29 Facts About Olga Peretyatko

Olga Alexandrovna Peretyatko is a Russian operatic soprano.

Olga Peretyatko has been known for lyric and coloratura soprano roles, most notably in operas by Rossini and Mozart.

Olga Peretyatko embarked on her professional career in Hamburg State Opera's Young Artists' Program and at the Rossini Opera Festival with her collaboration with Alberto Zedda.

Olga Peretyatko was noticed internationally after performing the title role in Stravinsky's The Nightingale in 2009.

Olga Peretyatko has been performing on leading stages since; she made her Vienna State Opera debut in 2013, and Metropolitan Opera debut in 2014.

Olga Peretyatko's mother is an economist while her Ukrainian father, Alexander, is a baritone singer.

Olga Peretyatko briefly learned violin when she was 5 before turning to piano.

Olga Peretyatko then joined the Mariinsky Children's Choir, singing second alto, meanwhile studying choral conducting at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.

Olga Peretyatko travelled to Berlin in 2001 on her first trip to the West.

Olga Peretyatko participated Alberto Zedda's Accademia Rossiniana in 2006, performing in Il viaggio a Reims at the Rossini Opera Festival.

Olga Peretyatko became a frequent guest singer at the Festival, performing Desdemona, Giulia, Aldamira, and the title role in Matilde di Shabran.

Olga Peretyatko performed at the 2010 edition of La Folle Journee in Nantes in a concert with Sinfonia Varsovia, and Strauss' Four Last Songs in the following edition.

Olga Peretyatko gained international attention for the title role in Robert Lepage's production of Stravinsky's The Nightingale, which premiered in 2009 at the Canadian Opera Company then presented at the 2010 Aix-en-Provence Festival and subsequently at the Opera de Lyon, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam.

Olga Peretyatko made her Lausanne Opera debut in Rossini's Otello in 2010, and returned in 2012 for Handel's Alcina, and L'elisir d'amore.

Olga Peretyatko received acclaim for her rendition of Mozart roles, including Blonde in Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail at the Liceu and Susanna in Florence.

Olga Peretyatko made her Vienna State Opera debut in Gilda, the role she later performed at the Verona Arena, and her Zurich Opera House debut.

Olga Peretyatko was featured as Marfa in the premiere of Dmitri Tcherniakov's production of The Tsar's Bride at the Berlin State Opera, and later at La Scala.

Olga Peretyatko returned to Russia for a solo concert on 26 November 2013 in Moscow with the Russian National Orchestra.

Olga Peretyatko was featured in the 2014 Concert de Paris, in Bruckner's Te Deum at the Salzburg Festival, and Tancredi in concert form conducted by Alberto Zedda, as well as Montreal Symphony Orchestra's Asian tour.

Olga Peretyatko debuted to rave reviews as Violetta in La traviata at the Lausanne Opera in February 2015, followed by a new production of the same title at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

Olga Peretyatko returned to the Vienna State Opera for I puritani, which she then sang at the Teatro Regio in Turin.

Olga Peretyatko returned to La Scala for Rossini's Otello, and performed in L'elisir d'amore at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen and La Monnaie in Brussels.

Olga Peretyatko returned to the Metropolitan Opera for Rigoletto, followed by engagements in the same opera through the season, including revivals at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Vienna State Opera, and a new production at the Opera Bastille.

Olga Peretyatko performed in Lucia di Lammermoor at the New National Theatre Tokyo, and La traviata at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Olga Peretyatko debuted in Australia in two concert performances of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at the Sydney Opera House in March 2022.

Olga Peretyatko first lived in Prenzlauer Berg during studies, followed by Nollendorfplatz, where she remained residence.

Olga Peretyatko met conductor Michele Mariotti while working on Rossini's Sigismondo in 2010.

Olga Peretyatko then started a relationship with Grigory Shkarupa, fellow Russian bass singer.

Olga Peretyatko gave birth to her daughter Maya on 27 January 2021.