Oksana Stepanyuk

Oksana Stepanyuk (June 16, 1977, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian lyric coloratura soprano opera singer at Japan Opera Foundation, Publicity and Goodwill Ambassador, Merited Artist of Ukraine, TOP Beauty World Global (2025,Tokyo), Tourism Ambassador (Tokyo).

Background Oksana was born in Syniawa, Rokytne Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Her father Anatoliy Stepanyuk is a military pilot, he plays many musical instruments. Her mother Olga Stepanyuk is an accountant.

In 1992, after graduating from the Rokytne Music School (bandura, vocal and piano class) Oksana entered the Zhytomyr Music College from which she graduated in 1996, receiving a diploma as a bandura player with the best practical score.

In 1996, she entered the orchestral department and in 1998 the department of vocal music at the Ukrainian National Academy of Music and continued her music studies with an opera singer Evgeniya Miroshnichenko and bandura player Serhiy Bashtan.

While studying at Music Academy, Oksana made her professional concert tour debut in France, Italy, Chech and Germany.

Oksana made a recording with orchestra and bandura for National Radio Company of Ukraine and made her professional debut as Marfa in The Tsar's Bride by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Among her teachers were Serhiy Bashtan, Evgeniya Miroshnichenko, Margherita Guglielmi.

2020 Appeared on BS TV Tokyo’s Music Crossroads. Since February 2022 she held national wide Ukrainian humanitarian aid concerts. On February 2023 Oksana featured on NHK BS Premium’s Classic club program Winds of Ukraine. On December 2023 performed the Ukrainian national anthem at the National Stadium of Japan.

Since 2010 Oksana has been a member of the Japan Opera Foundation.

During her career in Japan, Oksana has given more than 700 performances all over Japan, including her recitals in Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Kioi Hall, Oji Hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Hall, Nikkei Hall, Osaka Izumi Hall, Kamakura Performing Art Center, Matsumoto Kissei Bunka Hall etc.

Oksana has given countless charity concerts for Ukraine, Japan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.

Career in Japan 2013 – Asian debut as Oscar in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera 2014 – debut as Micaela in Bizet's Carmen 2015 – performed Oscar in Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera 2016 – made her debut as Violetta Valery in Verdi's La traviata 2016 – made her debut as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto 2017 – started her work at Japan Opera Association 2018 – debut as an actress in the drama Yuzuru, title role Tsu 2018 – made her debut as Lora in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana 2020 – sung Verdi's opera La Traviata as Violetta Valery in Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre 2021 – debut as Musetta in Puccini's La bohème 2021 – debut as Juliet in Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Nissay Opera Theatre

Discography

Recordings of performances released on discs: 2003 – Ukrainian Nightingale 2006 – Peace 2011 – Ai Wo Tsumuide – Japanese songs 2013 – Ave Maria (Label «Mis») 2013 – Adagio (Label «Mis») 2014 – My Dream (Label «Mis») 2022 – Ukrainian Diva 2022 – Single Album Kiyv Birds Song 2024 – Amore (opera arias of Bellini and Verdi) 2024 – Grazie (opera arias of Donizetti and Puccini) 2024 – Brilliant songs 2024 – Coloratura soprano 2024 – Oksana Plays Bandura 2024 – Cinema and musical songs 1 2025 – Cinema and musical songs 2 2025 – Cinema and musical songs 3 2026 – The Ukrainian Nightingale 2026 – The Greatest Classic 2026 – Japanese songs I 2026 – Japanese songs II 2026 – Japanese songs III 2026 – French Opera Arias

Awards and honors 1992 – Laureate of the competition Young talents of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine 1998 – The first prize and laureate of the International Competition for folk instrument musicians, Kharkiv, Ukraine 1999 – Laureate of the competition New Name of Ukraine, Kyiv 2001 – The first and third prizes at the International Competition Festival, Pskov, Russia 2002 – The first prize at the International contest Music World, Fivizzano, Italy 2009 – The best new artist at the 42nd Young Musicians Audition, Tokyo, Japan 2009 – The second prize at the Bruckcart International Music Competition (first prize no one), Tokyo, Japan 2010 – The first prize at the Banri no Choujou International Music Competition, Tokyo, Japan 2011 – The first prize at the 22nd Audition, Tokyo, Japan 2011 — Merited Artist of Ukraine 2013 – The first prize at the Czech Music Competition 2014 – Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the FUGA International Music Competition 2019 – Second prize at the Margherita Guglielmi Vocal Competition and special prize from prima donna La Scala 2019 – Publicity and Goodwill Ambassador 2025 – Top Beauty World Global 2025 (1ST RUNNER UP) 2025 – Tourism Ambassador in Kokubunji City