Lidiya Svetozarova

LIDIYA SVETOZAROVA
Soprano

Was born in the Vladimir Oblast. Graduated from the Vladimir Regional Music College with a degree in choral conducting and Russian Academy of Theatre Arts with a degree “Actor of Musical Theatre” (workshop of D. A. Bertman, the vocal teacher – A. A. Malinovsky).

In 2012 she became a soloist of the Helikon-opera theatre. Her repertoire includes such roles as Angelica (“Orlando, Orlando” G. Handel/G. Prokofiev), Tsaritsa of Shemakha (“The Golden Cockerel” N. Rimsky-Korsakov), Pamina (“Die Zauberflöte” W. A. Mozart), Liza (“Chaadsky” by A. Manotskov), Marfa (“The Tsar's Bride” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov), Nicoletta (“The Love for Three Oranges” by S. Prokofiev), Volkhova (“Sadko” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov), Gretchen, Haass’s sister (“Doctor Haass” by A. Sergunin), Nightingale (“Le rossignol” by I. Stravinsky), Vampuka (“Vampuka, the African bride” by V. Erenberg), Olga (“Fallen from the Sky” S. Prokofiev), Nanetta (“Falstaff” by G. Verdi), Oscar (“Un ballo in maschera” by G. Verdi), Micaela (“Carmen” by G. Bizet), Olympia (“Les Contes d'Hoffmann” by J. Offenbach), Dorella (“Das Liebesverbot” by R. Wagner), the soloist in the concert “Gershwin-Gala” by J. Gershwin. Olympia-doll (musical performance for children “Opera fairy tale welcomes guests”), Violetta (“La Traviata” by G. Verdi).

In 2016 she was nominated for Russian national theatre award “The Golden Mask” in the category opera/best actress for the role of Gretchen in the “Doctor Haass” performance by A. Sergunin.

Repertoire in Helikon-opera:
as Micaela in "Carmen" by G. Bizet
as Olympia in "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" by J. Offenbach
as Nanetta in "Falstaff" by G. Verdi
as Oscar in "Un ballo en maschera" by G. Verdi
as Dorella in "Das Liebesverbot" by R. Wagner
as Vampuka in "Vampuka, the African bride" by V. Erenberg
as Nicoletta in "The Love for Three Oranges" by S. Prokofiev
as Volkhova in "Sadko" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov
as Gretchen in "Doctor Haass" by A. Sergunin
as Le Rossignol in "Le Rossignol" by I. Stravinsky
as Liu in "Turandot" by G. Puccini
as Liza in "Chaadsky" by A. Manotskov
as Tsaritsa of Shemakha in "The Golden Cockerel" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov
as Pamina in "Die Zauberflöte" by W. A. Mozart 
as Angelica in "Orlando, Orlando" by G. Handel/G. Prokofiev
as Violetta in "La traviata" by G. Verdi
as Cinderella in "Cinderella" by L. Weinstein
as Alexis in "L'île de Tulipatan" by J. Offenbach
as Mimì in "La bohème" by G. Puccini
as Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin" by P. I. Tchaikovsky
as Nedda in "Pagliacci" by R. Leoncavallo
as Oksana in "Cherevichki" by P. I. Tchaikovsky
as Aida in "Aida" by G. Verdi