Olga Alexandrovna Peretyatko (russian: Ольга Александровна Перетятько, links=no; born 21 May 1980) is a Russian operatic soprano. She has been known for lyric and coloratura soprano roles, most notably in operas by Rossini and Mozart''.'' In recent years, she has been taking up heavier and more lyrical roles. She embarked her professional career in Hamburg State Opera's Young Artists' Program and at the Rossini Opera Festival with her collaboration with

Alberto Zedda Alberto Zedda (2 January 19286 March 2017) was an Italian conductor and musicologist whose specialty was the 19th-century Italian repertoire. Alberto Zedda was born in Milan, Italy, where he accomplished his education in music and humanities, co ...

. Following winning second prize in

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

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in 2007, she made her Parisian debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. She was noticed internationally after performing the title role in Stravinsky's '' The Nightingale'' in 2009. She has been performing on leading stages since; she made her

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debut in 2013, and

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debut in 2014.

Life and career

Early life

Peretyatko was born in Leningrad on 21 May 1980. Her mother is an economist while her Ukrainian father, Alexander, is a baritone singer. He sings in the choir of the

Mariinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...

instead of pursuing a solo career due to her birth. She briefly learned violin when she was 5 before turning to piano. After her parents' divorce when she was 7, she moved to

Visaginas Visaginas () is the centre of Lithuania's youngest municipality, located on the north-eastern edge of the country. It was built as a town for workers engaged in the construction of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. Visaginas is the only town in ...

, in the

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, to live with her mother, during the years of which she earned red-belt in karate. In 1995 she returned to her native city to live with her father. She then joined the Mariinsky Children's Choir, singing second alto, meanwhile studying choral conducting at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Contrary to the initial perception and her intention as a mezzo-soprano, she transitioned to soprano when starting private studies with Larisa Gogolevskaya in 2000. She named Joan Sutherland as her inspiration. She travelled to Berlin in 2001 on her first trip to the West. Impressed, the following year she auditioned and was admitted into the

Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin The in Berlin, Germany, is one of the leading universities of music in Europe. It was established in East Berlin in 1950 as the () because the older (now the Berlin University of the Arts) was in West Berlin. After the death of one of its fir ...

, where she studied under Brenda Mitchell. Due to language constraints, she chose her for her being the seemingly only anglophone teacher available. At the Hochschule, she had her first stage experience with Queen of the Night (''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a '' Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that in ...

''), and subsequently Zerbinetta (''

Ariadne auf Naxos (''Ariadne on Naxos''), Op. 60, is a 1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The opera's unusual combination of elements of low commedia dell'arte with those of high opera seria points up one of the work's ...

''), Belinda (''

Dido and Aeneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was com ...

''), Konstanze (''

Die Entführung aus dem Serail ' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Di ...

''). During her studies, she sought university students who wanted to learn Russian and would offer German in return, to overcome her language barrier, and teamed up with a string quartet performing concerts at hospitals and retirement homes for extra living budget. The experience inspired her to take singing seriously.

Career first steps

After three years of studies, Peretyatko decided to gain professional experience and only graduated in 2009. Her first engagement was in 2004, as Theofane in

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's production of Handel's ''

Ottone ''Ottone, re di Germania'' ("Otto, King of Germany", HWV 15) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera ...

'' at the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg. In 2005, after performing in Rossini's ''

L'occasione fa il ladro ''L’occasione fa il ladro, ossia Il cambio della valigia'' ( English: ''Opportunity Makes a Thief, or The Exchanged Suitcase'') is an opera (''burletta per musica'' or '' farsa'') in one act by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Luigi ...

'' at the Saalbau Neukölln, she was invited to

Rossini in Wildbad Rossini in Wildbad is a bel canto opera festival in Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg, specialising in the lesser-known operas of Gioachino Rossini and his contemporaries. The festival commemorates a stay by Rossini at the town's spa in 1856, whic ...

by its manager to perform in Meyerbeer's '' Semiramide riconosciuta'', conducted by Richard Bonynge. From 2005 to 2007, she participated in the Young Artists' Program of the Hamburg State Opera, where she sang roles such as Papagena (''The Magic Flute''), Marie (''

Zar und Zimmermann ''Zar und Zimmermann'' (''Tsar and Carpenter'') is a comic opera in three acts, music by Albert Lortzing, libretto by the composer after Georg Christian Römer's ''Der Bürgermeister von Saardam, oder Die zwei Peter'', itself based on the French p ...

