Julia Novikova (soprano) explained

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 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)

Notes and References

1. http://santadellalirica.blogspot.com/2013/08/julia-novikova-opera-singer-soprano.html Interview: Julia Novikova, opera singer (soprano)
2. Web site: Olga Kondina . 2014-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120143/http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/opera/soprano/kondina/ . 2014-05-17 . dead .
3. Web site: Komische Oper Berlin – Julia Novikova, Soloist – Soprano . 2014-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174459/http://english.komische-oper-berlin.de/about-us/ensemble/julia-novikova/ . 2014-05-18 . dead .
4. http://stenhammarcompetition.se/prizewinners/julia-novikova/ WSIMC | Julia Novikova