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Irina Petrik, Soprano "Irina brings heartbreaking sincerity to the role of Countess Almaviva. She portrays a gorgeous noble woman of tremendous substance and grace who is betrayed by the love of her life so convincingly, people in the audience were seen crying during Porgi Amor..."    Nova Gazeta "The most vivid presence on stage was Irina Petrik as Musetta. She made you watch, and she commanded both space and time." The Berkshire Review "Irina Petrik sings the role of Snowmaiden with an exceptionally powerful voice that contains a metallic edge. This cold tinge makes her sound a perfect expression of the character’s icy beauty."  Fuse Concert Review "Radiant soprano! Never a dull moment, she was absolutely brilliant." Iceland Review "Ms. Petrik delivers a very tongue-in-cheek, clever and unique performance as the leading lady in Die Fledermaus. As Rosalinda, she is both fragile, trusting, sweet-natured and endlessly in love; as well as feisty, strong-willed, seductive and calculating. When she finally reveals her identity in the final act to Eisenstein, the audience erupted in lengthy applause. That standing ovation was well deserved in the end - what a debut!" Kultura Magazine "Ms. Petrik, a consummate professional, delivered a heartfelt performance, engaging the audience with every swirl and sly smile. Clearly a gifted actress, she managed to sing beautifully even while beating sense into her drunken yet beloved husband."  The Ukrainian Weekly

Praised for her “vivid stage presence”, “delicious” and “exceptionally powerful voice”, Ukrainian American operatic soprano Irina Petrik is quickly gaining popularity as a charismatic singing actress of today. A versatile and gifted performer, she is equally comfortable in genres ranging from opera and operetta to musical theater, jazz and traditional ethnic music. Irina is a passionate cultural ambassador for her beloved homeland and considers it her artistic mission to bring global awareness to Ukraine and its rich heritage.

News

Serena Interview

Serena Amato at Sery Opera Classica

Live on Air Interview

Irina is interviewed by Serena Amato with Opera Classica in Naples, Italy. Please listen to their heartfelt conversation discussing life after loss, Kevin Kees Foundation and its mission by visiting the link above.

Vikan Magazine

Úkraínska snædrottningin sem fékk bónorð á Íslandi

Read Irina’s exclusive interview to Vikan Magazine, Iceland. She talks about the love of her life, her late husband Kevin Kees and upcoming plans to honor his memory and artistic legacy through the newly established Kevin Kees Foundation.

Ukrainian People Magazine

Оперна зірка Ірина Петрик: “Хочу, щоб в українські пісні закохався весь світ!”

Irina has recently been featured in The Ukrainian People Magazine, Chicago. She is recognized as a celebrated artist for her contribution to popularizing the art of Ukrainian traditional song in North America and beyond.

Article Biz

Artist Spotlight with Soprano Irina Petrik

Visit Article Biz blog for a recent interview with Irina, originally published in BDAA Newsletter. She reflects on her childhood and discusses the importance of artistic mentorship, discovering her path and staying true to what matters most.

New CD Out Now!

Song From The Heart CD

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Reviews

  • Kultura Magazine

    “Ms. Petrik delivers a very tongue-in-cheek, clever and unique performance as the leading lady in Die Fledermaus. As Rosalinda, she is both fragile, trusting, sweet-natured and endlessly in love; as well as feisty, strong-willed, seductive and calculating. When she finally reveals her identity in the final act to Eisenstein, the audience erupted in lengthy applause. That standing ovation was well deserved in the end – what a debut!”

    Kultura Magazine (Printed Source)
  • Countess Almaviva

    “Irina brings heartbreaking sincerity to the role of Countess Almaviva. She portrays a gorgeous noble woman of tremendous substance and grace who is betrayed by the love of her life so convincingly, people in the audience were seen crying during Porgi Amor…”

    Nova Gazeta (Printed Source)
  • Woman's Club Albany Performance

    “Ms. Petrik’s  spectacular, rich voice filled the auditorium with sweet sounds, matched by her genuine facial expressions and infectious acting. The ultimate entertainer, she was equally convincing as the suffering Lisa, the endearing Snow Maiden, the fierce Ukrainian village girl or the passionate gypsy songstress. Her dazzling soprano soared through the romantic writing, as her tone radiated ripeness and beauty. She wore traditional native costumes to lend authenticity to the selections.”

    The Daily Gazette | Read More »
  • Musetta Puccini's La Boheme

    “The most vivid presence on stage was Irina Petrik as Musetta. She made you watch, and she commanded both space and time.”

    Berkshire Review, La Boheme at Hubbard Hall Opera Theater | Read More »
  • Musetta Puccini's La Boheme

    “Irina Petrik’s delicious and insouciant soprano was lovely as she soared with Puccini’s melody lines, both in arias  and other combinations as Musetta.”

