'...To watch Borodina is to see the masterful emergence of a truly human, fully formed character, in all its vicissitudes and foibles, buttressed by some of the most luxurious, thrilling vocalism that one can hope to encounter in an opera house.'
Opera News, Feb 2010
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Metropolitan Opera - Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur":
'The mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina dominates every scene she is in as the princess, singing with dusky colorings, supple phrasing and unforced power...'
New York Times, 9 Feb 2009
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Olga Borodina Award Winner of Opera News 2008
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In 1992 Olga Borodina made her highly acclaimed European debut in London at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, sharing the stage with Placido Domingo in Samson and Delilah. These performances launched her international career and she has since performed regularly at all major opera houses around the world.
This season will see her back with Placido Domingo in Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera. Highlights of the 08/09 concert season will see her perform in the Verdi Requiem with Ricardo Muti and the Orchestra National de France in Paris and Damnation de Faust in Vienna and Madrid, a well as recitals in Lisbon and Milan.
Olga Borodina was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 2002, and is the recipient of the State Prize of Russia 2007, the highest allocate in Russia.
