While in her first year at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, soprano Anna Aglatova was invited to the main stage of the Bolshoi Theatre as Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff. Aglatova has been a soloist of the Bolshoi since 2006, where...
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Svetlana Aksenova has been acclaimed internationally for her performances as Lisa in a new production of The Queen of Spades at the Dutch National Opera, directed by Stefan Herheim and conducted by Mariss Jansons, the title role in...
Praised for her voice of remarkable beauty, warmth, character and expression, Australian-Mauritian Soprano Stacey Alleaume is embarking on a promising and exciting operatic career. In 2016, she received the Dame Joan Sutherland...
Armenian soprano Hrachuhí Bassénz was born in Yerevan, where she received her vocal education at the Komitas State Conservatory. Currently an ensemble member at Staatstheater Nürnberg, she enjoys an international career as well, having...
Angel Blue has emerged in recent seasons as one of the most important sopranos before the public today. On September 23, 2019 she will open the Metropolitan Opera’s 2019/2020 season as Bess in a new production of George...
Admired for her rich, powerful voice and exceptional dramatic abilities, soprano Amanda Echalaz has appeared at such leading opera houses as the Royal Opera House – Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and Sydney...
Praised for her “lustrous” tone (Opera News) and “beautifully polished” presentation (San Francisco Chronicle), soprano Amina Edris won joint First Prize and Audience Prize at the inaugural Concours Bordeaux Medoc Lyrique in 2018. Born...
Born in 1996 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Anna El-Khashem joins the Ensemble at Staatstheater Wiesbaden in the 2019/20 season, where her future engagements include, among others, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel....
Hibla Gerzmava has established herself as one of the most sought after sopranos of her generation, having met critical acclaim at such theaters as the Royal Opera House – Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Vienna State Opera, Rome...
Anja Harteros is internationally acknowledged as one of the leading sopranos of our day and has been acclaimed in the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna...
Praised by the Houston Chronicle for her “warm supple soprano” and by the New York Times for her “radiant” and “handsomely resonant voice,” soprano Nicole Heaston has appeared with opera companies throughout the world, including the...
Ermonela Jaho’s vivid interpretations and her exceptional identification with the roles she performs are highlighted in all her reviews. Over the last year, standing ovations have followed her from Sydney to London and everywhere else...
Praised by the New York Times for her “plush-voiced, impressive soprano,” Sara Jakubiak has captivated audiences with her rich, versatile voice and committed performances. In 2018, she created the role of Heliane in Chrisof Loy’s...
Soprano Elbenita Kajtazi, a native of Mitrovica, Kosovo, has already performed in some of Europe’s most important opera houses. In March of 2018, she won the Audience Prize and the 3rd prize at the first ever Glyndebourne Opera Cup....
Soprano Nadine Koutcher came to international attention when she was awarded First Prize at the 2015 Cardiff Singer of the World competition. She made her debut at the Grand Theatre de Geneve in the fall of 2015 as Mathilde in...
Born in 1990, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska gained the attention of the opera world in 2015 when she was awarded First Prize at the Francisco Viñas Vocal Competition in Barcelona. She subsequently debuted to great acclaim at the...
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Nino Machaidze is one of today’s most brilliant artists, having made important international debuts at such theaters as the Royal Opera House – Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Opera National de Paris,...
Born in Los Angeles, soprano Lauren Michelle is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and the Juilliard School and has gained international recognition for her rich tone, musical versatility and compelling artistry....
Born in Armenia, soprano Nina Minasyan graduated from the Tchaikovsky Music School and went on to study at the Yerevan State Conservatory as a student of Nonna Melkumova. In 2011, she won First Prize at the Sazandaryan and Lisitsian...
Ekaterina Morozova has been a leading soprano of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow since 2016, where she has starred in several important roles, such as Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, the title role in Rusalka,...
Kristine Opolais is one of the most sought-after sopranos on the international scene today, with an established reputation amongst the world’s pre-eminent singing actresses, combining lustrous tone and fierce dramatic intensity....
Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Sofija Petrovic graduated from the Faculty of Music Arts in her native city in 2014, where she received her bachelor’s in Voice under Russian soprano Ljudmila Gross. In 2012, the soprano won the Grand Prix at...
Since her acclaimed performance in the fall of 2006 of Rachel in the Royal Opera, Covent Garden’s concerts of Halevy’s La Juive, Russian born soprano Marina Poplavskaya has established herself internationally as one of the most...
Soprano Jennifer Rowley is acclaimed worldwide for her unforgettable voice and remarkable stage presence, singing a richly varied repertoire that includes many of opera’s greatest heroines. In the 2019/20 season, Rowley returns to the...
In 2009, Tatyana Ryaguzova graduated from Vishnevskaya Opera Center in Moscow. In 2005 graduated from Ippolitov-Ivanov State Conservatory in Moscow Future engagements for Tatyana Ryaguzova include, amongst others, Liu (Turandot) and...
Chilean born soprano Veronica Villarroel has been acclaimed at major international opera houses throughout the world such as the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Hamburg State Opera,...
American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen is known for her diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart to Wagner. A regular guest at the leading opera houses around the world, she has been hailed as “visually stunning” with a “silvery...
With her magnetic charm, critically and popularly acclaimed operatic and solo performances worldwide and a wildly successful debut album, South African soprano Pretty Yende has quickly become one of the brightest stars of the classical...