​Kovner Fellowship.

 During her time at Juilliard, Xenia performed the 2021 Alice Tully Hall Vocal Arts Honours Recital with Gracie Francis; Ravel’s Shéhérazade in Pierre Vallet’s Liederabend; Bach’s B Minor Mass conducted by Richard Egarr with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; and the role of “Aristeo” from Luigi Rossi’s Orfeo directed by Mary Birnbaum, and conducted by Avi Stein. Xenia’s interest in early music involves frequent collaborations with New York-based, early music ensemble Twelfth Night. Most recently, she joined Twelfth Night in their performance of Handel’s Cantata Aminta e Fillide as “Fillide”, as part of the Music Before 1800 concert series in New York.

Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Xenia made her orchestral debut at age 16 with the Queensland Youth Orchestras, where she toured nationally as their soprano soloist. Xenia gained her Bachelor of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QGCU) in 2018 with first-class honours and the University Medal for Academic Achievement. National competition success in the final year of her studies included the generous Opera Foundation for Young Australians Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship and the Tinkler Encouragement Award at the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. During her time in Australia, Xenia was a 2019 Melba Opera Trust Scholar supported by the Amelia Joscelyne Scholarship, as well as a 2021 young artist at Opera Queensland. She has performed Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) with Opera Queensland and Dorabella (Così fan tutte) with Brisbane City Opera.