The young Russian soprano Alyona Rostovskaya attended the Yaroslavskiy Musical College L.V. Sobinov and studied singing at the renowned Russian Music Academy Gnessin. She also trained in acting and dance. The young singer attended masterclasses with Ramón de Andrés, Ludmila Magomedova, Krassimira Stoyanova and Christa Ludwig, among others. She received further artistic inspiration from Raffaele Cortesi, Malcolm Martineau, Craig Terry and Alfredo Abbati, among others.
In 2018, she was selected by Evamaria Wieser for the renowned Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival.
Alyona Rostovskaya gained her first stage experience as Tatyana (“Eugene Onegin”) and Contessa (“Le nozze di Figaro”) in productions by the renowned Gnessin Opera Studio. In 2017, she appeared there as Pamina (“Die Zauberflöte”), in 2018 she sang the title role in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and in 2019 she appeared here for the first time as Mimì (“La Bohème”).
In the 2020-2021 season, she was a member of the ensemble at the Volkstheater Rostock. She made her successful debut as the Female Chorus in “The Rape of Lucretia” and as Füchslein Schlaukopf in “Das schlaue Füchslein”, directed by Vera Nemirova. At the Eutin Festival 2021 she took on the role of Mimì in “La Bohème”.
From 2021-2023 she was a member of the ensemble at Heidelberg Theatre. There she appeared as Governess in “Turn of the Screw” and Giulietta in Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” and made her successful debut in 2022 in the title role in “Rusalka” and as Antonia in “Les Contes d’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 lieder and concert singer.
Alyona Rostovskaya has been a member of the ensemble at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden since the 2023-2024 season. Her roles there have included Contessa, Hanna Glawari (“The Merry Widow”) and new productions of Pamina, Agathe and Alice Ford. In the 2024-2025 season, she will take on roles such as Micaëla (“Carmen”) and Contessa in Wiesbaden, perform song recitals and take on the soprano role in Gustav Mahler’s 4th Symphony.
Updated 2024
