Irina currently lives close to London. Having moved to England in April 2007 on the happy
occasion of her marriage to her husband Andrew, whom she met at his cousins' wedding in 2004.
Irina continues to give occasional performances in her home country, and since moving to England is working
on the Continued Professional Development of her vocal technique and repertoire in conjunction with Elizabeth
Ritchie and Antony Saunders (testimonials available on request).
Irina
is a versatile performer who enjoys new challenges and is always
positive to new ideas and projects.
She strives to create a warm and
open atmosphere with humour and intellegence in her peformance.
Irina trained as a Soprano at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg Russia,
and worked as a professional Soprano in St Petersburg.
Whilst studying at the conservatory in St Petersburg, Irina entered The Mariinsky Young Singers
Academy, Mariinsky Theatre.
September 2003 Irina joined the St Petersburg State
Concert Company "Peterburg-Concert"
On November 11th , 2003 the first Solo-concert of Irina Tutt
took place at the Kochneva palace (St. Petersburg) performing
various works by Russian and European composers. Irina
continued to give regular concert performances for
“Petersburg Concert“ until moving to the UK in April 2007
On May 25th and July 7th 2003 Irina took part in
Anna Karenina. Composed by V.A.Uspensky, giving
a passionate performance in a production dedicated to the
300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.
Qualifications
In 1994 Irina entered the Department of Vocal Studies at the Musical College of N.A.
Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. (Class of N.P. Zaznobina). Graduating with an Honours Diploma
from the College in 1998.
In 1998 after graduating from the vocal studies department Irina entered the St. Petersburg N.A.
Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in the Class of Professor E.S. Gorokhovskaya.Whilst studying
Irina took part in regular opera performances.
Subsequently Irina graduated with an Honors Diploma from the Conservatory in 2003 with
her performance of the opera part of the first act of “Eugene Onegin” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
Irina is pursuing the continual development of her vocal technique and knowledge. Irina entered the
“Opera Studio” course in the Autumn of 2004 at the prestigious National Santa Cecilia Academy
of Music in Rome, she gained a certificate of completion of the course.