Lyric coloratura soprano Elena Tsallagova’s international career goes from strength to strength. After studying at the St Petersburg Conservatory, she performed at the Mariinsky Theatre where she won first prize in the Rachmaninoff vocal competition. She continued her studies with Ileana Cotrubas and at the young artists program of the Opéra National de Paris, where she made her debut as the Cunning Little Vixen. 

Elena Tsallagova is invited to sing on some of the world’s most prestigious stages including the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Berliner Staatsoper, the Opéra national de Paris, the Opéra national du Rhin, the Teatro Real, the Opera Vlaanderen, the Lyric Opera Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company, as well as the Glyndebourne, Salzburg, Bregenz and Rossini festivals.

Elena has developed a long-lasting relationship with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, enabling her to add the roles of Micaela (Carmen), Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore), Gilda (Rigoletto), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims) and Liu (Turandot) to her repertoire. 

Elena Tsallagova recently sung Violetta in La Traviata in Stuttgart and made her debut at the Mozartwoche Salzburg in Mozart’s Der Messias staged by Bob Wilson. 

Recently, Elena Tsallagova was invited by the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and the Grand Théâtre de Genève for the revival de Der Messias and returned for a new production in Glyndebourne as Fiorella in Il Turco in Italia. She made her debut at Valencia’s Palau des les Arts in Mozart’s Requiem and sang the title role in a new production of The Little Cunning Vixen at the Bayerische Staatsoper to great critical acclaim.   She toured the same role with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. At Stuttgart Oper, Elena added the title-role of Alcina to her repertoire in the famed Josi Wieler production. Upcoming roles in 2022-23 include Eudoxie in La Juive, Violetta, La Traviata and Zdenka in Strauss’ Arabella.