Julia Novikova (soprano)

Julia Borisovna Novikova (Russian: Юлия Борисовна Новикова; born 5 October 1983) is a Russian coloratura soprano.

Novikova in 2012 Salzburg Festival

She was born in Leningrad. As a child her parents took her to see performances at the Mariinsky Theatre.[1] In 2006 she graduated from Saint Petersburg Conservatory after studying opera singing under Professor Olga Kondina.[2]

She garnered international attention after performing in the 2010 RADA Film Production of Verdi's Rigoletto a Mantova opposite Plácido Domingo. The production was conducted by Zubin Mehta[1] and televised live in 148 countries.[3]

Awards
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition, Sweden (2006)[4]
  • Concours de Geneve, Switzerland and Neue Stimmen, Germany (2007)
  • Emmerich Smola Förderpreis – in the context of Musikdebüt project of SWR Television (2008)
  • Operalia – First Prize for best female voice, Audience Prize winner, Budapest (2009)

References
  1. Interview: Julia Novikova, opera singer (soprano)
  2. "Olga Kondina". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. "Komische Oper Berlin – Julia Novikova, Soloist – Soprano". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. WSIMC | Julia Novikova
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