Inteview for Intermusica
Ferbuary 2020, “Singing Violetta” Inteview for Intermusica with Megan Steller, stellercreative.com
Ahead of her performances of Violetta and Musetta at the Royal Opera House this February, Vlada Borovko sits down to discuss jump-ins, preparation and getting into character.
Do you remember when you first realised that you wanted to be a singer? What encouraged you to pursue a career in opera?
I have adored singing since I was a child. Early on, my grandmother established a tradition in our family for children to attend music school, and as a result, several of my relatives have primary music education and good voices, though none decided to become professional musicians! As a child I sang in a choir and singing stayed my hobby until, at the age of 18, I participated in a local competition with distinguished judges, including a soloist from the Bolshoi Theatre. In that competition, I performed an extract from Diva Dance, which featured in the film, The Fifth Element. The panel were really impressed by my natural gift and recommended that I enrol in a music academy and study lyric singing professionally. Up until that moment, I had never thought about a career in opera.
RUSSIAN SOPRANO VLADA BOROVKO
2020-02-10, by Yulia Savikovskaya , izbaarts.com
Vlada Borovko, a former Jette Parker Young Artist, is currently performing at the Royal Opera House inLa Traviata and La Boheme. Alexander Smotrov and Yulia Savikovskaya spoke with Vlada about how she started her career, what role languages play in opera, how to give the best performance, and what the life of the opera diva looks like today.