Mezzo-soprano Svetlana Sidorova was born in St. Petersburg and has lived in Pesaro, Italy since 1992.

Education: St. Petersburg Conservatory with L.Filatova and K.Isotova; in Italy in Accademia Chigiana with C.Bergonzi; in Accademia Lirica cittá di Osimo with M.Melani, A.Tonini, S.Segalini; in Accademia Rossiniana with A.Zedda; further study with C.Ludwig.

In the title role of Bizet's Carmen (Macao)

Honours: Diplomas and prize winner at Competition in Tallin, Athens; Busetto, Siena.

Career: Soloist of the St. Petersburg Philarmony and St. Petersburg Chamber Theater since 1986. International appearances in Bologna, Berlin, Brussels, Pesaro, Zürich, Rome, Catania, Venice, Cologne, Palermo, Genoa, Florence, Palma di Mallorca, Granada, Madrid, Santiago de Compastela, Macao, and Moscow; Festival of Martina Franca, Rossini Opera Festival, Vlaandren Festival, Wiener Festwochen, Macao Festival, Musical Spring of St. Petersburg, Granada Festival, Barcelona Greek Theater Festival, Tiroler Festspiele. Sang with C.Tielemann, R.Frübeck de Burgos, A.Zedda, S.Soltesz, J.Pons, V.Gergiev, G.Carella, R.Palumbo, I.Karabchevsky, A.Titov, S.Reck, V.P.Pérez, M.Jurovskij, V.Jurovskij, G.Kuhn.

Amneris in Verdi's Aida (Cologne)

Opera roles include Bizet's Carmen (Macao, St. Petersburg, Jesolo, Palma de Mallorca), Amneris in Verdi's Aida (Cologne), Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos (Essen), Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto (Venezia), Jokaste in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex (St. Petersburg, Madrid), Kundry in Wagner's Parsifal (St. Petersburg, Genoa), Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (St. Petersburg, Berlin), Gymnasiast in Berg's Lulu (Palermo), Erda in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (Erl), Klytaemnestra in Strauss's Elektra (Erl), etc.

Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos (Essen)

Concerts include Brahms' Alto Rhapsody, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Verdi's Requiem, Ravel's Shéhérasade, Rossini's Giovanna D'Arco, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and Kindertotenlied, Prokofiev's Alexandr Nievsky, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été and La mort de Cleopâtre, Mussorgsky's Songs and dances of the death; Shostakovich's Satires, recitals, etc. Sang with R.Gimenez, W.Mok, G.Divinu, C.Gasdia, P.Ballo, L.Nucci, L.Gallo, A.Tomova-Sintow, E.Prokina, V.Galusin, B de Simone, L.Bartolini, F.Araiza, etc.

We are delighted to offer several of these and other live performances by Ms. Sidorova at the Classical Archives.

Reviews

"...(Svetlana Sidorova) the charismatically expressive Erda..."

Münchner Merkur

"...Svetlana Sidorova sang Erda with warm, rich and well developed timbre..."

Radio Opera (Germany)

"...the noble and rounded voice of Svetlana Sidorova, striking as a Erda..."

Tiroler Tagezeitung

"Under Sidorova...the seduction of Carmen is that of a young girl of the streets, who abandons herself freely to the whims of destiny, and who fully senses the intensity of the tragedy only in the third act - where the somber and agile voice of this mezzo-soprano finds its full power."

Opera International (France)

"...A new Carmen appeared on the Mariinskij's stage in October. Svetlana Sidorova offered the original version of the famous story. She has a beautifull voice with a deep and sensual timbre..."

Mariinskij Theater (Russia)

"...The music (of Songs and Dances of Death) reflects the text's darkness but doesn't lack beauty - on the contrary, they are beautiful pieces that reflect the author's personality. Sidorova has proven to have a great power in her voice that gave the songs the right character making for an outstanding performance that was much applauded."

Ideal (Spain)