Vlada Borovko is a Russian operatic soprano.[1][2][3] In 2016, she sang Violetta, the lead role in La Traviata, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.[4]
Early life edit
Borovko was born in 1988, in Kazan, the birthplace of Feodor Chaliapin, and attended the Children's Art School No. 13 in Chelny, where she first studied singing in a school choir.[5][6] Borovko studied languages, specializing in English, at the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod. After graduating, she applied to study operatic singing at the Kazan State Conservatory, under the tutelage of Galina Trofimova Lastovka, a recipient of the People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan and Honored Artist of Russia. After studying for five years, she entered an international competition in Budapest, winning an invitation to sing the premiere at the Bartok Opera Festival in 2014. She then entered the international competition to compete for an internship at Covent Garden, winning a two-year contract.[5][6] Out of 370 competitors from 59 nations, five were awarded with contracts[7] to become members of The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.[8][9][10]
Career edit
She made her debut at the Royal Opera House in March 2016 by stepping into the role of Violetta in La traviata at one hour's notice.[4] She then sang the role of Clotilde in Bellini's Norma in several productions from September to October 2016, where she was recognised as "a rising soprano with a solid technique to listen out for, rounding out her character with skilled yet subtle acting ability".[11] The Guardian described her performance in Oreste in November 2016 as "show-stopping" and said that she "brought the house down with her furious demisemiquavers".[12]
References edit
- ^ "Oreste review: A Handel-Mad Max mash-up". Independent.co.uk. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Norma @ Royal Opera House, London - Classical and Opera Reviews - musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Review: Carmen, Royal Opera House -". 29 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b Slavin, Rose. "Vlada Borovko on the thrills and challenges of performing a lead role at short notice". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ a b Сидорова (Sidorova), (Tatiana) (1 May 2015). "Фантастический старт. Челнинка Влада Боровко будет петь в Ковент-Гарден" [Fantastic start. Vlada Borovko of Chelny will sing in Covent Garden]. Аргументы и Факты (in Russian). No. 18. Kazan, Russia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b Гайфутдинова (Gaifutdinova), Ляля (Lyalya) (12 June 2015). "Певица из Челнов выступает на одной из самых престижных оперных сцен мира" [The singer from Chelny performs at one of the most prestigious opera stages in the world] (in Russian). Russia: Classical Music News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Певица из РФ стала участницей молодежной программы Ковент-гардена" [The singer from the Russian Federation became a participant of the youth program of Covent Garden] (in Russian). Moscow, Russia: РИА Новости. Rossiya Segodnya. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Biography - Vlada Borovko on HELLO STAGE". HELLO STAGE. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Artist - Vlada Borovko". intermusica.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Vlada Borovko". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Dickerson, Evan (14 September 2016). "Norma @ Royal Opera House, London". musicOMH. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Pritchard, Stephen (20 November 2016). "Simplicius Simplicissimus; Oreste review – there will be blood". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2017.