French-Russian mezzo-soprano, born in St. Petersburg, she studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg and at the Paris Conservatory. She has won many international singing competitions. She has sung the role of Amneris in many theatres around the world, including the Arena di Verona, Aspendos Theatre (Antalya, Turkey), Seoul Arts Center. Her wide repertoire ranges from Verdi, Mascagni, Bizet, to Wagner, Strauss and Russian composers with roles such as Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera, Arena di Verona), Princess de Bouillon (Adriana Lecouvreur, Teatro of Sassari, Sardinia), Azucena (Il trovatore, Opéra de Lille, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and Caen (France), Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica, Wexford Festival Opera of Ireland), Kabanicha (Kat’a Kabanová, Opera Days Rotterdam, Madrid, Paris), Princess Eboli (Don Carlos), Fenena (Nabucco), Concepción (Ravel's L'Heure espagnole), Carmen (Rimsky-Korsakov Theatre, St. Petersburg) and Verdi's Requiem. // Last update of the biography: June 2016 – The list of productions below is complete.