Julia Novikova (soprano)


Julia Borisovna Novikova is a Russian coloratura soprano.
She was born in Leningrad. As a child her parents took her to see performances at the Mariinsky Theatre. In 2006 she graduated from Saint Petersburg Conservatory after studying opera singing under Professor Olga Kondina.
In her professional debut she appeared in 2006 as Flora in Britten's The Turn of the Screw conducted by Valery Gergiev at Mariinsky Theatre. In 2009 at 25 years of age she won best female voice and audience favorite at Operalia in Budapest, following in the footsteps of the first Russian winner Yelena Manistina in 2002.
She garnered international attention after performing in the 2010 RADA Film Production of Verdi's Rigoletto a Mantova opposite Plácido Domingo. The production was conducted by Zubin Mehta and televised live in 148 countries.

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