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date = "2015-09-04T14:33:00-04:00"
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Ukrainian Canadian soprano Natalya Gennadi Matyusheva began her vocal studies at the University of Ottawa, and is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto where she received her Master's degree in Operatic Performance. Natalya successfully performed lead roles in *The Medium*, *Carmen*, *Le nozze di Figaro*, and *Die Zauberflöte* with University of Ottawa Opera company. She appeared in the title role in *The Merry Widow* with the Savoy Theatre Society in the 2010-2011 season and participated in Opera Lyra Ottawa productions.

Natalya's latest operatic engagements include Amelia in *Amelia al ballo*, Hélène in *La belle Hélène* (scenes), Mrs Gross in *The Turn of the Screw* at the MacMillan Theatre and Antigone in the world's premiere of *Antigone* at the New Music Festival, Toronto. She performed the part of Zemfira in *Aleko* with Opera Five, Tatiana in *Eugene Onegin* with Slavic project Tchai, Donna Anna in *Don Giovanni* with Opera Nuova and Opera by Request, Fiordiligi in *Così fan tutte* with TSOW, and covered the part of Santuzza in *Cavalleria Rusticana* with Maryland Lyric Opera, USA. 

As the recipient of a full scholarship and several operatic awards in the graduate school, Natalya also won NATS Senior Scholarship in 2011; became a finalist of the Czech and Slovak Voice International Music Competition of Montreal in 2013, and a second prize winner in the 2014 NYOC Mozart Vocal competition. Ms Gennadi Matyusheva is a student of soprano Frederique Vezina.
