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Mary, Queen of Scots and Manon at San Francisco Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will join the San Francisco Opera music staff as prompter for Mary, Queen of Scots and pianist for Manon in her 9th season with the company.
Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will rejoin the music staff at the Metropolitan Opera for her 6th season as assistant conductor to Yannick Nezet-Seguin on Strauss’ masterwork “Der Rosenkavalier.”
Susannah at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for her second season, working on Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah.
Das Rheingold at San Francisco Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will continue her work on the music staff of San Francisco Opera for her 9th season with the company. She will be playing Das Rheingold with music director, Eun Sun Kim.
Elektra with San Francisco Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will be a pianist on this production of Strauss’ classic opera at San Francisco Opera.
Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will join the Met opera music staff for her fifth season, working on their production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Cosi fan tutte and Madama Butterfly at Chicago Lyric Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will join the music staff of Chicago Lyric Opera for the first time to play Cosi fan tutte and Madama Butterfly.
The Monkey King at San Francisco Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will be a pianist on this world premiere opera and production at San Francisco Opera.
Verdi’s Rigoletto at San Francisco Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will be the prompter for this production at San Francisco Opera.
Fiddler on the Roof with Cincinnati Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will be part of the music staff for this production of the Broadway classic, Fiddler on the Roof.
La Boheme with San Francisco Opera
Kseniia will be the prompter for San Francisco Opera’s upcoming production of Puccini’s “La Boheme”
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Die Zauberflote with the Metropolitan Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will rejoin the music staff at the Metropolitan Opera in New York for their remount of the hit Simon McBurney production of Die Zauberflote conducted by Evan Rogister.
West Side Story with Houston Grand Opera
Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will join the music staff at Houston Grand Opera for their production of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, conducted Roberto Kalb.
Tristan und Isolde
Kseniia will be on the music staff for San Francisco Opera’s upcoming production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde”.
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The Handmaid's Tale with San Francisco Opera
Kseniia will be on the music staff for San Francisco Opera’s upcoming production of Poul Ruders’ “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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Innocence with San Francisco Opera
Kseniia will be on the music staff for San Francisco Opera’s upcoming production of Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence.
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Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera
Kseniia will be an assistant conductor on the upcoming Met Opera production of Terence Blanchard’s opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
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Coaching Residency at Indiana University
Kseniia will serve as the Russian coach for Indiana University’s upcoming performance of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
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Barbiere at North Carolina Opera
Kseniia will be on the music staff for North Carolina Opera’s upcoming production of The Barber of Seville.
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