School of Speech, Arts and Drama in Vancouver, BC

Larissa Divakova, PhD

Highlights of Professional Experience:
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• Choir conductor, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada.

•Musical director of a State Musical Drama Theatre, as well as the producer and arranger, teacher of voice in the musical troupe, as actress and soloist.

•Dean of Vocal faculty, State Music and Art College, Cherkessk, Russia.

•Community appointed judge for State Court, Cherkessk, Russia.

•Publicity and Media Relations for Dance, Music, Russian Community Organizations and Local News and Television, Vancouver.

•Leadership group to set up the Burnaby Symphony.

•Musical director of the State Philharmonic, Russia, Cherkessk.

•Youth Opera Theatre: musical director, drama director, producer.

•Designed and conducted series of educational lecture-concerts at all levels, from young children to University level students, as well as for the general public, Russia, Canada.

•Created and led a large choir of professionals in Russia as a classical folk Cossack ensemble (The State Cossack Choir).

•Choir conductor of The RCF, Vancouver.

•Soloist actress in Natalia Satz Moscow Opera and Ballet Theatre “Bluebird”.

•Piano recitals, concertmaster (soloists, choir, ballet school).

•Rich knowledge and experience of Greek and Russian Orthodox Church music and singing.

• BC-registered teacher & director of music studio. Teacher of Voice, Piano, Theory & History at University level; “The Best Teacher” award winner. Choir director.

•Coloratura soprano; life-long experience in solo singing, both in recitals and in opera. Repertoire includes such leading coloratura arias as Rosina, Juliet, The Shemahan Queen, The Queen of the Night, Pamina, Cerlina, Ludmila, The Snow Maiden; recital pieces by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, Britten, Gliere, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, etc.
Multiple winner and finalist of USSR, All-Russian and International Vocal Competitions.