Tanya Bertier

Dramatic Mezzo Soprano

 

Biography

A new voice in the American opera scene, Tanya Bertier made her US debut performing the roles of the Witch and Gertrude in the opera Hansel und Gretel at the New York Opera Forum and the New York Lyric Opera, respectively.

Recently she has been chosen as a finalist of Wagner, Strauss and Mahler International Vocal Competition.

Originally from Ukraine, she immigrated to Israel for a number of years. At the beginning of her professional life, she performed in Israel as lyric mezzo soprano in roles including Carmen (Carmen), Polina (Pique Dame), and Veronica (Doctor Miracle). Tanya has also performed numerous solo recitals across Israel. With time and experience, her voice has evolved to full dramatic mezzo.

Her sizable voice is well suited for dramatic roles, including recent performances as Santuzza from Cavalleria Rusticana and Erda from Das Rheingold. Tanya’s current repertoire also contains Wagner roles including Fricka from Die Walküre, Waltraute from Götterdämmerung, and Azucena from Il Trovatore.

Recently Tanya has performed in the roles of Madame de la Haltiere (Cendrillon), Third Lady (The Magic Flute), La Principessa (Suor Angelica), and has made her debut at Carnegie Hall in the Opera Showcase program.

This year Tanya made “Migration and Memory” solo recital with Ballets Russes Art Initiavive organization.

Artist’s Website

Reviews

 

Having strong distinctive voice, Tanya Bertier was very natural and harmonious in the role of Mme Larina.

─ Time Out Tel Aviv

Impressively convincing was Third Knitter performed by Tanya Bertier. Having a voice generously gifted by nature, Tanya very accurately chose the colors for this role.

─ Kol’ be Rama

Tanya Bertier was excellent in her interpretation of the comic role of Veronica, simultaneously displaying wonderful vocal abilities and a perfect technique.

─ Kol’ be Rama

Tanya Bertier has a stunningly beautiful and powerful instrument with a very special timbre!

─ Novosti nedeli

Tanya Bertier’s performance was a great pleasure. She was warmly welcomed by the audience for her big beautiful voice, musicality, professionalism and outstanding appearance.

─ Vesti

Performances

Operas	Junon	Orpheus in the Underworld	Longwood Opera	2018
	Princess de Bouillon	Adriana Lecouvreur	New York Opera Forum	2018
	Amneris	Aida	West Side Opera	2018
	Azucena	Il Trovatore	West Side Opera	2017
	La Principessa	Suor Angelica	New York Opera Forum	2017
	Madame de la Haltière	Cendrillon	New York Lyric Opera	2017
	Third Lady	The Magic Flute	New York Lyric Opera	2017
	Witch	Hansel and Gretel	New York Opera Forum	2016
	Gertrude	Hansel and Gretel	New York Lyric Opera	2016
	Erda	Das Rheingold	Congregational Church Arlington	2016
	The Foreign Princess	Rusalka	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2014
	Preziosilla	La forza del destino	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2014
	Odarka	Zaporozhets za Dunayem	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2013
	Santuzza	Cavalleria Rusticana	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2013
	Ariadne	Ariadne auf Naxos	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2013
	Ludmila	The Bartered Bride	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2012
	Polina	Pique Dame	Chamber Opera Ashdod	2012
	Veronica	Doctor Miracle	Cameropera Ramat Hasharon	2011
	Third Knitter	A Game of Chance	Cameropera Ramat Hasharon	2011
	Larina	Eugene Onegin	International Vocal Arts Institute	2009
	Orlofsky	Die Fledermaus	Samuel Rubin Academy of Music	2007
	Dryade	Ariadne auf Naxos	Samuel Rubin Academy of Music	2007
	Carmen	Carmen	Samuel Rubin Academy of Music	2007
Oratorios & Concerts	Migration and Memory	Recital	Ballets Russes Art Initiavive	2021
	Music to Cure MS	Concert	Accelerated Cure Project for MS	2019
	Summer concert series	Concert	Longwood Opera	2017
	Opera showcase at Carnegie Hall	Concert	New York Lyric Opera	2017
	Stabat Mater	Dvorak	Latrun Monastery	2013
	Weihnachts – Oratorium	Bach	Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival	2012
	Elijah	Mendelssohn	Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival	2011
	Messiah	Handel	Latrun Monastery	2008
	Magnificat	Bach	Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival	2008
	Cantata No.12	Bach	Latrun Monastery	2007
	Cantata No.70	Bach	Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival	2007

Awards

Finalist

Wagner, Strauss and Mahler International Vocal Competition

2017

 

Education Samuel Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, Israel 2007 Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem, Israel 2004

Training Summer program, International Vocal Arts Institute 2009 Winter program, International Vocal Arts Institute 2009 Summer program, International Vocal Arts Institute 2008

 

 

 

Conductors Avner Itay Yuval Ben Ozer David Zeba Mark Wolkh David Shemer Paul Nadler Sergei Khanukayev Jeffrey Brody David Rosemeyer

Teachers and Coaches Vladimir Braun Tamar Rakhum Efraim Ben Nun Larissa Tetuev Rick Cordova Mitchell Cirker Gloria Parker Carole Farley Mark Oswald