Natalya Romaniw

Romaniw’s 2020/21 included her highly praised performance of Alice Ford Falstaff for The Grange Festival, Mimi La bohéme for English National Opera's outdoor Drive & Live series and the title role in Tosca with English National Opera at Crystal Palace Bowl for the new South Facing Festival. In concert, she performed Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and excerpts from La bohéme and Jenůfa with Ben Glassberg and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a televised performance at the BBC Proms.

Highlights of previous seasons include her house debut in the 2018/19 season at English National Opera as Mimi La bohéme, after which she was invited back in the 2019/20 season for her major role debut as Cio Cio San in the acclaimed Minghella Madame Butterfly under the baton of Martyn Brabbins. Further highlights include her role debuts as the title roles in Tosca and Iris with Scottish Opera, Mařenka in Smetana The Bartered Bride with Garsington Opera, the title role in Tchaicovsky Iolanta with Opera Holland Park, and the world premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage Testament with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. She made her first solo recital recording in collaboration with pianist Lada Valesova, featuring repertoire by Dvořák, Janáček, Novák and Rachmaninov which received resounding praise.

Natalya received unanimous critical acclaim in 2016 for her portrayal of Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at Garsington Opera. She has since performed the role with the Welsh National Opera, and in Oliver Mears’s new production for Scottish Opera. Other notable engagements include her European debut as Suzel in L’amico Fritz for Den Jyske Opera, Lisa in Pique Dame with Opera Holland Park and National Theatre Brno, title role in Janacek’s Jenůfa with Grange Park Opera, and Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Hallé orchestra under the baton of Sir Mark Elder.

She is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in her final year. Since graduating Natalya has gone on to win many competitions including the Loveday Song Prize and the renowned Kathleen Ferrier Awards in 2012; she was a prize winner in the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition; the 2017 operatic nominee in The Times breakthrough category of the Southbank Sky Arts Awards, and a finalist for the Song Prize in Cardiff Singer of the World 2009. After graduating, Natalya joined the Houston Grand Opera Studio, where she debuted roles such as Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen and Krystina in Weinburg’s The Passenger. After finishing her time with Houston Grand Opera, she returned as a guest for her role debut as Ortlinde in Wagner’s Die Walküre.

2021/22 season / 592 words. Not to be altered without permission.