production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Ukrainian National Opera of Ukraine (Kyiv)!
Olexandr is the winner of the 2021 Jerusalem International Opera Competition. In the same city he sang the roles of Belcore from L’Elisir d’amore (G.Donizetti ) and Schaunard (La Bohème) at the Jerusalem Summer International Festival.
Olexandr is a soloist at the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre and a soloist at the Kyiv Opera Studio.
Location
Online via webcam
General info
Age: | Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 45 minutes 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, Russian, Ukrainian |
About Me
Olexandr (baritone) was born in Kolomyia, Ukraine. He studied at the National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Kyiv.He has toured in the United Kingdom with the operas La Boheme, Nabucco and Aida. He has also performed regularly with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
He took part in a production of Wagner's Lohengrin (Friedrich von Telramund) and sang the roles of Rigoletto and Prince Igor in the Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre in the same name opera.
In September 2021 he sang the role of Kurwenal in the first Ukrainian production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Ukrainian National Opera of Ukraine (Kyiv)!
Olexandr is the winner of the 2021 Jerusalem International Opera Competition. In the same city he sang the roles of Belcore from L’Elisir d’amore (G.Donizetti ) and Schaunard (La Bohème) at the Jerusalem Summer International Festival.Olexandr is a soloist at the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre and a soloist at the Kyiv Opera Studio.
I have a lot of successful practice of singing in the opera and I believe that I will be able to teach my students the same!!!
Education
Musical collegeNational university
National music academy in Kyiv (Ukraine)
Olexandr Forkushak (baritone) was born in Kolomyia, Ukraine. He studied at the National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Kyiv.
He has toured in the United Kingdom with the operas La Boheme, Nabucco and Aida. He has also performed regularly with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
Olexandr Forkushak is a soloist at the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre and a soloist at the Kyiv Opera Studio.
Experience / Qualifications
Opera singer ,vocal teacherOlexandr (baritone) was born in Kolomyia, Ukraine. He studied at the National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Kyiv.
He has toured in the United Kingdom with the operas La Boheme, Nabucco and Aida. He has also performed regularly with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
He took part in a production of Wagner's Lohengrin (Friedrich von Telramund) and sang the roles of Rigoletto and Prince Igor in the Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre in the same name opera.
In September 2021 he sang the role of Kurwenal in the first Ukrainian production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Ukrainian National Opera of Ukraine (Kyiv)!
Olexandr is the winner of the 2021 Jerusalem International Opera Competition. In the same city he sang the roles of Belcore from L’Elisir d’amore (G.Donizetti ) and Schaunard (La Bohème) at the Jerusalem Summer International Festival.
Olexandr is a soloist at the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre and a soloist at the Kyiv Opera Studio.
music and singing help people to develop harmoniously. Classical singing lessons give the singer the opportunity to go on stage and express his emotions in singing and acting. Opera singing combines the beauty of the voice and the dramatic talent of the actor who brings this wonderful energy to the listeners!
classical singing is a wonderful profession with the help of which you can give concerts all over the world, sing in the opera and get the most pleasure that can be!
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