Nafset Chenib, Soprano

Performances

A striking silhouette-style portrait of Nafset in profile, seated at a piano and wearing a dark, high-necked outfit, her hair falling in loose waves. Dramatic side lighting traces the line of her face and shoulder against a darkened background, evoking the atmosphere of a live performance.
Photo — Victor Zhulin. Dress — Madina Saral’p. Styling — Madina Saral’p and Lika Saral’p.

A selection of recordings and video from concerts and stage appearances.

  1. 1. Yury Poteenko — XI Winter Paralympics Closing Ceremony anthem

    Soloists Nafset Chenib, José Carreras, Valery Kozlovsky, Diana Gurtskaya — Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi (2014)

    Watch on YouTube

  2. 2. Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (excerpts: Ricordare, Benedictus, Tuba Mirum)

    Evgeny Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lev Kontorovich, with Yulia Menenbaeva, Yaroslav Abaimov, Nikolay Didenko — Grand Hall, Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory ("Thousand Cities of Russia" festival, 2012)

    Ricordare · Benedictus · Tuba Mirum

  3. 3. Murat Kabardokov — Excerpt from the cantata "Alexander Nevsky"

    Leningrad Oblast’ State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Golikov — State Musical Theater, Nalchik

    Watch on YouTube

  4. 4. Isaak Dunaevsky — "Don’t Call for Love" and "Spring Is Coming"

    "American and Soviet Hollywood" concert — Leningrad Oblast State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Golikov — St. Petersburg, Russia (2021 tour)

    Video 1 · Video 2

  5. 5. Handel — "Se pietà" (Cleopatra’s aria, from Giulio Cesare)

    Piano: Alexander Pokidchenko — Grand Hall, Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (2011)

    Watch on YouTube

  6. 6. Stravinsky — "Forget-Me-Not" ("Незабудочка-цветочек"), from Two Poems of Balmont

    Piano: Elena Zenina — Victor Popov Academy of Choral Arts, Moscow (live performance)

    Watch on YouTube

  7. 7. Brahms — Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52, No. 7, "Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe"

    Piano: Semen Skigin and Anastasia Timofeeva, with ensemble of the Victor Popov Academy of Choral Arts — Victor Popov Academy of Choral Arts, Moscow (studio recording, 2013)

    Watch on YouTube

  8. 8. Rossini — "Come tacer... Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo" (Fanny’s cavatina, from La cambiale di matrimonio)

    Piano: Elena Zenina — Mikhail Glinka State Museum of Music

    Watch on YouTube

  9. 9. Rimsky-Korsakov — "Eastern Song," Op. 2, No. 2 ("The Nightingale Enchanted by the Rose") / Vangelis — "World Prayer"

    Bolshoi Theater Chamber Orchestra soloists, conductor Alexey Petrov (Vangelis piece: duet with Evgeniya Vasil’chuk) — Concert Hall of the Moscow Kazan Railway Station, Moscow (2012)

    Rimsky-Korsakov · Vangelis

  10. 10. Circassian folk song "Adyif," arranged by Murat Kabardokov

    International Taurida Symphony, conductor Mikhail Golikov — Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, Moscow

    Watch on YouTube

  11. 11. Panzeri, Di Paola, Taccani — "Come prima"

    With tenor Daniil Shtoda and the Terem Quartet, conductor Andrey Smirnov — Oktyabrsky Grand Concert Hall, St. Petersburg (2013)

    Watch on YouTube

  12. 12. Full solo concert — arias from operas, operettas, and songs

    Marking the occasion of being awarded the title Honored Artist of the Republic of Adygea — State Philharmonic of the Republic of Adygea, conductor Arkady Khusniyarov — Grand Hall of the State Philharmonic of the Republic of Adygea, Maykop

    Part 1 · Part 2

  13. 13. "Interiorization III"

    New European Theater XXI festival, Soloist — Garage Museum, Moscow (2015)

    Watch on YouTube