Elena Baramova

Guest Singer of State Opera Prague

Bulgarian soprano Elena Baramova studied singing at the Academy of Music in Sophia. She continued her studies under the leadership of Ghena Dimitrova (master classes in 2001, 2002 and bel canto classes in 2003) and Mirella Parutto at Boris Christoff Academy in Rome. She is the holder of many awards from international singing competitions (2nd Prize from Rijeka Belcanto 2006, 1st Prize for singing Hungarian and Bulgarian songs in Sophia, a Diploma from Pamplona in Spain and more). Her repertory includes a number of roles such as Turandot, Tosca, Leonora, Santuzza, Fiordiligi, Donna Elvira and others. Apart from the Prague Puccini Festival in State Opera Prague, in the forthcoming 2007/2008 season Elena Baramova will also appear in Spain (Lady Macbeth), Suisse (Aida), in Estonia (Abigaille) and at the Polish National Opera (Aida and Abigaille).