Biography
Oper Leipzig 2026/27 – Tatiana in »Eugene Onegin«
HOME – Vienna
FACH – Soprano
TRAINING – St. Petersburg Conservatory; University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Prof. Robert Holl, Lied and Oratorio), graduated with distinction
IMPORTANT CONDUCTORS – Franz Welser-Möst, Georges Prêtre, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Carlo Rizzi, Michele Mariotti, Dmitri Kitajenko, Omer Meir Wellber, Marc Albrecht, Thomas Guggeis, Yoel Gamzou
IMPORTANT DIRECTORS – Christof Loy, David Alden, Andrea Breth, Christian Spuck, Lotte de Beer, Daniela Kerck, Stefano Vizioli
FEST – Ensemble member of the Vienna State Opera 2005/06
GUEST – Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Oper Frankfurt, Oper Köln, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Palau de les Arts Valencia, Teatro di San Carlo Napoli, Opéra de Marseille, Norwegian National Opera Oslo, Finnish National Opera Helsinki, Malmö Opera, Volksoper Wien, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
IMPORTANT ROLES – Title role in »Turandot«, Tatiana in »Eugene Onegin«, Title role in »Rusalka«, Title role in »Salome«, Violetta in »La traviata«, Title role in »Luisa Miller«, Title role in »Anna Bolena«, Title role in »Maria Stuarda«, Lucia in »Lucia di Lammermoor«, Valentine in »Les Huguenots«, Title role in »Katya Kabanova«, Title role in »Iolanta«, Silvana in »La Fiamma«, Natasha in »War and Peace«, Desdemona in »Otello«, Elisabetta in »Don Carlo«, Amelia in »Simon Boccanegra«, Gilda in »Rigoletto«, Donna Anna in »Don Giovanni«, Vitellia in »La clemenza di Tito«, Mimì in »La Bohème«, the leading soprano roles in »Il trittico«, Els in »Der Schatzgräber«, Queen of the Night in »Die Zauberflöte«
PRIZES AND BURSARIES – Prizewinner of the International N. Rimsky-Korsakov Competition and the International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch; named »Best Singer of the Year« for Anna Bolena and Luisa Miller; nominated for the German Theatre Prize DER FAUST for Rusalka (Oper Köln), 2019
CD – Tchaikovsky »Iolanta« (Dmitri Kitajenko, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Oehms Classics); Rachmaninov »The Bells« (Gabriel Feltz, Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Dreyer Gaido); Fauré »Requiem« (Georges Prêtre, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin); Stravinsky »Les Noces« (Agnes Grossmann). DVD/Blu-ray: Respighi »La Fiamma« (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Carlo Rizzi/Christof Loy, EuroArts 2025); Tchaikovsky »Iolanta« (Volksoper Wien, Omer Meir Wellber/Lotte de Beer, C Major); Tchaikovsky »None but the Lonely Heart« (Oper Frankfurt, Christof Loy, Naxos); Puccini »La Bohème« (Malmö Opera, Naxos); Verdi »Luisa Miller« (Malmö Opera, Arthaus Musik)
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