Anna Samuil

The soprano Anna Samuil is one of the most soughtafter Russian singers of her generation and has been a soloist since 2004 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin Her international career quickly brought her to the major stages of the world To the Milan Scala Donna Anna Freia Gutrune the Metropolitan Opera New York Musetta the Staatsoper in Munich Violetta Donna Anna Dresden Mimì and Hamburg Adina Fiordiligi Donna Anna Violetta to the opera houses in Valencia Donna Anna Lyon Maria in Mazeppa Tel Aviv and Tokyo Donna Anna Rosalinde Pittsburgh Violetta Tatjana Baltimore Mimì and the Grand Théâtre Luxembourg Violetta Anna Samuil was born in the Russian city of Perm She studied violin as well as singing at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire and graduated in 2003 with distinction from the concert exam in the vocal class of Irina Arkhipova She is a laureate of major international singing competitions including the Tchaikovsky Competition and the Glinka Competition in Russia the Concorso Franco Corelli and Concorso Riccardo Zandonai in Italy and the Klaudia Taev competitions in Estonia and New voices in Germany Her operatic debut she celebrated in the role of the swan princess at the Moscow Stanislawski Opera Theater where she was subsequently engaged from 2001 to 2004 During this time she also appeared as Adele Queen of Schemacha Violetta and Gilda At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin Anna Samuil made her debut in September 2003 as Violetta under the baton of Daniel Barenboim and has since appeared as Donna Anna Fiordiligi Contessa Tatiana Mimì and Musetta Violetta Elisabetta Alice Ford Adina Micaëla Rosalinde Mařenka Elsa Eva Freia and Gutrune