''), Oberto (''

Alcina ''Alcina'' (Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, HWV 34) is a 1735 opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of ''L'isola di Alcina'', an opera that was set in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he acquired the year after during ...

''), Barbarina (''The Marriage of Figaro''). She participated

's Accademia Rossiniana in 2006, performing in ''

Il viaggio a Reims ''Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'albergo del giglio d'oro'' (''The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis'') is an operatic dramma giocoso, originally performed in three acts,Janet Johnson: ''A Lost Masterpiece Recovered'', pp. 37 ...

'' (Contessa di Folleville) at the Rossini Opera Festival. Recognizing her lyric soprano potential, Zedda also assigned her the role of Corinna in different performances of the run. She became a frequent guest singer at the Festival, performing Desdemona ('' Otello'', 2007), Giulia ('' La scala di seta'', 2009), Aldamira (''

Sigismondo ''Sigismondo'' is an operatic 'dramma' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa. The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in ''Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra'', ''The Barber ...

'', 2010), and the title role in ''

Matilde di Shabran ''Matilde di Shabran'' (full title: ''Matilde di Shabran, o sia Bellezza e Cuor di ferro''; English: ''Matilde of Shabran, or Beauty and Ironheart'') is a '' melodramma giocoso'' (''opera semiseria'') in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a librett ...

'' (2012). In 2007, she made her

Berlin State Opera The (), also known as the Berlin State Opera (german: Staatsoper Berlin), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from ...

debut as a Flowermaiden in Wagner's ''

Parsifal ''Parsifal'' ( WWV 111) is an opera or a music drama in three acts by the German composer Richard Wagner and his last composition. Wagner's own libretto for the work is loosely based on the 13th-century Middle High German epic poem ''Parzival ...

'', and performed Olympia in ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died i ...

'' at the

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Career rise

Peretyatko won second prize at 2007

. Recognised by Dominique Meyer, she was invited to perform in Stravinsky's ''

The Rake's Progress ''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Prog ...

'' (Anne Trulove) later in November at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, where she would later return for Susanna ('' The Marriage of Figaro'', 2009), and concert performances of Giulietta (''

I Capuleti e i Montecchi ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' (''The Capulets and the Montagues'') is an Italian opera (''Tragedia lirica'') in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for an opera by Nicol ...

'', 2011) and Elvira (''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and later changed to three acts on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto ...

'', 2012). She had two engagements at the

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in 2007/08: the Voice from Heaven in Verdi's ''

Don Carlo ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Friedr ...

'' conducted by Lorin Maazel, and the Forest Bird in Wagner's ''

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'' conducted by

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. In 2008, she sang her first Gilda in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had co ...

'' at the

Teatro Rojas The Teatro Rojas is a theater in the city of Toledo ( Castile-La Mancha, Spain). It was inaugurated in 1879 on the old corral de comedias called Mesón de la Fruta and in its construction participated several architects. It is denominated like th ...

in Toledo, followed by later performances in Lübeck, Bologna, Venice, and

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. Other performances included Adele in ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original li ...

'' (Lyon), Sofia in ''

Il signor Bruschino ''Il signor Bruschino, ossia Il figlio per azzardo'' ''(Signor Bruschino, or The Accidental Son)'' is a one act operatic farce ( farsa giocosa per musica) by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa, based upon the 1809 play ''Le f ...

'' (Graz), Fiakermilli in '' Arabella'' (Lübeck). She performed at the 2010 edition of

La Folle Journée La Folle Journée is a French annual classical music festival held in Nantes. It is the largest classical music festival in France. The festival's name refers to the Pierre Beaumarchais play '' The Marriage of Figaro'', whose alternative title ...

in Nantes in a concert with

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, and Strauss' ''

Four Last Songs The ''Four Last Songs'' (german: Vier letzte Lieder, link=no), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are – with the exception of the song "Malven" (Mallows), composed later the same year – the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They ...

