On 5 March the performance of Die Walküre will be dedicated to the jubilee of Olga Sergeyeva, Honoured Artist of Russia, who will be appearing as Brünnhilde.
This year marks fifteen years of the singer’s activity at the Mariinsky Theatre. Having graduated from the Russian Gnessins Academy of Music in 2000 (class of Zara Dolukhanova), Olga Sergeyeva became a Mariinsky Theatre soloist, invariably proving herself in the most demanding roles. The singer’s repertoire includes important roles, each of which demands not just vocal mastery but drama as well – Katerina Ismailova (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Barak’s Wife (Die Frau ohne Schatten), LadyMacbeth (Macbeth) and Aida (Aida). Yet Wagnerian characters are her favourite roles.
On her birthday Olga Sergeyeva will be appearing as Brünnhilde in the opera Die Walküre. This is her first Wagnerian role performed at the Mariinsky Theatre. Her Brünnhilde has been applauded in St Petersburg, Paris, London, New York, Madrid, Seoul and Baden-Baden as have her stage partnerships with such artists as Plácido Domingo.
Today Olga Sergeyeva is one of the Mariinsky Opera’s leading Wagnerian soloists. Music critics refer to her “outstanding dramatic soprano voice” and her “truly theatrical temperament”.
The Mariinsky Theatre congratulates Olga Sergeyeva on her jubilee and wishes her health, inspiration, new artistic success and longevity in the name of Russian culture!
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