Durseneva
Born in Kharkov into an artistic family. Graduated from the Kharkov State Pedagogical Institute and the Kharkov Institute of the Arts (vocal department, class of Tamara Veske).
In 1991—94 was a soloist with the Kharkov Opera Theatre named after M.V. Lysenko.
In 1994 was accepted into the opera troupe of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Countess , Governess (The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky)
Amelfa (The Golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Vanya (Ivan Susanin by M. Glinka)
Xenia’s Nurse, Innkeeper (Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky)
Konchakovna (Prince Igor by A. Borodin)
Marta (Iolanta by P. Tchaikovsky)
Marfa (Khovanshchina by M. Mussorgsky)
Ratmir (Ruslan and Ludmila by M. Glinka)
Nurse (Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky)
Princess Clarice (The Love for Thee Oranges by S. Prokofiev)
Basmanov (The Oprichnik by P. Tchaikovsky)
Lyubasha (The Tsar’s Bride by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Baba the Turk (The Rake’s Progress by I. Stravinsky)
Princess de Bouillon (Adriana Lecouvreur by F. Cilea)
Mother Superior (The Fiery Angel by S. Prokofiev)
Sonyetka (The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by D. Shostakovich)
Ulrica (Un Ballo in Maschera by G. Verdi)
Spring (The Snow Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Fenena (Nabucco by G. Verdi)
Giovanna (Rigoletto by G. Verdi)
Soprano (The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda by A. Pravednikov, the performance of The Fables of the Vixen, the Duckling and Balda)
Mezzo-soprano/ The Porter/ The Wind (the ballet Nureyev by I. Demutsky)
Foma Nazaryich’s Wife (Sadko by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Babarikha (The Tale of Tsar Saltan by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Her concert repertoire includes works by M. Glinka, P. Tchaikovsky, M. Mussorgsky, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Borodin, S. Rachmaninov, G. Verdi, G. Bizet, C. Saint-Saëns, A. Dvořák, R. Wagner, K. Weil and many more.
Performed at the Paris National opera, the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, La Scala, Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Teatro Lirico Cagliari, the Royal Danish Opera (Copenhagen), the Dutch National Opera, the Norwegian Opera, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Valencia), theatres in Dublin, Leipzig, Jena, as well as such concert hall as Salle Pleyel (Paris), the Konzerthaus (Vienna) and the Concertgebau (Amsterdam).
Participated in several large festivals, such as Glyndebourne Festival (UK), the Bregenz Music Festival (Austria), the Stravinsky Festival in Arnhem (the Netherlands) and others.
Performed with outstanding conductors: Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Mark Ermler, Andrei Chistyakov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir and Dmitri Jurowski, Zoltán Peskó, Mikhail Pletnev, Eliahu Inbal, Gintaras Rinkevičius and Evelino Pido.
Participated in productions by leading directors, such as Harry Kupfer, Peter Ustinov, Tim Hopkins, Lamberto Pugelli, Graham Vick, Francesca Zambello, David Pountney, Temur Chkheidze, Alexander Sokurov, Valery Fokin, Eimuntas Nekrošius and Robert Carsen.
the part of Alkonost, conducted by V. Fedoseyev, Koch Schwann
the part of Nurse, conducted by V. Fedoseyev, Koch Schwann
the part of Basmanov, conducted by G. Rozhdestvensky, Dynamic
the part of Ratmir, conducted by A. Vedernikov, PentaTone
the part of Duenna conducted by V. Jurowski
the part of An Old Gipsy Woman, conducted by V. Fedoseyev, Relief
Melodia
piano part by Vladimir Slobodyan, Melodia