Soprano

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Maria Nazarova is a Russian opera soprano born in Dnipro (Ukraine).

Since 2015, she has been a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble, where she has developed a diverse repertoire. Her roles include, among others, Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Despina (Così fan tutte), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Musetta (La Bohème), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Sophie (Werther), Gretel (Hänsel and Gretel), Sœur Constance (Dialogues des Carmélites), and Najade (Ariadne auf Naxos).

Among her most recent highlights at the Vienna State Opera was her last-minute replacement as Susanna in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro in 2023, a role she took on just a few days before the premiere. She also performed at the opening of the 2025 Vienna Opera Ball alongside Nadine Sierra and Juan Diego Flórez.

A special highlight of her career was her appearance at the Vienna State Opera gala celebrating Plácido Domingo’s 50th anniversary on stage, where she performed as Oscar alongside him. She also appeared at the ORF III gala concert “Licht ins Dunkel” alongside artists such as Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott. In 2025, she also appeared at the Vienna State Opera as Prilepa/Chloé in The Queen of Spades alongside Anna Netrebko as Lisa.

Maria Nazarova made her debut at La Scala in Milan in 2018 as Adele in Die Fledermaus. In 2022, she returned to the theater as Prilepa/Chloé in a new production of The Queen of Spades, followed in 2024 by the role of Giacinta in Antonio Cesti’s L’Orontea.

At the Salzburg Festival in 2018, she appeared as Papagena in the new production of The Magic Flute.

International engagements have taken her, among other places, to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence as Najade; to the Hamburg State Opera as Adina; to the Stuttgart State Opera as Adele; to the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow as Despina; and to the New National Theatre Tokyo as Adele. In addition, she made guest appearances at the Opéra de Lyon and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in The Golden Cockerel, at the Burg Gars Opera as Adina, and at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich as Lisa.

Maria Nazarova studied voice and acting at GITIS in Moscow and subsequently completed her vocal studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with honors. She continued her training at the Opera Studio of the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK).

Maria Nazarova is the first-prize winner at the Les Azuriales Opera International Vocal Competition in Nice and at the CLIP International Vocal Competition in Portofino.

In addition to her opera career, Maria Nazarova is a sought-after art-song and concert singer. Her concert appearances have taken her to venues such as the Vienna Musikverein, the Schubertiade Wieden, Klassik in Klagenfurt, the Taggenbrunn Festival, the Liederherbst Wien, and the Festival der Stimmen in Liechtenstein. She is also a regular guest at international concert series and festivals.