The young Russian soprano Alyona Rostovskaya attended the Yaroslavskiy Musical College L.V. Sobinov and studied singing at the renowned Russian Musical Academy Gnessin. She also completed training in acting and dance. In addition, the young singer attended master classes with Ramón de Andrés, Ludmila Magomedova, Krassimira Stoyanova and Christa Ludwig, among others. She received further artistic impulses from Raffaele Cortesi, Malcolm Martineau, Craig Terry and Alfredo Abbati, among others.
In 2018 she was a participant in the renowned Young Singers Project of the Salzburg Festival.
Alyona Rostovskaya gained her first stage experience as Tatyana in “Eugene Onegin” and as Contessa (“Le nozze di Figaro”) in productions of the renowned Gnessin Opera Studio. In 2017 she presented herself at the opera studio as Pamina in “Die Zauberflöte”, in 2018 she sang the title role of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and in 2019 she was here for the first time as Mimì in “La Bohème”.
In the 2020-2021 season she was an ensemble member at the Volkstheater Rostock. She made her successful debut as the Female Chorus in “The Rape of Lucretia” and as the Sharp-Ears in ” The Cunning Little Vixen”, directed by Vera Nemirova. At the Eutin Festival in 2021 she took on the role of Mimì in “La Bohème”.
From 2021-2023 she was engaged in the ensemble of the Theater Heidelberg. There she appeared as Governess in “The Turn of the Screw”, and Giulietta in Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”. In 2022 she made her successful debuts in the title role in “Rusalka” and as Antonia in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)”.
In concert she has performed with Theodor Currentzis and the SWR Symphony Orchestra and the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock under Marcus Bosch, among others. In addition to her opera engagements, Alyona Rostovskaya is also active as a lied and concert singer.
Since the 2023-2024 season, Alyona Rostovskaya is an ensemble member at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. There she will be seen as Contessa, Hanna Glawari (“The Merry Widow”), as well as in new productions as Pamina, Agathe (“Der Freischütz”) and Alice Ford. She also gives recitals and performs the soprano part in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Updated 2023
