Yelena Dudochkin [SEP] voice type
Yelena Dudochkin
Yelena Dudochkin is a Ukrainian-American soprano known for her "gorgeous, expressive and rich voice...a true pearl of the opera"(Voice of America) and her "dramatic intelligence" (Boston Globe).
Biography.
Dudochkin was born in Kiev in 1976, the daughter of an oil and gas engineer and a concert pianist. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. As a child, she studied piano which she pursued further at the Juilliard School while also a student at Columbia
the Golden Voices of America International Vocal Competition, performing in the winner's concert at Carnegie Hall. As a singer, Dudochkin has performed in over 40 concerts and 5 operas.
Dudochkin's concert performances include performances in Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Boston's Symphony Hall. Her opera performances include "The Nose", Don Pasquale, Iolanta, Tsar's Bride, Manon, Rigoletto, and The Snow Maiden. Dudochkin's voice has been described as having a "fully bodied, supple voice.