Soprano Eva Tonin — Antonina Levina, a Russian-born American soprano, now living in Montreal, Canada, studied voice, musicology and composition at Kamchatka and Voronezh Colleges of Music from which she graduated with honours in 1990. Upon arrival in the USA, she decided to become a scientist. She received her B.S. in Biology in New York in 1997 and then graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetics (2000), and then she received Diploma des Cicles Superiores in Bioinformatics from University of Quebec in Montreal (2002). During all that time, Eva sung alto and even tenor parts in the church choir of St. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
Meeting with Anait Khamroian—a former soloist of Tbilisi Opera (Georgia)—in March 2004 brought Eva back into the world of music. Anait discovered Eva’s true voice: a lyric coloratura, and became her teacher and mentor. Eva was able once again, to pursue her passion for singing. Since then she has performed at a wide variety of venues including the Chateau Dufresne, and Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal. Last summer, she gave a benefit solo recital for Gift of Life International in Odessa, Ukraine. In June 2006, Eva was chosen to sing the National Anthem at the opening of the Canada’s Multicultural Day Celebration at the Place Des Arts, Montreal. In July 2006, she took master classes with maestro Sergio Bertocchi (Centro Universale del Bel Canto, Vignola, Italy).
Eva is fluent in English, Russian, and French. She also studied Italian at the University of Quebec.