Ekaterina Semenchuk

Ekaterina Semenchuk (born 24 March 1976, in Minsk), is a Belarusian operatic mezzo-soprano.

Career Ekaterina Semenchuk studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. In 2005 she sang at the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. and in addition to Azucena and Eboli has appeared in that composer's Nabucco as Fenena, as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, as Federica in Luisa Miller, Preziosilla in La forza del destino and Amneris in Aida, appearing in one or more of these roles at the Mariinsky, the Salzburg Festival, Teatro Real Madrid, Washington National Opera, Opéra national de Paris, San Francisco Opera, and many others. and has even moved into dramatic soprano repertoire such as the title role in Turandot.

Selected discography As Marina in Boris Godunov (2010), HD video: Met Opera on Demand As Eboli in Don Carlo (2013), DVD: Sony Classical, Cat: 88843005769; Blu-ray: Cat: 88843005779 As Amneris in Aida (2015), CD: Warner Classics, Cat: 2564610663 As Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana (2018), Streaming audio: Met Opera on Demand