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Ms. Koutcher was awarded first prize in the prestigious 2015 Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Upon hearing her winning performance, Rian Evans of The Guardian praised Ms. Koutcher for her “exceptional technique” and “instinctive musicality”. Having recently performed the role of Mathilde in Guillaume Tell at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ms. Koutcher will also be seen this season as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro in Toulouse, as well as in numerous recitals throughout Europe.
Her appearances in recent years have included Violetta in La Traviata at the Mikahilovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, as well as Doña Isabel in a Peter Sellars production of Henry Purcell’s The Indian Queen at the Teatro Real in Madrid under the baton of Teodor Currentzis, with whom she has also frequently collaborated in Perm. She recently performed as a Verdi Requiem soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra.
A native of Minsk, Belarus, Ms. Koutcher studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Tamara Novichenko and soon thereafter was awarded first prize at the Hertogenbosch International Vocal Competition. In 2012 she joined the ensemble at the Perm State Opera, where she has since been seen in numerous roles. Her ever-expanding repertoire includes such roles as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Elvira in I Puritani, as well as Marfa in The Tsar’s Bride, Eudoxie in Halévy’s La Juive, and the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor. Ms. Koutcher’s vast orchestral repertoire includes Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Brahms Requiem, and Fauré Requiem, among others. Her recording of Rameau’s works has appeared on the Sony label.
