TATIANA PECHNIKOVA, soprano.

Tatiana was born on July 13... In 1983 she graduated from Shalyapin Music School where she studied piano.

In 1983-1985 Tatiana had practical training at Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, piano class, then graduated from 2 nd Moscow Regional College of Music (A. Gutman’s class). She graduated from Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (1998, E. Obolenskaya’s class).

From 1985 to 1987 Tatiana worked as a music teacher at Moscow kindergarden № 959 and from 1987 to 1992 was a musical director at Solntsevo Moscow Cultural Center.

In 1999 Tatiana Pechnikiva was invited to join The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow.

The singer has toured extensively performing in concerts in Russia and abroad. Her concert repertoire includes the most famous opera arias by Russian and foreign composers.

Awards and Honours

  • Honored Artist of Russia
  • Prize-winner of International Forum “Music and Pedagogy” (First Prize, Helsinki, Finland, 2006)
  • Laureate of Russian Music Prize “Casta Diva” (2006)
  • Laureate of National Theatre Award “Golden Mask” in nomination : “Opera – best actress” (Norma in Bellini’s Norma, 2007)
  • Prize-winner “For Devoted Service to Opera Art” awarded by the Evgeny Kolobov Foundation

Roles performed at Novaya Opera

Iolanta in Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta"

Kupava in Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Snow Maiden"

Lyudmila in Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila"

Marfa in Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tsar's Bride"

Tatyana in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin"

Adina in Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore"

Violetta in Verdi's "La Traviata"

Giselda in Verdi's in "Lombardi alla prima crociata"

Lauretta in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi"

Leila in Bizet's "Les pêcheurs de perles"

Leonora in Verdi's "Il trovatore"

Lucrezia in Verdi's "Iindue Foscari"

Nedda in Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"

Norma in Bellini's "Norma"

Pamina in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte"

Rosalinde in Strauss' "Die Fledermaus"

Ernestine in Offenbach's "A Dinner Party with Italians"

Soprano parts in the productions “Welsh Songs”, “Bellini”, “Viva Verdi!”, “Music Is My Soul”, “Polovtsian Dances”, in Verdi’s Requiem and in Mozart’s Requiem.

Parts in the productions: "Bravissimo!" (opera mix), "This is Opera! "(dramatized performance), "Opera & Jazz" (musical show), "Maria Callas" (musical offering), "Rossini" (musical divertissement)," Johann Strauss, the Waltz King" (gala concert), "Ten Sopranos" (gala concert).

Discography:

Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Eugene Onegin (DVD) — Tatyana

Vincenzo Bellini. Norma (DVD) — Norma

“Bravissimo!” (DVD)

“This is Opera!” (DVD)

Tatiana Pechnikova performed in the most known European theatres, including Staatsoper Stuttgard (Norma in Bellini's "Norma", Rachel in Halévy’s "La juive"), Semperoper in Dresden (Rachel in Halévy’s "La juive").