Background
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.
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.
She then completed her postgraduate studies with Alina Bolechowska at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
She lives in Poland. Her sister is the pianist Natalya Pasichnyk. She initially trained to be a pianist at Rivne, but moved to the Kiev Conservatory to study singing as a soprano with Evgeniya Miroshnichenko. 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.
She has recorded extensively in both roles, with some fifty discs and DVDs.