Irina Tchistjakova

Irina Tchistjakova graduated from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow in 1989. In 1988 she became a principal soloist at the Theatre-Studio of the Gnesin Academy of Music and at the Moscow Municipal Theatre 'New Opera'.

Miss Tchistjakova has recorded a CD of Verdi Arias on Capriccio, and has also recorded the role of Azucena in Il Trovatore for Laserlight Classics.

In 1997 she performed in concerts of 'Alexander Nevsky' with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Daniele Gatti and the role of Laura in 'La Gioconda' at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova. She returned to the Teatro Carlo Felice in May 1998 to perform as soloist in Mussorgsky's 'Songs and Dances of Death'.

In 2000 she performed 'War and Peace', the Mother in Stravinsky’s 'Mavra', and concerts of 'Alexander Nevsky' with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti, 'Ivan the Terrible' conducted by Yuri Temirkanov with the Baltimore Symphony and Brahms 'Alto Rhapsody' with the Orchestra Arena di Verona. Irina has recently performed the Hostess in 'Boris Godunov' at the Geneva Opera and at the Bastille. She has also made her debut at the BBC Proms with Leonard Slatkin conducting 'Ivan the Terrible', has sung 'Alexander Nevski' with the Orchestra Santiago, Chile and the 'Verdi Requiem' with the Orchestra Verdi, Milan.

Future engagements include the Governess in 'Queen of Spades'at the Saito Kinen Festival in Japan, Larina in 'Eugene Onegin' at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 'Alexander Nevsky' with the VARA Radio 'Ivan the Terrible' with the Orchestra de la Comunidad de Madrid and 'Walpurgis nights' by Mendelssohn with the Orchestra de Pamplona.