Julia Novikova (soprano)

Novikova in 2012 Salzburg Festival

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

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.