Diary
Past engagements:
November 2023: Coached scenes from "Eugene Onegin" by P.I. Tchaikovsky for the RWCMD Opera Gala as a Russian Coach.
December 2023: Soloist (mezzo) for "Messiah" by G.F. Händel with The East Riding County Choir.
November 2023 - February 2024: Coached the BBC National Chorus of Wales for their performance of Shostakovich's "Babi Yar" as a Russian Language Coach.
March 2024: Performed the role of Flora in "La Traviata" by G. Verdi with the St Alban's Chamber Opera Company.
March 2024: Coached The Epsom Chamber Choir for their performance of Steinberg's "Passion Week" as a Russian Coach.
April 2024 - June 2024: Coached The Grange Park Opera for their summer performances of Rachmaninoff's Aleko at the West Horsley Place with Sir Bryn Terfel in the title role.
18th May 2024: Soloist (mezzo) for Mozart's "Requiem" with The Weston Choral Society.
July 2024: Performed in the Opera Gala with the Hertfordshire Opera at The Pump House Theatre, Watford.
13-18th August 2024: Arina covered the role of Emmy for Gothic Opera's production of "Der Vampyr" by H. Marschner as part of the Grimeborn 2024 Festival.
September 2024- November 2024: Arina is very excited to be working as a Russian Language coach with The London Philharmonic Choir for their performances of Rachmaninoff's "The Bells" and Shostakovich's "Babi Yar".
November 2024: Performing the role of Olga in P.I. Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" with Hampstead Garden's Opera. (Arina is generously sponsored by the Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust for these performances).
14th of December 2024: Being a mezzo soprano soloist for the Shoreham Oratorio Choir : excerpts from Handel's Messiah and Vivaldi's Gloria. (In collaboration with Rose Rands. Conducted by Lucia Švecová. )
Engagements for 2025:
January: Arina has been awarded the 1st Mozart prize at the prestigious David Clover Festival of Singing Competition.
March: Lola in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" - St Alban's Chamber Opera Company.
March: Ciesca in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi”" - St Alban's Chamber Opera Company.
April: Charity concert with Hasmik Harutunyan for the Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust.
April - June: Russian Language Coach Grange Park Opera's production of P.I.Tchaikovsky's "Mazeppa". Arina is working with the chorus and the cast as the Lyric Diction Coach; she has also transliterated the vocal score of the opera for GPO.