Viktoriya

Viktoriya Koreneva

Mezzo-soprano Viktoriya (Vita) Koreneva’s charisma and rich, distinctive voice make her the “emotional heartthrob” of the operatic stage. Moving effortlessly between comic and serious, masculine and feminine roles, she has been lauded for her “extraordinarily beautiful voice, the dramatic intensity of which can send chills down your spine.” She is a 2016 winner of the International Lyra New York Competition, the 2015 1st Prize winner of the William Haralson Vocal Competition in New York and finalist in the NJ Verismo Opera competition.  She has been recognized by the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, DC for her accomplishments in strengthening Russian-American cultural relations.

In 2019, Vita gave an electrifying performance as Lyubasha in Tsar’s Bride by Rimsky-Korsakov in Maryland after having an overwhelming success just a year earlier singing the role of Lyubava in the US premier of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sadko. To usher in 2018, she was invited to open Tatiana’s Ball at the Russian Embassy in Washington DC and later had great success singing Adalgisa in NJ Verismo Opera’s production of Norma. She also created the roles of Alkmene and Pythia in the world premiere of the Greek contemporary composer Panagiotis Karousos’ opera Olympic Flame at Lincoln Center, for which she was praised for her “amazing performance” and “deep and distinguished” voice - receiving a UNESCO Honorary Award. A frequent soloist on the concert stage, Ms. Koreneva has been featured in oratorio, concerts, recitals and festivals with the Westchester Chorale (Vivaldi’s Gloria), Richmond County Orchestra (Carmen), the United Nations Orchestra (Mozart’s Requiem), New York Session Symphony Orchestra (Mahler’s excerpts), Washington National Cathedral Choral Society (Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil /Solemn Vespers, Taneyev’s John of Damascus, and Gretchaninoff’s Praise the Lord). In addition to all this, she has an MBA in Finance and is a former Wall Street Executive. Ms. Koreneva is finishing her Music Composition degree for Film, TV and Games at Berklee School of Music and is a member of the ‘Society of Composers & Lyricists’ and ‘The Alliance for Women Film Composers.’