Gallery
Kvitka’s early life and family
Kvitka as a childKvitka at her first holy communionKvitka as a childKvitka at the zooKvitka in a stage production of Cinderella while attending New York's High School for Music and Art (now Fiorello H. Laguardia High School)Kvitka with her father Wolodymyr CisykKvitka in her early years studying the violin, in the tradition of her father Wolodymyr CisykKvitka (right) with (from left) her sister Maria Cisyk, her father Wolodymir Cisyk, and her mother Iwanna Cisyk, following a recitalKvitka as a teenagerKvitka as a teenagerKvitka with her uncle Wasyl Lew on her wedding day in 1983Plaque on the Hlyboka Street residence of Kvitka's grandparents Sophia and Wasyl Lew, erected in Kvitka's honor
Career beginnings
Kvitka training with a classical vocal coach during her studies at Mannes School of Music in New YorkKvitka training with a classical vocal coach during her studies at Mannes School of Music in New YorkAn early head shotAn early head shotKvitka during her college studies at Mannes School of Music in New YorkKvitka with the rock band Hands Off, for which she was the lead singer during her college years A head shot during Kvitka's tenure as lead singer for the rock band Hands Off
In the Studio and On Stage
In the studio with husband and recording engineer Ed Rakowicz, recording 'Kvitka: Two Colors'Kvitka performing onstagePerforming onstageBackstage snapshot before a stage performancePerforming onstagePerforming onstageRecording Kvitka: Two ColorsRecording Kvitka: Two ColorsRecording a TV spot for Ford Motor CompanyRecording Kvitka: Two ColorsOn the set of the film 'You Light Up My Life'Recording Kvitka: Two ColorsRecording Kvitka: Two ColorsRecording Kvitka: Two ColorsRecording a TV spot for Ford Motor CompanyKvitka: Two colorsKvitka: Two Colors
Kvitka off-stage
Skiing in Steamboat Springs, ColoradoSkiing in Aspen, ColoradoAt home in upstate New York with Eddie and MedyoWith Eddie in front of a Ukrainian church in PennsylvaniaKvitka in Manhattan with her son EddieKvitka with her husband Ed and son EddieKvitka performing dressage with her horse MercuriusRelaxing after a riding sessionKvitka riding on her favorite horse HolidayCruising New York HarborShooting a TV commercial for Ford Motor Company in Denver, ColoradoShooting a TV commercial for Ford Motor Company in Denver, Colorado