Olga Pasichnyk

Olga Pasichnyk (Ukrainian: Ольга Пасічник, Polish: Olga Pasiecznik), born 3 March 1968, is a Polish-Ukrainian classical singer. She lives in Poland.

Born in Rivne, Ukraine, Pasichnyk is the daughter of Ihor and Polish-born Jadwiga (née Antonowicz) Pasichnyk. Her father became the first rector of National University of "Academy Ostrogska" when it was revived in 1994. Her sister is the pianist Natalya Pasichnyk. She is married to Yuri Pliska, assistant professor at Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

She initially trained to be a pianist at Rivne, but moved to the Kiev Conservatory to study singing as a soprano with Evgeniya Miroshnichenko. She then completed her postgraduate studies with Alina Bolechowska at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

In 1992, Pasichnyk became a soloist of the Warsaw Chamber Opera, while still a student. Since then she has taken leading roles with many European opera companies, including the Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Vlaamse Opera, Geneva Opera, Polish National Opera, Opéra de Lille, Opera Teatro Real, Opéra de Nice and Opéra National du Rhin.