Biography
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Biography
Maria Nazarova is a Russian lyric soprano born in Dnipro (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), Ukraine. Maria began taking singing and piano lessons at the age of four. Alongside her general school education, she attended both a music school and a theatre school. She started studying operatic vocal performance professionally at the age of thirteen
She graduated with honors from the Faculty of Musical Theatre at the Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow (GITIS). She then continued her studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where she received a Master’s degree in Vocal with distinction. After graduating from the Mozarteum, she enrolled in the opera studio of the Vienna Conservatory (MUK),
She graduated with honors from the Faculty of Musical Theatre at the Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow (GITIS). She then continued her studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where she received a Master’s degree in Vocal with distinction. After graduating from the Mozarteum, she enrolled in the opera studio of the Vienna Conservatory (MUK),
Since 2015 she has been ensemble member at the the Wiener Staatsoper, where she has built an extensive repertoire including Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Despina (Così fan tutte), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Musetta (La Bohème), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Sophie (Werther), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Sœur Constance (Dialogues des Carmélites), Lisa (La sonnambula), Jemmy (Guillaume Tell), Amanda (Le Grand Macabre), and Clorinda (La Cenerentola), among many others.
Recent highlights at the Wiener Staatsoper include her debut as Susanna in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro, where she stepped into the leading role at very short notice shortly before the premiere. In 2025, she also appeared at the opening ceremony of the Vienna Opera Ball alongside Nadine Sierra and Juan Diego Flórez.
One of the important milestones of Maria Nazarova’s career was her participation in the Wiener Staatsoper gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of Plácido Domingo’s stage debut, where she performed the role of Oscar alongside the legendary tenor. She also appeared at the ORF III gala concert Licht ins Dunkel together with internationally renowned artists such as Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott.
At the Wiener Staatsoper, she has additionally appeared as Prilepa/Chloé in Pique Dame alongside Anna Netrebko as Lisa.
Maria Nazarova made her debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Adele in Die Fledermaus She later returned to La Scala as Prilepa in the new production of Pique Dame and as Giacinta in Antonio Cesti’s L’Orontea.
At the Salzburg Festival, she appeared as Papagena in the new production of Die Zauberflöte.
Her international engagements have also taken her to the Berlin State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, the New National Theatre Tokyo, Opéra de Lyon, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Oper Burg Gars, and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich.
Maria Nazarova made her debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Adele in Die Fledermaus She later returned to La Scala as Prilepa in the new production of Pique Dame and as Giacinta in Antonio Cesti’s L’Orontea.
At the Salzburg Festival, she appeared as Papagena in the new production of Die Zauberflöte.
Her international engagements have also taken her to the Berlin State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, the New National Theatre Tokyo, Opéra de Lyon, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Oper Burg Gars, and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich.
She is the winner of First Prize at the Les Azuriales Opera Competition in France and First Prize at the CLIP Competition in Portofino.
Alongside her operatic career, Maria Nazarova is also active as a recital and concert singer. She has appeared at the Wiener Musikverein, Schubertiade Wieden, Klassik in Klagenfurt, Taggenbrunn Festspiele, Liederherbst Wien, Festival der Stimmen in Liechtenstein, Serenadenkonzerte Ruprechtshofen, and numerous other international concert series and festivals.
Alongside her operatic career, Maria Nazarova is also active as a recital and concert singer. She has appeared at the Wiener Musikverein, Schubertiade Wieden, Klassik in Klagenfurt, Taggenbrunn Festspiele, Liederherbst Wien, Festival der Stimmen in Liechtenstein, Serenadenkonzerte Ruprechtshofen, and numerous other international concert series and festivals.
Maria Nazarova
Kunst ist etwas, was Menschen zusammenbringt. Ich bin der Meinung, die wahre Kunst verändert die Menschen.
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