Marina Poplavskaya |

Marina Poplavskaya

Was born in Moscow. In 2002 she graduated from the State Musical and Pedagogical Institute. MM. Ippolitova-Ivanova (teachers P. Tarasov and I. Shapar). In 1996-98, while still a student, she performed at the Moscow Novaya Opera Theater under the direction of E.V. Kolobov. In 1997, she won the 1999st prize at the All-Russian (now International) Bella voce student vocal competition. In 2003 she was awarded the 2005nd prize at the Elena Obraztsova International Competition for Young Opera Singers; in XNUMX she became the laureate of the III Prize at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov International Competition for Young Opera Singers in St. Petersburg. In XNUMX she won the Grand Prix of the Maria Callas International Vocal Competition in Athens.

From 2002 to 2004, Marina Poplavskaya was a soloist of the Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. In 2003 she made her debut at the Bolshoi Theater of Russia as Anne in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. In 2004, she performed the part of Maria (Mazeppa by P. Tchaikovsky) at the Bolshoi. In 2006, after winning the competition to them. Maria Callas in Athens and her concert debut in Covent Garden (a concert performance of the opera Zhydovka by J. Halevi), Poplavskaya’s successful international career began. In 2007, she had to replace two world stars in Covent Garden – Anna Netrebko in the role of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart) and Angela Georgiou, who refused the role of Elizabeth, in a new production of the opera Don Carlos by J. Verdi. In the same season, she made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera (Natasha in Prokofiev’s War and Peace). In 2009, she sang in this theater Liu (Turandot by G. Puccini), as well as Violetta (La Traviata by G. Verdi) at the Los Angeles Opera and the Netherlands Opera.

In 2008, the singer made her debut at the Salzburg Festival (Desdemona in G. Verdi’s Otello, conductor Riccardo Muti). In 2010, she sang Leonora in G. Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Zurich Opera, Amelia in G. Verdi’s Simone Boccanegra at Covent Garden, Michaela in G. Bizet’s Carmen at the Liceo Theater in Barcelona. In 2011, she performed as Martha in the first production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride in Covent Garden’s history, and as Marguerite (Ch. Gounod’s Faust) at the Metropolitan Opera. In 2011, the DVD recording of the opera Don Carlos with the participation of Marina Poplavskaya and Rolando Villazon received the prestigious British Gramophone magazine award.