Aida Garifullina

Born in Kazan, she studied at the Vienna University of the Performing Arts. She won First Prize at the 2013 Operalia competition and released her award-winning debut solo album on Decca in 2017. As a former member of Vienna State Opera (2013–16), her roles have included Susanna, Zerlina, Pamina, Adina, Norina, Gilda, Xenia (Boris Godunov), Juliette, Sophie (Werther), Musetta, Mimì and Irina (Eötvös’ Three Sisters). Other appearances include Musetta and the title role in The Snow Maiden (Paris Opera), Juliette and Gilda (Liceu, Barcelona), Liù (Berlin State Opera), Zerlina (Metropolitan Opera), Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles (Salzburg Festival), Luisa in Betrothal in a Monastery (Berlin), recitals at Wigmore Hall and Vienna Musikverein and gala concerts in Paris, Prague, Lisbon, Shanghai, Buenos Aires and at the Grafenegg Festival with the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Her 2024/25 Season engagements include Roméo and Juliette (Staatsoper Berlin, Vienna) and her role debut as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin (Milan).