Trained at the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra national de ParisElena Tsallagova studied at the St Petersburg Conservatory and, after winning first prize in the Rachmaninov competition, began performing at the Mariinsky Theatre before continuing her studies in Europe. A former member of the ensembles of Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper and Berlin's Deutsche Oper, she remains a regular guest of both houses. She made her debut with Glyndebourne Touring Opera in 2009 and is a regular guest at Madrid's Teatro Real, Amsterdam National Opera, Opéra National du Rhin, Pesaro, Salzburg and Bregenz Festivals.Recent engagements include debuts as Marta (La Passagère) at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Eva (Les Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg) and Corinna (Le Voyage à Reims) at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Adina (L'Élixir d'amour) at the Staatsoper in Stuttgart and Leïla (Les Pêcheurs de perles) at the Opéra Ballet de Flandre.Concert appearances include La Petite Renarde rusée (title role) conducted by Jakub Hrůša with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. In the 2024-2025 season, her roles include Elettra (Idomeneo) at the Theater an der Wien, the title role in The Cunning Little Vixen and Marta at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Leila at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, as well as Pamina (The Magic Flute), Eva, Violetta (La Traviata), Donna Clara (The Dwarf) and Mimi (La Bohème) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In concert, she performs Dvořák's Te Deum with the Prague Philharmonic Choir.At the Opéra national de Paris: Capriccio (Eine italienische Sängerin), 2007; Don Carlo (Una Voce dal cielo), 2008; La Femme sans ombre (Die Stimme des Falken, Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels, Eine Kinderstimme, Eine Stimme), 2008; La Petite Renarde rusée (The Cunning Little Vixen), 2008; Ariane à Naxos (Najade), 2010; Siegfried (Waldvogel), 2011, 2013; Pelléas et Mélisande (Mélisande), 2012, 2015, 2017; Falstaff (Nannetta), 2013; La Bohème (Musetta), 2014, 2017; Werther (Sophie), 2016

Elena TsallagovaSoprano