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Olga Savova
Mezzo-Soprano
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General | | Biography: | Grammy nominee for Semyo Kotko in 2002, dramatic mezzo-soprano Olga Savova has emerged as a star of the Mariinsky Theatre in recent years. Shortly after she graduated with honors from the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ms. Savova won a top prize in the Voci Verdiani International Voice Competition and was invited to become a soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre in 1996.
Ms. Savova has toured with the Mariinsky Theatre in Covent Garden, La Scala, Baden-Baden, Korea, Japan and the Metropolitan Opera. Further, Ms. Savova has taken part in the Moscow Easter Festival, as well as festivals in Mikkeli, Finland and Rotterdam, Netherlands. She has given solo recitals in Paris, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Russia, the USA, Japan, China and Israel.
In 2004, Ms. Savova took part in the European premiere of the Mariinsky Theatre´s production of Wagner´s Der Ring des Nibelungen (Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany). The production was acclaimed by the German media as a truly historical event in music. Ms. Savova sings Brunhilde in Mariinsky Theatre Ring tours 2005 in Japan, Belgium, England, Korea, Switzerland and in Orange County, CA October 2006.
On October 22, 2005, Ms. Savova sang Brunhilde opposite Placido Domingo (Sigmund) in a concert version of Die Walküre at Teatr Wielki Warsaw, Poland.
Ms. Savova has been praised for her performances of Amneris (Aida), Azucena (Il Trovatore), Eboli (Don Carlos) and as Carmen. In Europe, Ms. Savova is regularly invited to sing lead roles from the Russian repertoire including Boris Godunov, Khovanshcina, Eugene Onegin, The Enchantress, The Snow Maiden, the Queen of Spades, War and Peace and The Gambler.
In March 2006 Ms. Savova will sing Luybov in Mazeppa at the Metropolitan Opera with Maestro Valery Gergiev.
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