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Maria Gavrilova
A leading soprano at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Maria Gavrilova is considered one of the most outstanding sopranos in Russia today.  She has garnered critical acclaim for her portrayals of the demanding Russian and Italian heroines of the lirico spinto repertoire.  She opened her 2009-2010 season as Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, was Marfa in the Tsar's Bride at the Bolshoi, and was heard as a soprano soloist in The Russian Seasons with the Charlemagne Orchestra in Brussels. Miss Gavrilova closed her season with a performance at the Metropolitan in The Nose

Miss Gavrilova made her Metropolitan Opera company debut as Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly in 2007-2008 and later in the season was heard as Manon Lescuat.  Miss Gavrilova opened the 2008-2009 season with her return as Cio-Cio San at the Metropolitan opposite Marcello Giordani and closed the season as Jolantha at the Bolshoi. In addition to performances throughout the Bolshoi seasons, Miss Gavrilova has been most recently heard at the Hamburg State Opera as Madama Butterfly and Desdemona in Otello.  She was in Paris with the Radio France Orchestra for Rachmaninov’s Aleko, was Lisa in the Finnish National Opera’s new production of Pique Dame, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera for the Florida Grand Opera, and Lisa in Pique Dame in Budapest.  Miss Gavrilova’s most recent assignments at the Bolshoi have included the title roles of Francesca da Rimini, Iolanta, Aida, Madama Butterfly, Mimi in La Bohème, Lisa in Pique Dame, Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello, Leonore in Il trovatore, and Tatiana in Eugene Onegin.  Tatiana is her signature role and has performed it at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liègé, Opera de Lille, Opera d’Avignon and at the Baltimore Opera.  For her portrayal of Tatiana in Avignon, Opera Now reported: “Maria Gavrilova was the highlight of the evening. For nearly ten minutes you could have heard a pin drop, so rapt was the attention...”  

New York audiences first heard Miss Gavrilova sing in the role of Tatiana when the Bolshoi performed at the Metropolitan Opera House.  The New York Times, describing her performance, announced: “Maria Gavrilova…a pure and graceful soprano…her pianissimi are quite outstanding-it is a real delight,” while the New York Daily News called her: “…a wonderful spinto soprano with a smooth voice and exceptional shade treasures.”

Recent seasons have included Miss Gavrilova’s performances with the Michigan Opera Theater as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Iolanta at the Graz Festival, Maddalena in Andrea Chenier at the Virginia Opera, her New York City Opera debut as Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly, and concert tours with the Radio and Television Orchestra of Moscow and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Miss Gavrilova made her role debut as Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Florida Grand Opera where she had previously appeared as Tatiana in 1999. The Miami Herald proclaimed: “Maria Gawvrilova is the production's true star, as Butterfly must be.”  

Miss Gavrilova can be heard in the Bolshoi’s DVD releases of Rimsky-Korsakov's Mlada, as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, and in The Maid of Orleans.

Born in Tcheliabinsky, Russia, Miss Gavrilova was graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with degrees in both piano and voice.  She is a prize-winner of both the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition and the Glinka Competition.


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Maria Gavrilova
Soprano




“Maria Gavrilova was the highlight of the evening. For nearly ten minutes you could have heard a pin drop, so rapt was the attention.”

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Opera Now, London