Ukrainian-Canadian soprano Natalya Gennadi, a versatile portfolio artist and vocalist, gained acclaim for her debut in Tapestry Opera’s Oksana G, earning a Dora Mavor Award nomination.

Her recent singing engagements include the title role in Cherubini’s Médée with Voicebox:Opera in Concert, and debut with Pacific Opera Victoria as Gerhilde in Wagner’s Die Walküre, as well as the being one of the soloists for a modern opera scenes from Here be Sirens with Slowrise Music, Toronto.

Natalya is opening 2024 with a recital of modern Irish, Canadian and Ukrainian music as a part of the Ukrainian Lights Festival, Vancouver, BC.

Amid the pandemic, Natalya led VoiceBox:Opera in Concert's digital performance of Adriana Lecouvreur in the title role and began a four year collaboration as a performer with Tapestry Box Concerts. Her most recent operatic roles include Violetta (La Traviata), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) , Countess Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Suor Angelica and Mimi (La Boheme).

Natalya is the 2024 recipient of the New Voices mentorship program grant with Soundstreams Theater, where she is currently producing and performing in “Grandma’s Shaw” - a musical exploration of cultural connections between Ukrainian and Indigenous people in Canada of the early 1900s. The project is showcasing modern Ukrainian and Canadian music by Indigenous composers. As a multifaceted creator, Natalya is also designing video, sound and costumes for this production.

Gennadi was a 2023 Civic Engagement Artist in Residence with Pacific Opera Victoria where she produced several multimedia digital and live projects, including an autobiographical short film “Natalya with a Y”; “Keepers of the Circle” - a live interactive installation in collaboration with visual artist and choreographer Natalie Rollins, and “Letters Home” - a recital showcasing newcomer musicians Mariia Smolynska and Georgiy Matviyiv.

As an emerging producer, Natalya was a participant of Opera Artist Resilience Program apprenticeship with Tapestry Opera for the “Of the Sea” opera production.

Natalya is a recipient of a REACH Development Grant from the Schevchenko Foundation and contributes to the field as a professional diction coach, particularly in Slavic music. She co-produced the successful online fundraising event "Art for Peace" through Opera in Reach, benefiting Ukraine, and featuring Canadian and international artists.

Ms. Gennadi is represented by Domoney Artists Management