Soprano
Kristina
Mkhitaryan
Kristina Mkhitaryan

Kristina Mkhitaryan was born in Novorossyisk. In 2008, she graduated from the Gnesin Music College (Ruzanna Lisitsian’s class). In 2013, — from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

In 2012-15 she was a member of the Young Artist Program of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburg State Opera, Theater Basel, Rome Opera, Opéra National de Lorraine, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Royal Danish Opera, Dutch National Opera, Norvegian opera, Bergen Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Australia, ROH Muscat. Took part in Glyndebourne Festival, Bergen International Festival, Peregrinos Musicales Festival, Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi.

Awards

2nd prize at the National Vocal Competition Silver Voice

2004

1st prize at the International Student Competition Bella Voce

2011

3rd prize at the International Singing Contest Francisco Vinas

2012, Barcelona

2nd prize at the National Obukhova Singing Competition

2012

1st proze at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Norway 

2013

3rd prize at the Neue Stimmen Competition in Germany

2013

1at prize at the Viotti Competition in Vercelli

2014

2nd prize at Plácido Domingo’s Operalia, the World Opera Competition

2017, Astana

Casta Diva Russian Opera Award (Singer of the Year)

2024
Repertoire
2023
Repertoire at the Bolshoi

Xenia (Boris Godunov)
A Polovtsian maiden (Prince Igor)
First Lady (Die Zauberfloete)
A shepherdess, an owl, a widower bat (L’enfant et les Sortilèges)
Brigitta (Iolanta)
A Voice from Heaven (Don Carlo)
Gerda (Banevich’s The Story of Kai and Gerda)
Gilda (Rigoletto)
Soprano (Prokofiev’s The Ugly Duckling in the performance The Fables of the Vixen, the Duckling and Balda)
Norina (Don Pasquale)
Amina (La Sonnambula)
Marfa (The Tsar's Bride)
Violetta (La Traviata)

Violetta (La Traviata) – Norvegian opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, ROH Muscat, Palm Beach Opera, Rome Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Liceu Barcelona, Vienna State Opera, Glyndebourne Festival

Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi) – Royal Danish Opera, Metropolitan Opera

Giorgetta (Il Tabarro) – Royal Danish Opera

Giulietta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) – Bergen Opera

Eritea (Cavalli’s Eliogabalo) – Dutch National Opera

Isifile (Cavalli’s Giasone) – Grand Théâtre de Genève

Micaela (Carmen) – Norvegian opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Medora (Il corsaro) – Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Gilda (Rigoletto) – Opera Australia, Hamburg State Opera

Alcina (Alcina) – Opéra National de Lorraine

Armida (Rinaldo) – Glyndebourne Festival

Leila (Les pêcheurs de perles) – Grand Théâtre de Genève

Adina (Elisir d’amore) – Vienna State Opera

Liù (Turandot) – Dutch National Opera

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