    Berkshire On Stage, La Boheme at Hubbard Hall Opera Theater | Read More »
  • Snow Maiden

    “Irina Petrik sings the role with an exceptionally powerful voice that contains a metallic edge. This cold tinge makes her sound a perfect expression of the character’s icy beauty.”

    Fuse Concert Review, Snow Maiden at Harvard's Lowell House Opera | Read More »
  • Snow Maiden

    “Petrik gives Snegurochka all the naivety of youth…Despite this, Petrik delivers her final aria with a sweet and delicate inflection that manages to show that the character has matured.”

    Fuse Concert Review, Snow Maiden at Harvard's Lowell House Opera | Read More »
  • Iceland Review

    “Irina Petrik has a big and radiant soprano voice. She has a wonderful presence and colored every song she sang with wonderful acting skills. She seemed to be able to change characters completely in every song both with voice and drama. There was never a dull moment hearing  “I Hate Men” from Kiss Me, Kate in Irina’ s interpretation, it’s not an easy song to perform but she was absolutely brilliant.”

    Elsa Waage, Iceland Review at Harpa National Concert Hall | Read More »
  • Cossack

    “The chemistry between Mr. Kees and his fiancée, Irina Petrik, was palpable and sometimes playful, giving even more credence to the character’s marital bickering. Ms. Petrik, a consummate professional, delivered a heartfelt performance, engaging the audience with every swirl and sly smile. Clearly a gifted actress, she managed to sing beautifully even while beating sense into her drunken yet beloved husband.”

    Ukrainian Weekly, Cossack Beyond the Danube in New York | Read More »

Social

Thank you so much for having me, #Благодій Thank you so much for having me, #Благодійний Фонд "Талановитий Світ"!

Yesterday I was honored to provide a masterclass to the young artists, voice students and music educators in Kyiv, Ukraine via an online platform provided by a non-profit foundation "Talanovytyj Svit".

My heart is full of gratitude, awe and boundless inspiration by these fearless, sincere and truly indescribable people finding time for ART in the midst of WAR in Ukraine.

🙏🇺🇦🎶💖

For this born and raised Kyivite, it was the most meaningful way to celebrate our annual Kyiv Day weekend together.

Happy 1540th (!! ) Birthday, my sweet hometown.

I know I will walk your streets again, breathing in the intoxicating scent of blooming chestnut trees. 

This, too, shall pass. 
But you will continue to stand tall, proud, majestic in all of your eternal glory... your streets whispering stories of victories and loss, love and sorrow, music and mystery.

Все буде Україна.
👊💥🌻

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So excited to offer a Ukrainian Art Songs and Dict So excited to offer a Ukrainian Art Songs and Diction Workshop tomorrow at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, LA County, California!

Featuring works "Zore Moya", "Reve ta Stohne Dnieper Shyrokyj", "Po Dibrovi Viter Vyje" arranged by V.Stetsenko, M. Lysenko, M. Lyatoshynskyj and set to the poetry of our beloved Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko.

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Congratulations to my student Reeza Abadi on a won Congratulations to my student Reeza Abadi on a wonderful junior recital at the Massry Center for the Arts!

Not only did she perform works by Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Schumann, Bolcom, along with a fantastic musical theater set... 

She dedicated "Must The Winter Come So Soon" from Vanessa by Samuel Barber to the victims of the war in Ukraine, and asked everyone to stand for a moment of silence, to honor Ukraine's fight for freedom.

🙏🇺🇦

Reeza, I am so incredibly proud of you.
Excited for more adventures in music together and for your bright future ahead!!

🌟💖🎶

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Today my heart bleeds for Bucha. In 2017 I had an Today my heart bleeds for Bucha.

In 2017 I had an immense pleasure and honor to return to my hometown of Kyiv.

 I have been invited to participate as a guest artist in a fantastic international festival O-Fest, dedicated to opera, operetta and musical, brilliantly conceived by Mr. Богдан Струтинський  and hosted by the National Operetta Theater of Ukraine.

The event took place in a picturesque suburb of Kyiv, the sweet and beautiful town of Bucha.

My colleagues and artists from the 17 countries of the world ( Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Georgia, to name a few ) all flocked to this gorgeous green oasis. 

We shared friendly banter, inside jokes, flirted, laughed and sang our hearts out on the outdoor summer stage in a fantastic venue. We were accompanied by the orchestra of the National Operetta Theater of Ukraine. 
We basked in the glow of the lights,  marveled at the professionalism of the organizers and the hospitality of our hosts.
We left with the sound of thunderous applause still ringing in our ears, with our hearts full of joy and inspiration. We celebrated life, art and music. 

It is Day 41 of the war in Ukraine.

The sweet town of Bucha has now been turned into a MASS GRAVE.

This is the place you are currently seeing on the news as the epitome of hell on Earth.

