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Larissa Diadkova Edit Profile

singer opera singer

Larissa Ivanovna Diadkova is a Russian mezzo-soprano.

Education

Foreign her musical education, she studied at Kazan Conservatory before moving on to the Saint St. Petersburg Conservatory.

Career

She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1996 as Madelon in Andrea Chénier and performed the role of Marfa in The Tsar"s Bride at Louisiana Scala in 1998. She also appeared in four Metropolitan productions in 1998: Prince Igor, Ruslan and Lyudmila, Mazeppa and Betrothal in a Monastery. Her other notable roles include Ježibaba in a 2002 modernization of Rusalka and Azucena opposite Roberto Alagna.

Membership

In 1978, she became a member of the Kirov Opera where she initially sang small roles. As a member of the Kirov Opera, Diadkova toured internationally under company director Valery Gergiev.