Viktoria Tocca

By Natasha Barbieri V Viktoria Tocca is a shining example of an indie artist making waves in the genre of classical crossover music. She began her craft early on and claims, “I can’t remember not singing! I was always making up my own songs and putting on shows in the house, forcing everyone to watch!” At…

Sedonia

By Chantelle Constable When Shirin Asgari, Nasrin Asgari, and Nazanin Ezazi stepped onto the stage of “Supertalent” in 2012, about to give their debut performance of “Nella Fantasia,” they were ushered in to the sound of Adele’s “Skyfall.” The drama and energy of the song inspired them as they held hands and stepped up to…

Noblesse

By Natasha Barbieri Noblesse is a Christian classical crossover trio hailing from Romania. the members are Evelina Manea, Lorena Zeiler and Ramona Ghioalda. So how did they all meet? “Well, two of us (Lorena and Evelina) met when Lorena was born, as we are sisters,” they joke. “With Ramona we met when we were singing in a choir,…

Natalia Krishtopets

By Natasha Barbieri Natalia Krishtopets is a classical crossover soprano from Russia who is rapidly gaining an online following. “I live 20 km from Moscow in the town of Schelkovo. It is my hometown and I love it very much. Moscow is very close so I am able to visit this beautiful city often, especially to…