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Ekaterina SolovievaSoprano opera singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater.
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Biography of Ekaterina Solovyeva
Ekaterina Solovyeva is an opera soprano and soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre. She was born in Leningrad and graduated from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in 1999.
Career
In 1998, Solovyeva became a soloist of the Academy of Young Singers at the Mariinsky Theatre. Since 2010, she has been a soloist of the opera troupe at the Mariinsky Theatre, where she has performed a wide range of roles. Some of her notable roles include Donna Anna in "The Stone Guest," Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin," Maria in "Mazepa," Yolanta in "Iolanta," Kupava in "The Snow Maiden," Queen Militrisa in "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," Maddalena in "Rigoletto," Lyubka in "Semyon Kotko," Musetta and Mimi in "La Boheme," Sister Angelica in "Suor Angelica," Micaela in "Carmen," Juliette in "The Tales of Hoffmann," Countess Rosina and Barbarina in "The Marriage of Figaro," Zerlina in "Don Giovanni," Governess in "The Turn of the Screw," Karolka in "Jenufa," Maria in "West Side Story," and many others.
Solovyeva has also performed with the Mariinsky Theatre's opera troupe on tours in Finland, Israel, and France. She has given solo concerts in Germany, England, the United States, Japan, and Lebanon. In 2002, she made her debut as Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin" at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Poland, and has been an invited soloist of the theater ever since. Recently, she performed the role of Mimi in "La Boheme" at the same venue.
In the 2002-2003 season, Solovyeva participated in the production of "La Boheme" by Baz Luhrmann on Broadway in New York, where she played the role of Mimi. In 2003, she made her debut as Maria in Bernstein's "West Side Story" at the renowned La Scala opera theater in Milan.
Solovyeva's talent and versatility have earned her numerous awards and recognitions. She is a laureate of the II International Competition named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (Prize "Hope," Saint Petersburg, 1996), the International Competition named after S. Dyagilev (Perm, 1997), and the International Vocalists Competition named after S. Moniuszko (Warsaw, 2001).
