Maria Guleghina

Actor
BirthdayAug 9, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of birthOdessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Odesa, Ukraine]
GenderFemale

Maria Agasovna Guleghina (née Meytardjan (Russian: Мейтарджян); born 9 August 1959) is a Soviet-born operatic soprano singer, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Maria Guleghina was born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, to an Armenian father and a Ukrainian mother, where she studied voice at the Music Conservatory with Evgeny Nikolaevich Ivanov (under whose tutorship she remained even after graduation). Guleghina is a citizen of Luxembourg where she resides with her family. Guleghina made her stage debut in 1985 as Yolantha at the State Opera in Minsk (Belarus) shortly before leaving USSR to pursue an international career. Her international debut came in 1987 as Amelia (opposite Luciano Pavarotti's Riccardo) in a production of Un ballo in maschera at La Scala. Leading roles in I due Foscari, Manon Lescaut, and Tosca followed, and soon she was engaged to perform in Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, London, and other major European opera houses. She made her debut at the Paris Opera in 1995, in the killer-role of Abigaille in Nabucco. Her American debut took place at the Metropolitan Opera in January 1991, where she sang Maddalena in Andrea Chénier. She has also appeared at the San Francisco Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, adding the lead soprano roles in works such as Ernani, Simon Boccanegra, Cavalleria rusticana, Fedora. She later added other demanding roles such as Odabella in Attila (opera) and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (opera), to her ever-growing repertoire. She also debuted at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1992 as Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades. Guleghina has also performed in Japan many times (twice as a part of La Scala's tours of Japan) and has a fan base there. She is considered by most as one of the leading dramatic sopranos of her generation. She is largely admired for her warm and rich voice, strong stage presence, and absolute dramatic commitment to her roles on the stage. She sang the opening aria (Aida) at the official opening of the new Oslo Opera House. Throughout November 2009, she starred as Turandot in the opera Turandot at the Met in New York. She represented Russia by singing during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver during the handover of the Olympic flag. Guleghina also participated of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, singing "Cossack Lullaby" on top of an icebreaker that carried her though the stadium. After a 10 year absence Gulegina returned to the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) to perform Tosca (February, 2016). She also returned to Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre as Eboli in Verdi’s epic Don Carlos. In 2017, she appeared as Puccini's Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera and same year appeared in Verdi's Nabucco in a role of Abigaille. In 2018, she made her Wagner debut as Kundry in Parsifal at the Mariinsky Theatre under Valery Gergiev. In 2019 she repeated the role in Sofia National Opera under Constantin Trinks' direction. Guleghina performed in over 160 performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and has performed leading roles in 15 different opera productions at Teatro alla Scala where she also had two solo recitals. Guleghina has received numerous prizes and awards. ... Source: Article "Maria Guleghina" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Turandot

Nov 7, 2009

Princess Turandot

Jun 23, 2011

Turandot

Nov 23, 2008

Floria Tosca

Mar 17, 2000

Abigaille

Apr 26, 2001

Lady Macbeth

Dec 7, 1997

Abigaille

May 14, 2015

Abigaille

Nov 30, 2004

Maddalena di Coigny

Nov 9, 1996

Manon

Jun 30, 1998

Lady Macbeth

Jan 1, 2004

Abigaille

Mar 12, 2007

Giorgetta

Apr 28, 2007

Self

Sep 13, 1987

Turandot

Nov 7, 2009

Princess Turandot

Jun 23, 2011

Turandot

Nov 23, 2008

Floria Tosca

Mar 17, 2000

Acting


Participated in 17 movies, 1 TV series

2015

Abigaille



2009





2007



2004

Abigaille


2004

Lady Macbeth


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