Zoryana Kushpler

The mezzo-soprano Zoryana Kushpler was born in Lviv (Lemberg) in the Ukraine and started learning the piano from her mother when she was five, but later switched to the violin. From 1993 she studied singing in the class of her father, Prof. Igor Kushpler, at the Music Academy in Lviv. In 1998 Zoryana Kushpler moved to the Hamburg Music Academy in the class of Prof. Judith Beckmann and received important artistic impulses in master classes with Teresa Berganza, Renata Scotto and Kurt Moll. Among the numerous awards she has received is the 1st prize at the renowned ARD music competition in Munich in September 2000. ENGAGEMENTS From 2004 to 2006 Zoryana Kushpler sang in the ensemble of the Stadttheater Bern, where she performed roles including Sesto (Giulio Cesare), Masha (Tri Sestry), Marc