'' in the following edition. Peretyatko gained international attention for the title role in

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's production of Stravinsky's '' The Nightingale'', which premiered in 2009 at the

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then presented at the 2010

Aix-en-Provence Festival The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in July. Devoted mainly to opera, it also includes concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumental ...

and subsequently at the Opéra de Lyon, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and

De Nederlandse Opera The Dutch National Opera (DNO; formerly De Nederlandse Opera, now De Nationale Opera in Dutch) is a Dutch opera company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Its present home base is the Dutch National Opera & Ballet housed in the Stopera building, a m ...

in Amsterdam. She made her

Lausanne Opera The Lausanne Opera is an opera house based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Once known as a municipal theater, it has transformed into a world renowned opera house that produces and co-produces their own productions. With a stage renovation in 2012 ...

debut in Rossini's '' Otello'' in 2010, and returned in 2012 for Handel's ''

'', and ''L'elisir d'amore''. She received acclaim for her rendition of Mozart roles, including Blonde in ''

'' at the

Liceu The Gran Teatre del Liceu (, English: Great Theatre of the Lyceum), known as ''El Liceu'', is an opera house in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Located in La Rambla, it is the oldest running theatre in Barcelona. Founded in 1837 at another ...

and Susanna in Florence. The years 2011/12 saw her debuts in some major roles in her career: Adina in '' L'elisir d'amore'' in Lille, Lucia in ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoo ...

'' in Palermo, and Fiorilla in ''

Il turco in Italia ''Il turco in Italia'' (English: ''The Turk in Italy'') is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (w ...

'' in Amsterdam. In 2012, she sang Adina in Baden-Baden and Lucia at the

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the D ...

, and performed in ''

Carmina Burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent ...

'' under

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at the

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. In 2013, she participated in a run of ''

Lucio Silla ''Lucio Silla'' (), K. 135, is an Italian opera seria in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 16. The libretto was written by Giovanni de Gamerra, revised by Pietro Metastasio. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 ...

'' conducted by Marc Minkowski as Giunia presented at the

Mozartwoche The International Mozarteum Foundation (Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum) was founded in 1880 in Salzburg with its primary concern being the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Closely affiliated with the Mozarteum University Salzburg ...

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Ama ...

, and Musikfest Bremen. She made her

debut in Gilda, the role she later performed at the

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, and her

Zürich Opera House The Zürich Opera House (german: Opernhaus Zürich, links=no) is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zürich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zürich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. ...

debut. She returned to the Hamburg State Opera for ''L'elisir d'amore'', in September for Zerbinetta in ''

''. She was featured as Marfa in the premiere of

Dmitri Tcherniakov Dmitri Tcherniakov (russian: Дмитрий Черняков) (born May 11, 1970) is a Russian theatre director, and winner of numerous national Golden Mask theatre awards, who works with many European opera houses. Biography Tcherniakov was bor ...

's production of ''

The Tsar's Bride ''The Tsar's Bride'' (russian: Царская невеста, translit=Tsarskaja nevesta) is an historical verse drama in four acts by Lev Mei from 1849.Golub (1998, 951). Fifty years later Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used the play as the basis for ...

'' at the

, and later at La Scala. She returned to Russia for a solo concert on 26 November 2013 in Moscow with the

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. In 2014, she made her

debut, where she signed for Fiakermilli in '' Arabella'' in 2009, but switched to Elvira in ''

'' in 2012 for her increasing fame. Apart from engagements as Adina, she performed Fiorilla in a new production at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and in a revival in Munich. She was featured in the 2014 Concert de Paris, in Bruckner's ''

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'' at the Salzburg Festival, and ''

Tancredi ''Tancredi'' is a ''melodramma eroico'' ('' opera seria'' or heroic opera) in two acts by composer Gioachino Rossini and librettist Gaetano Rossi (who was also to write '' Semiramide'' ten years later), based on Voltaire's play ''Tancrède'' (17 ...

'' in concert form conducted by

, as well as

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's Asian tour.

Mid-career

Peretyatko debuted to rave reviews as Violetta in '' La traviata'' at the

in February 2015, followed by a new production of the same title at the

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is Germany’s largest opera and concert house, with a 2,500 seat capacity. The building was originally built in 1904 as Baden-Baden central railway station. This building replaced the original railway station whi ...

