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Indonesian tenor based in Leeds, UK, Satriya Krisna is known for his warm lyrical and robust velvet tone. He has performed at prestigious venues including the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Opera North.

Satriya initially pursued a degree in architecture, but his passion for music led him to the Amsterdam Conservatory where he obtained his Music BA in 2015 and Masters in 2017 under the tutelage of Henny Yana Diemer. He was selected to participate as part of international young artist programs, including the Verbier Festival Academy, Georg Solti Accademia, Samling Artist and Les Azuriales Young Artists Program. He is an alumnus of the National Opera Studio’s 2017/2018 Young Artists program in London

Satriya has been recognized through numerous awards, including Third Prize, Audience Prize, and Student Jury Prize at the International Student Lied Duo Competition 2017 with duo pianist Felix Justin, and the Judges' Discretionary Prize at Fulham Opera's Robert Presley Memorial Verdi Prize 2017. He has performed the role of Don Jose in Bizet/Brooks La tragedie de Carmen with Pop-Up Opera, the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly and sang the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca for Diva Opera. As a BAME fellowship member of the English National Opera Chorus, he has covered the role of Peasant in Luisa Miller and the role of Gamekeeper in Rusalka in seasons 19/20 and 20/21. He recently covered and performed the role of Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen at Opera North in Carmen season 21/22 and for the Longborough Festival Opera 2022. In 2023 he is going to cover the role of Nadir in Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at Opera North. He continues to develop his singing under the guidance of Richard-Berkeley Steele.

Indonesian tenor Satriya Krisna graduated at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with a summa cum laude under the tutelage of Henny Yana Diemer and is a recent graduate at the National Opera Studio 2017/2018 after obtaining a degree in Architecture. During his study he made his professional debut as Sporting Life in Porgy and Bess with Studio 32, the Gelders Orkest; Phillips Symphony Orchestra; being performed in the Grachtenfestival and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, covering the role of Moenen in Callioupe Tsoupaki Mariken in de Tuin der Lusten with Opera2Day, covering the role of Lurcanio & Odoardo in Handel Ariodante with the Dutch National Opera, Le Mari in Poulenc Mamelle de Tirésias with Les Azuriales’ YAP, Klave in Strauss Salomé with Verbier Festival, Monsieur Triquet in Eugene Onegin with Verbier Festival, Don Jose in Bizet/Brooks La Tragedie de Carmen with Pop-up Opera Company, Pinkerton in Puccini Madama Butterfly with Diva Opera, cover role of Peasant in Verdi Luisa Miller with English National Opera, cover role of Gamekeeper in Dvorak Rusalka with English National Opera, covering role of Lensky in Tchaikovksy Eugene Onegin with Garsington Opera, covering role of Don Jose in Bizet Carmen with Opera North and covering role of. Upcoming engagements include Cavaradossi in Puccini Tosca with Diva Opera, Ruggero in Puccini La Rondine add Ferrando in Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte.

He won the 3rd Prize, the Audience Prize and the Student Jury ‘s Prize at the International Student Lied Duo Competition 2017 in Groningen, the Netherlands with duo pianist, Felix Justin. He had received a full scholarship to attend the Verbier Festival Academy, where he performed in their opera productions and engaged in the Lied program with tutors including Thomas Hampson, Thomas Allen and Thomas Quasthoff. Concert engagements have included Mozart’s Requiem, Bach Cantatas and Rheinberger’s Requiem in the Netherlands. Satriya was a semi-finalist in the 51st International Voice Competition ’s-Hertogenbosh and won the Judges’ Discretionary Prize at Fulham Opera’s Robert Presley Memorial Verdi Prize 2017. Satriya is also one of the bursary recipients from the Opera Awards Foundation 2018/2019 and he is one of the Samling Artist members and alumni of Georg Solti Accademia. Right after, he sung the role of in June 2019. Currently, he is developing his singing under the tutelage of Richard Berkeley-Steele. Satriya is represented by Patrick Allen at Connaught Artists

“Satriya Krisna did a superb job of tracing Don José’s descent, his robust tenor always imploring” - The Times UK 

“.....Don Jose, sumptuously sung by young Indonesian tenor Satriya Krisna” 

The Stage

 “The Lieutenant Pinkerton Satriya Krisna was the Indonesian tenor who also studied at the National Opera Studio, whose soft forceful tenor voice was amplified throughout The Great Conservatory of Opera Syon Park” 

Opera Spy 

“In light of his obvious fragility, perfectly captured in Satriya Krisna’s performance, the apparent ease with which Don José is driven to madness doesn’t seem quite so hard to accept.” 

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