Ekaterina GONCHAROVA (soprano), Russia

Graduate student of St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of professor G.I. Kiseleva). Winner of All-Russian competition «Three Centuries of Classic Romance» (St. Petersburg, 2004), International competition for young opera singers of Elena Obraztsova (St. Petersburg, 2007), the Third All-Russian competition «St. Petersburg» (2007) , winner of the I Prize at the International Competition of Opera Singers Montserrat Caballe (Zaragoza, Spain, 2008).

In 2008, sang Michaela in a concert performance of Bizet's opera «Carmen» conductor Mariss Jansons.

Since 2009, soloist of the Opera and Ballet of St. Petersburg Conservatory.

In the repertoire Mimi («La Boheme» Puccini), Tatyana («Eugene Onegin» Tchaikovsky), Iolanta («Iolanta» Tchaikovsky), Genoveva («Genoveva» Schumann), Michaela («Carmen» Bizet), Agnes («Maid of Orleans» Tchaikovsky), Violetta («Traviata» Verdi), Martha («The Tsar's Bride» Rimsky-Korsakov).