Vlada Borovko

In the 2017/18 season, Borovko makes her debut at Oper Köln as Violetta in new production of La traviata as well as returning to the Royal Opera House as a guest artist to debut the role of Musetta La bohème in Richard Jones' much anticipated new production.

Last season with the Royal Opera House, Borovko sang Clotilde Norma, Ermione Oreste, Mlle Jouvenot Adriana Lecouvreur, Giannetta L’elisir d’amore as well as covering Leonora Il Trovatore, and Violetta La traviata. Whilst covering Aspasia Mitridate, re di Ponto, Borovko was called to step in at the last moment for an ailing colleague for three performances. On the concert platform she performed Verdi’s Requiem at the Grange Festival as part of their inaugural season and was a finalist in Placido Domingo’s prestigious 2017 Operalia competition.

Other recent roles with the Royal Opera House included Frasquita Carmen, Xenia in a new production of Boris Godunov which was also presented at the BBC Proms, Anna Nabucco and a venture into another Verdi role, Leonora in Il Trovatore.

Borovko initially went on to study foreign languages at the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod. Upon her graduation she enrolled at the Kazan State Conservatory where she studied under the guidance of Galina Lastovka. While still a student, she was invited to take part in the world premieres of two contemporary works and sang Stephano Roméo et Juliette in Kazan. She made her professional opera debut as Mércèdes Carmen at Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre and sang Annie and Strawberry Woman Porgy and Bess with Marco Boemi at the International Shalyapin Opera Festival.

Season 2017-18 / 390 words. Not to be altered without permission.