Mezzo soprano Alla Pozniak belongs to the most interesting artists nowadays.
In February-March 2024 she had a big success singing Ulrica in Il trovatore under button of maestro Riccardo Muti.
Starting her musical education as pianist at the age of 6 she continued as a singer and graduated Kharkov Conservatoire in 1997.
Price winner of both Dvorak International Competition in Check Republic in 1997 and International Competition in Alchevsk in 1999 Alla joined the National Opera of Ukraine in Kiev in 2004.
Being at the company since that time Alla performed all leading roles in the repertoire: “Aida” (Amneris); “IL Trovatore” (Azucena); “Un ballo in maschera” (Ulrica); “Nabucco” (Fenena); Saint-Saens: “Samson et Dalila” (Dalila); “La Gioconda” (Laura, Ciecca); “Rheingold” (Erda); “Die Walkure” (Frika); Mussorgsky: “Boris Godunov” (Marina) and “Hovanshina” (Marfa); Rimsky-Korsakov “The Tsares Bride” (Luibasha); Tchaikovsky “Queen of Spades” (Polina) and “Mazepa” (Liubov); Borodin: “Prince Igor” (Konchakovna)
Her concert repertoire includes Verdi “Requiem”, Prokofiev “Alexander Nevsky”, Mahler Symphonies 2 and 8, Beethoven Symphony No 9, Pergolesi “Stabat mater”, Bach Magnificat, St. John Passion, Matthew Passion, Messe h-moll.
Her guest performances inclide Berliner Doom (Verdi “Requiem”), Saint-Petersburg Mikhailovsky teatre (Ulrica “Un ballo in maschera”), Tokio (Amneris “Aida”, Marina “Boris Godunov”), “Festival de musique La Chaise-Dieu” in France (Verdi “Requiem”, Mahler Symphony No 8), Warszawa, Poland (Azucena “IL Trovatore”) among others.
Alla Pozniak sang Ulrica in a big, vibrant mezzo, the registers admirably even throughout… Her stage presence was utterly commanding, and she intoned her music with authority. “Operatraveller.com” written on February 24 2024 https://operatraveller.com/2024/02/26/musical-understanding-un-ballo-in-maschera-at-the-teatro-regio-torino/
Alla Pozniak ha interpretato una Ulrica di spessore, ben bilanciata tra profezia e un’umanità sincera e partecipe del destino di Riccardo. La cantante ha mostrato di possedere morbidezza di emissione interpretando con autorevole eleganza l’invocazione di “Re dell’abisso affrettati”.“OperClick” The review refers to the premiere on February 21, 2024 and is written by Lodovico Buscatti https://www.operaclick.com/recensioni/teatrale/torino-teatro-regio-un-ballo-maschera-0
In Alla Pozniak, whose mezzo-soprano not only has a stupendous size but also a dark, beautiful tone, the fortune teller has found an ideal singer-actress. “ORCHEUS – Oper und mer”, written by Kirsten Liese on February 24 2024 https://www.orpheus-magazin.de/2024/02/23/turin-un-ballo-in-maschera/