At the grand opening of the First International Competition-Festival of Musical Performance "Symphony of Goodness," Albina Mikhailovna Kychkina will take part — an outstanding opera singer with a rare coloratura soprano, one of the brightest representatives of vocal art in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
She graduated from the Yakut Music College in solo singing under the guidance of the first professional Yakut singer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR and YASSR A.P. Lytkina. She then continued her studies at the Ural State Conservatory named after M. Mussorgsky, in the class of Professor L.E. Krasnopolskaya, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1988, she completed an internship at the same conservatory.
Albina Mikhailovna honed her skills through international internships: in the USA (1991–1992, invited by the R. Ponseille Foundation), Italy (1995, with R. Lippi), and Moscow (1997, with R. Scotto).
She is a laureate and participant of prestigious vocal competitions:
Her operatic repertoire includes leading roles performed in the original language. In 1993, she became the first to perform the role of Tuyaarimy Kuo in the opera "Nyurgun Bootur," a landmark event in the history of Yakut musical theater.
Her concert programs have been highly successful. Albina Mikhailovna has performed solo concerts throughout Russia and abroad — including at the United Nations Hall in New York, as well as in France, Austria, the UK, Japan, China, Mongolia, and Switzerland. She has participated in cultural programs of international delegations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and toured Magadan, Mirny, and Neryungri.
Since 2004, she has collaborated with the Irina Arkhipova Foundation. Together with accompanist A. Reshetnikova, Honored Artist of YASSR and Russia, she has recorded two CDs included in the golden fund of Yakut vocal art.
Titles and awards:
Albina Mikhailovna is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia and is widely known as an educator, mentor, and inspiring role model for young vocalists. Her participation in the opening ceremony of the "Symphony of Goodness" competition will be a true highlight and a symbol of generational continuity in the region’s musical culture.
She graduated from the Yakut Music College in solo singing under the guidance of the first professional Yakut singer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR and YASSR A.P. Lytkina. She then continued her studies at the Ural State Conservatory named after M. Mussorgsky, in the class of Professor L.E. Krasnopolskaya, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1988, she completed an internship at the same conservatory.
Albina Mikhailovna honed her skills through international internships: in the USA (1991–1992, invited by the R. Ponseille Foundation), Italy (1995, with R. Lippi), and Moscow (1997, with R. Scotto).
She is a laureate and participant of prestigious vocal competitions:
- Diploma winner of the 2nd All-Russian Mussorgsky Vocalists Competition (Sverdlovsk, 1988);
- Participant of the 13th All-Union M. Glinka Competition (Riga, 1989);
- Participant of the International Performers Competition in Paris (1997);
- Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 4th International I. Yuryeva Russian Romance Performers Competition (Tallinn, 2003).
Her operatic repertoire includes leading roles performed in the original language. In 1993, she became the first to perform the role of Tuyaarimy Kuo in the opera "Nyurgun Bootur," a landmark event in the history of Yakut musical theater.
Her concert programs have been highly successful. Albina Mikhailovna has performed solo concerts throughout Russia and abroad — including at the United Nations Hall in New York, as well as in France, Austria, the UK, Japan, China, Mongolia, and Switzerland. She has participated in cultural programs of international delegations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and toured Magadan, Mirny, and Neryungri.
Since 2004, she has collaborated with the Irina Arkhipova Foundation. Together with accompanist A. Reshetnikova, Honored Artist of YASSR and Russia, she has recorded two CDs included in the golden fund of Yakut vocal art.
Titles and awards:
- People's Artist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia);
- Honored Artist of the Russian Federation;
- Certificate of Honor from the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Albina Mikhailovna is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia and is widely known as an educator, mentor, and inspiring role model for young vocalists. Her participation in the opening ceremony of the "Symphony of Goodness" competition will be a true highlight and a symbol of generational continuity in the region’s musical culture.