Dead bodies strewn on every corner. 
Women and children raped, mutilated, tortured. Buildings and roads blown up. Mothers signing life-saving info on their children's backs with a pen, including their names, date of birth and blood type... in case they die first, but children need to be identified.

 Explosions. Destruction. Cries. Horror. Hunger. Pleas for help. Silence. 
Deafening silence, piercing one's soul and leaving an open, bleeding wound.

PAIN...

Words fall short. They are simply not enough.

This is the face of war. 
The reality of war crimes inflicted upon my peaceful, loving nation.
A senseless, cynical massacre. 
Irreversible damage. Evil on Earth.

#StandWithUkraine #stopwar #standwithukraine #SupportUkraine #supportukraine #operasingersofinstagram #operaworld #instaopera #ukrainianamerican #ukraine #musicislife #operasinger #ukrainetoday
In these times of great uncertainty, a reminder of In these times of great uncertainty, a reminder of Clarissa Pinkola Estes' wonderful poem "Soul on Deck":

"Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.

 Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good.

 What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take everyone on Earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group who will not give up during the first, second, or hundredth gale.

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. 

To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these -- to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.

There will always be times when you feel discouraged. I too have felt despair many times in my life, but I do not keep a chair for it. I will not entertain it. It is not allowed to eat from my plate. 

In that spirit, I hope you will write this on your wall: When a great ship is in harbour and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for."

#istandwithukraine #supportukraine  #operasingersofinstagram  #ukraine  #ukrainianamerican  #ukrainewar  #obolongirl4ever  #wisdom
As my family and I navigate through these most str As my family and I navigate through these most strenuous circumstances, I find it even more crucial to find time for a pause. A prayer, a breath, a little chance to "zoom out" and take it all in, instead of giving in to an all-consuming overwhelm... burnout... shock and deep, endless Pain...

Being a Ukrainian American artist, born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine; I feel that it is my moral and civilian duty to speak up.

What happened last week and continues to unfold is our call for a profound change. 

The old, outdated global structures are vanishing before our eyes, "like the morning dew under the sun" ( "як роса на сонці" ), much like in the text of the Ukrainian National Anthem. The lies are exposed and the beauty shines through.

It is our call to Revolution.

A revolution in flexing our as yet untapped individual power as humanitarians and warriors when we act together in a global personal community beyond frontiers.

A revolution of collective consciousness, where humanity can finally make the right decision and choose PEACE.

My heart is both breaking for the unimaginable, irreversible suffering my country is enduring, yet bursting with boundless pride and joy for Ukraine whose national identity is introduced to the world in a very real, tangible way. 

Yes, we have heart. Yes, we have balls. 
We are tough but endlessly loving.

And we want PEACE. 

We want to share our culture, our music, our architecture, our centuries-old traditions with the world. 

We want to collaborate and do business with others, participating and contributing to creating a thriving global community.

But right now... 
We just want our home to be safe. 
All we want right now is for our children to not cry inside the bomb shelters instead of going to school and kindergarten or a playdate with their friends.

We will defend our home until our last breath.

Thank you for standing with Ukraine.
We love you with all of our hearts.

#StandWithUkraine #obolongirl4ever #SupportUkraine #ukraine #proudtobeukrainian #ukiepride #operasingersofinstagram #instaopera #ukrainianamerican #ukrainewillprevail  #istandwithukraine #ukrainewar
Please excuse my absence on social media as I navi Please excuse my absence on social media as I navigate through and coordinate the situation for my immediate family and friends in Kyiv, Ukraine. 

My efforts are currently focused on evacuation.

I appreciate everyone's prayers beyond words.

The evil will be stopped. 
Light will prevail over darkness. 
As it always has. As it ALWAYS will.

💙💛🇺🇦 🙏

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Inhabitants of my hometown Kyiv woke up to explosi Inhabitants of my hometown Kyiv woke up to explosions at 4 am, among them my mom and sister who chose to stay in Ukraine...

Martial law was announced yesterday. 
The air space is closed, the war sirens are howling. Chaos reigns.

People are fleeing the city. The traffic jams, lines to ATMs and grocery stores are huge. They are trying to take shelter in the underground metro stations, packing up their immediate belongings and running. Everyone is desperately seeking safety...

Now multiple military bases, airports and tv towers have been shelled and attacked, including those in Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Ivano-Frankivsk...

Ukraine is now under attack. 
The war has started.

I know, this is uncomfortable and disturbing.
DO NOT look away!!❗🚫

This is happening in Europe, in the 21st century, to people like you and me.

Innocent people with families, kids, responsibilities, jobs and bills... who are just trying to live their lives.
The consequences of this invasion will be felt by everyone, for many years to come.

Putin is calling this operation "liberating and denazifying Ukraine"... REALLY?!?!?!
🤐😢🤦‍♀️😡

Pray for peace. Support Ukraine.
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#stopwar #ukraine #prayforpeace #reallife #ukrainianamerican
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