Yulia Simonova (soprano), Russia

In 2007 she graduated from St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (teacher - professor Irina Bogacheva), continuing education in post graduate school.

In 2004 she made her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in Prokofiev’s «The Fiery Angel» conducted by maestro Alexander Vedernikov.

In March 2005 she was invited to the Bolshoi Theatre on the role of Tatyana in Tchaikovsky's «Eugene Onegin» with maestro F. Mansurov.

Since 2006 soloist of Mikhailovsky Theatre.

Her repertoire includes:

  • Tatyana («Eugene Onegin», Tchaikovsky)
  • Iolanta («Iolanta», Tchaikovsky)
  • Maria («Mazepa», Tchaikovsky)
  • Fevronia («Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia», Rimsky-Korsakov)
  • Kupava («Snow Maiden», Rimsky-Korsakov)
  • Natasha («War and Peace», Prokofiev)
  • Mimi («La Boheme», Puccini)
  • Cinderella («Cinderella», Massenet)
  • Micaela («Carmen», Bizet)
  • Fiordiligi («Così fan tutte» Mozart)
  • Helen («Beautiful Helen», Offenbach)
  • Nedda («Pagliacci», Leoncavallo)
  • Silva («Silva», Kalman)

Contests and Awards:

  • 2001 – winner of Sergei Rachmaninov Competition (St. Petersburg)
  • 2003 – Laureate of International competition-festival «Three centuries of classical romance» (St. Petersburg)
  • 2003 – Diploma of the Third International Elena Obraztsova Competition for Young Opera Singers In October
  • 2008, for the role of Helen was nominated for the highest theatrical prize of St. Petersburg «Golden Soffit».