Biography
Xenia Galanova was born in Tomsk, Siberia
(Russia). As a child she began to learn German language, music and ballet. At the age of 16 she began to sing professionally.
Studio
2009-2014 Xenia studied at the Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatory in Yekaterinburg, where she received her Diploma in Opera Studies and Voice Performance. During her studies she performed the following parts at the Opera Studio of Urals State Conservatory and Theater of Modern Opera in Yekaterinburg: Second Woman in Opera “Dido and Aeneas” by H.Purcell, Liubima in Opera “Miser” by I. Pashkevitch, Praskovja in Opera “Graf Caliostro” by M. Tariverdiev.
Competitions:
“Romansiada-2011” International Competition (Russia)
2012 Shebalin Competition (Russia).
2018 Ljuba Welitsch Competition Publikumpreis (Vienna, Austria)2021 South Palmira (Ukraine) First Prize
2021 International Medici Music competition Second Prize
2021 Musikverein Bel Canto (Deutschland) 2 Prize
2021VII International festival-competition of arts “Musical universe” (Ukraine,
Odessa) I Prize
Gold Prize Winner World Classical Music Awards (2021)
Workshops, Masterclasses
2011 – Masterclass with Fr. Prof. KS Eliane Coelho (MUK)
2013 - Professor Horiana Branisteanu (Mozarteum, Salzburg)
2014- Hannover, Germany;she took artistic advice from Professor
Yevgenij Nesterenko and from mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry.
Since 2015 Xenia lives in Vienna, took artistic advice from Prof. Georgy Zaitov
Performances:
Mai 2023 – G. Puccini - Suor Angelica, (Meran, Algund, Schlanders)
In August 2020 Xenia celebrated her debut in Bayreuth, in the opera "Sonnenflammen" by S. Wagner (Eunoe, Phila, cover of Iris).
2017 Asian tour with the Vienna Walzer Orchestra in Japan and Korea (15 concerts in total):
3 concerts in the Tokyo Opera City Hall, as well as in Osaka, Yokohama,
Hamamatsu, Chiba, Biwako and Machida
2 Concerts in Seoul (Lotte Concert Hall).
Performances in Austria:
October 2023 Brunn Recital – M. Mussorgsky Without sun, M. Mussorgsky Songs and dances of Death
May 2023 Ehrbaar Saal- C. Monteverdi - Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Clorinda, Ariana)
1. April 2023 Wiener Konzerthaus - 150. Geburtstag von S. Rachmaninov
2022 “Nutcracker” with Europa Ballet in S. Pölten
September 2022 Wiener Konzerthaus, Schubert Saal (R. Wagner Wesendoncklieder, R. Strauss op. Nr 10)
11. 06. 2022 Recital with Prof. T. Hlawatsch – M. Mussorgsky Without sun ("jumping in" for KS Robert Holl)
2022 Gold and Silver (St. Pölten)
2022 Concert at Mozarthaus, Vienna
2021 “Nutcracker” with Europa Ballet in S. Pölten
2021 Concert with Europa Ballet in S. Pölten
2020 October „Opera meets Ballet“ Concert with Europa Ballet in S. Pölten
2020 June open air with Europa ballet in S. Pölten
2020 January Capital ball in S. Pölten, Austria
«Engelhaft im Aussehen mit Prima Donna Stimme, einfach Exzellent», -
W. Krammer