Soprano
Maria
Gavrilova
Maria Gavrilova

Born in Chelyabinsk into an artistic family. Graduated from the vocal department of the Chelyabinsk Musical College (class of German Gavrilov), in 1991 — from the Moscow State Conservatoire (class of Irina Maslennikova).

In 1990—92 trained at the Bolshoi Theatre. Since 1992 has been a soloist with the opera troupe of the Bolshoi Theatre. 

Awards

Title of Honoured Artist of Russia

1996

Title of People’s Artist of Russia

2001
Repertoire
2023
Reperoire

Oxana (Christmas Eve)
Tatiana (Eugene Onegin)
Iolanta (Iolanta)
Marguerite (Faust)
Agnes Sorel (The Maid of Orleans)
Nedda (I Pagliacci)
Zemfira (Aleko)
Leonora (Il Trovatore)
Rosina (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mimi (La Boheme)
Liza (The Queen of Spades)
Francesca (Francesсa da Rimini)
Marfa (The Tsar’s Bride)
Natalia (The Oprichnik)
Princess Olga (The Maid of Pskov)
Gorislava (Ruslan and Ludmila)
Maria (Mazeppa)
Voyslava (Mlada)
Tosca (Tosca)
Saburova (The Tsar’s Bride)
Marcelina (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Annina (La Traviata)
Woman convict (Katerina Izmailova)

Also in her repertoire:
Adrianna (Adrianna Lecouvreur)
Aida (Aida)
Amelia (Simon Boccanegra)
Amelia (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly)
Desdemona (Otello)
Maddalena (Andrea Chenier)
Manon (Manon Lescaut)
Oxana (Cherevichki)
Polina (The Gambler

Tours

Participated in opera productions at theatres in Belgium, France and Germany. Performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, Washington National Opera, Florida Grand Opera, the Baltimore Opera, the Virginia Opera, the Michigan Opera, the Seattle Opera, the Opera Royal de Wallonie in Liege, Opera de Lille, Opera d’Avignon, the Hungarian State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the Finnish National Opera; the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Concert Hall in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico and at the Graz Opera Festival.  

Discography
2007
Aleko by S. Rachmaninov

the part of Zemfira, conductor V. Fedoseyev, Relief

Participated in the video recording of the following productions:

Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky — Tatiana, conducted by M. Ermler

Mlada by N. Rimsky-Korsakov— Voyslava, conducted by A. Lazarev

The Maid of Orleans by P. Tchaikovsky — Agnes Sorel, conducted by A. Lazarev 

General partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — insurance company «Ingosstrakh»
Privileged sponsor of the Bolshoi Theatre — Tinkoff Bank
Privileged partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — GUM