. She returned to the Vienna State Opera for ''I puritani'', which she then sang at the Teatro Regio in Turin. She returned to La Scala for Rossini's ''Otello'', and performed in ''L'elisir d'amore'' at the

Tivoli Concert Hall Tivoli Concert Hall ( da, Tivolis Koncertsal) is a 1,660-capacity concert hall at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building, which was designed by Frits Schlegel and Hans Hansen, was built between 1954 and 1956. The concert hall is use ...

in Copenhagen and

La Monnaie The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National O ...

in Brussels. She returned to the Metropolitan Opera for ''Rigoletto'', followed by engagements in the same opera through the season, including revivals at the

Teatro Real The Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as ''El Real'', it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the ...

in Madrid, Vienna State Opera, and a new production at the

Opéra Bastille The Opéra Bastille (, "Bastille Opera House") is a modern opera house in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's '' Grands Travaux'', it became the main facility of the Paris Nat ...

. In 2016, she opened the

Vienna Opera Ball The Vienna Opera Ball (German: ''Wiener Opernball'') is an annual Austrian society event which takes place in the building of the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, Austria on the Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday (a religious holiday). Together wit ...

together with

, and performed in Saint Petersburg:

debut in ''La traviata'', and ''Classics at the Palace Square'', concert celebrating the founding of the city. In summer, she returned to the Rossini Opera Festival for ''Il turco in Italia''. Later in the year, she performed in Mozart roles: Donna Anna in '' Don Giovanni'' (Berlin State Opera), and Konstanze in ''Die Entführung'' (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Zürich Opera House, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). In 2017, she returned to the

for ''Rigoletto'' and stepped into a performance of ''La traviata'' at short notice. She performed in ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' at the

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, and ''La traviata'' at the Bolshoi Theatre. In summer, she returned to

for her first Leïla in Bizet's '' Les pêcheurs de perles'' in Wim Wenders's take, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. In 2019, she debuted at

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, London, in the role of Norina in ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's ...

''. She debuted in Australia in two concert performances of Donizetti's ''

Maria Stuarda ''Maria Stuarda'' (Mary Stuart) is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica''), in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play '' Maria Stuart''. The ope ...

'' at the Sydney Opera House in March 2022.

Personal life

Peretyatko first lived in

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during studies, followed by

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, where she remained residence. In 2018, she took up residence in Lucerne. Peretyatko met conductor

Michele Mariotti Michele Mariotti, born in 1979 in Urbino, near Pesaro, is an Italian conductor, the ''direttore musicale'' since 2014 of Teatro Comunale di Bologna. A graduate in composition of Pesaro's Conservatorio Rossini, where he also studied orchestral con ...

while working on Rossini's ''Sigismondo'' in 2010. They married in August 2012. On 29 June 2018 she announced on Facebook the filing of divorce and withdrawal from the upcoming production of ''Don Giovanni'' at the

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which was conducted by her ex-husband. She then started a relationship with Grigory Shkarupa, fellow Russian bass singer. They married on 26 August 2020 in Saint Petersburg. She gave birth to her daughter Maya on 27 January 2021.

Awards

* 2004: Internationaler Gesangswettbewerb Ferruccio Tagliavini in

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*2005: International Belcanto Prize at Rossini in Wildbald *2006: 2nd prize at DEBUT Klassik-Gesangswettbewerb in Bad Mergentheim *2007: 2nd prize in

*2014: Best singer in the Franco Abbiati Prize (awarded on 15 June 2015) * 2016: Best solo recording of the

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award for the Rossini album * 2018: Best solo recording of the Opus Klassik award for album ''Russian Light'' * 2019:

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Opera roles

* Theofane, ''

'' (Handel) * Berenice, ''

'' (Rossini) * Tamiri, '' Semiramide riconosciuta'' (Meyerbeer) * Contessa di Folleville/Corinna, ''

'' (Rossini) * Flower maiden, ''

'' (Wagner) * Olympia, ''

'' (Offenbach) * Desdemona, '' Otello'' (Rossini) * Anne Trulove, ''

'' (Stravinsky) * Voice from Heaven, ''

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Fried ...

'' (Verdi) * Forest bird, ''

'' (Wagner) * Gilda, ''

'' (Verdi) * Blonde, ''

'' (Mozart) * Adele, ''

'' (J. Strauss) * Susanna, '' The Marriage of Figaro'' (Mozart) * Sofia, ''

'' (Rossini) * Giulia, '' La scala di seta'' (Rossini) * Nightingale, ''

Le Rossignol , description = ''conte lyrique'' , librettist = , based_on = , premiere_date = , premiere_location = Palais Garnier, Paris ''The Nightingale'' (Russian: Соловей – ''Solovyei''; French: ''Le Rossignol'') ...

