Maria Kokareva is rapidly making her mark as one of the most promising young voices in opera, noted for her versatile performances and impressive vocal range, and will make a string of major international debuts this season – as Ismene (Mitridate) at both Teatro alla Scala and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset. Additionally, as a member of the prestigious opera studio of Staatsoper Unter den Linden where her potential has been quickly recognized, she’ll sing her debut performances of Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) in Jürgen Flimm’s celebration production conducted by Finnegan Downie Dear.
Berlin will also see Maria Kokareva in several other major productions this season — as Die Stimme des Falken (Die Frau ohne Schatten) under Constantin Trinks, and she makes her role debut as Frasquita (Carmen) under Valentin Uryupin. Additional appearances include Erste Knappe in Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new staging of Parsifal, led by Philippe Jordan, Erste Elfe (Rusalka) in Kornél Mundruczó’s staging with Tomáš Hanus, and Clothilde (Norma) in Vasily Barkhatov’s production, conducted by Francesco Lanzilotta.
