

As a Young Artist with the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, under the direction of Honored Art Worker D.Vdovin, Elizaveta won several awards, including Third Prize of the 9th International Competition S.Monyushko “Ubelskaya swallow” in Minsk, Belarus, and a special award of the 32nd international competition “Ismaele Voltolini” in Buscoldo, Italy. Gorokhovskaya, where she graduated Summa cum Laude. She was a member of the 2017 class of the People’s Artist of the RSFSR E.S. She attended the Music College N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov and the St. Soprano Elizaveta Ulakhovich was born in St.


Signature roles include Minnie in La fanciulla del West, the title roles in Tosca and Madama Butterfly, Mimì in La bohème, Nedda in Pagliacci, the title role in Adriana Lecouvreur, and Liù in Turandot. Sampson is a two-time recipient of a grant from the Olga Forrai Foundation and has performed with the New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Opera Carolina, Dicapo Opera Theatre, Augusta Opera, El Paso Opera, and the National Lyric Opera among others and internationally with Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, the Magyar Tavak Fesztiválja in Hungary, Opera Society of Hong Kong, Armel Opera Festival, National Theater of Szeged, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Praised by the New York Times for her “bright, sizable and expressive voice,” Mexican-born American soprano Kristin Sampson’s 2020-2022 engagements include a guest artist appearance and debut with the Kauno Filharmonijain in Lithuania under the baton of Maestro Constantine Orbelian, a company debut with Opera Grand Rapids as Liù in Turandot, role debuts as Marguerite in Faust and Musetta in La bohème with the Washington Opera Society, featured soloist with the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, and summer concert performances with New York City Opera. The Pearl Fishers, “Au fond du temple saint”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit /event/new-york-city-opera. The evening will be emceed by New York City Opera General Director Michael Capasso with music direction and piano accompaniment by Kathryn Olander. Featuring scenes from La Bohème, Tosca, La Traviata, Roméo et Juliette, L’elisir d’amore, The Pearl Fishers, Pagliacci, and Eugene Onegin. The concert will feature performances by baritone Gustavo Feulien, soprano Kristin Sampson, tenor Victor Starsky, soprano Elizaveta Ulakhovich, and tenor WooYoung Yoon. Stars of the New York City Opera stage bring romance to life, with love stories as passionate as the music itself. New York City Opera will present Romance in Opera on Monday, Septemat 7pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park.