'' (Stravinsky) * Fiakermilli, '' Arabella'' (Strauss) * Aldamira, ''

'' (Rossini) * Adina, '' L'elisir d'amore'' (Donizetti) * Lucia, ''

'' (Donizetti) * Giulietta, ''

'' (Bellini) * Alcia, ''

'' (Handel) * Fiorilla, ''

'' (Rossini) * Matilde, ''

'' (Rossini) * Elvira, ''

'' (Bellini) * Giunia, ''

'' (Mozart) * Marfa, ''

'' (Rimsky-Korsakov) * Zerbinetta, ''

'' (Strauss) * Amenaide, ''

'' (Rossini) * Violetta, '' La traviata'' (Verdi) * Donna Anna, '' Don Giovanni'' (Mozart) * Konstanze, ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' (Mozart) * Leïla, '' Les pêcheurs de perles'' (Bizet) * Giulietta/Antonia/Stella, ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (Offenbach) * Amina, ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the ''bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eu ...

'' (Bellini) * Countess d'Almaviva, ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (Mozart) * Rosina, ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based ...

'' (Rossini) * Anna Bolena, ''

Anna Bolena ''Anna Bolena'' is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica'') in two acts composed by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Ippolito Pindemonte's ''Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena'' and Alessandro Pepoli's ''Anna Bolena'', bo ...

'' (Donizetti) * Norina, ''

'' (Donizetti) * Pamina, ''

'' (Mozart) * Marguerite, ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

'' (Gounod) * Norma, ''

Norma Norma may refer to: * Norma (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Astronomy *Norma (constellation) *555 Norma, a minor asteroid * Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Geography *Norma, Lazi ...

'' (Bellini)

Discography

*2006: '' Semiramide riconosciuta'',

Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le d ...

. Label:

Naxos Naxos (; el, Νάξος, ) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best ab ...

(Naxos Series: Opera Classics), catalogue no: 8.660205-06 *2008: ''

La donna del lago ''La donna del lago'' (English: ''The Lady of the Lake'') is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola (whose verses are described as "limpid" by one critic) based on the French translationOsborne, Charles 19 ...

'', Rossini. Label: Naxos, catalogue no: 8.660235-36 *2011: ''La bellezza del canto'',

Münchner Rundfunkorchester The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio (Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bavarian ...

Miguel Gómez-Martínez --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

, first solo recital CD (

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...

) *2014: ''Arabesque'',

NDR Sinfonieorchester The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (german: NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) is a German radio orchestra. Affiliated with the '' Norddeutscher Rundfunk'' (NDR; North German Broadcasting), the orchestra is based at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, G ...

Enrique Mazzola Enrique Mazzola is a Spanish-born Italian conductor. He studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Milan Conservatory. Renowned as an expert interpreter and champion of bel canto opera and a specialist in French repertoire, Mazzola is in demand worldwide as b ...

(Sony) *2015: ''Rossini!'', Orchestra del

(Sony) *2017: ''Russian Light'',

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (in Russian 'Уральский академический филармонический оркестр, УАФО') is a professional symphony orchestra based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra was ...

Dmitry Liss Dmitry Liss (born 1960) is a Russian conductor. He is also the artistic director and chief conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra. Biography Born in 1960, Dmitry Liss is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory. Upon graduation from the co ...

(Sony) *2019: ''Mozart+'',

Ivor Bolton Ivor Bolton Ivor Bolton (born 17 May 1958) is an English conductor and harpsichordist. Early life and education Bolton was born in Blackrod, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Clare Co ...

Sinfonieorchester Basel The Sinfonieorchester Basel (Symphony Orchestra Basel; Swiss abbreviation SOB) is a symphony orchestra based in Basel, Switzerland. Its principal concert venue is the ''Musiksaal'' of the Stadtcasino. In addition, the orchestra accompanies ballet ...

(Sony)

Documentary

* ''Olga Peretyatko: My Love for Rossini'' (2016). directed by Gabriele Cazzola.

References

External links

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