Lubov Karetnikova

Soprano

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Lubov Karetnikova is a young promising lyric soprano with a warm and full voice. She was trained in Opera, Oratorio, and Chamber music. She studied in classes of Barbara Bonney, Wolfgang Holzmair, and Irena Milkeviciute and obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s diplomas at Mozarteum University, Latvian Music Academy, and Lithuanian Music and Theater University. Lubov was born in the United States and has Ukrainian and Russian heritage. She speaks several languages, allowing her to sing a diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart, Schubert, and Poulenc to Rachmaninov, Walton, and Weinberg. Her operatic engagements include Gilda in G. Verdi’s Opera “Rigoletto” in Theater-Hof 2018/2019; Barbarina in W.A. Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the Lithuanian Music Academy 2019; Nannetta in G.Verdi’s opera “Falstaff” at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, 2019; Maria in L.Bernstain’s musical “Westside story” at the Lithuanian Music academy 2019; Pamina in W.A. Mozart’s opera “Die Zauberflöte” at Trentino Festival, 2017.
Lubov has performed lied recitals in Wigmore Hall in London, Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen, Dzintari Concert Hall in Jurmala, and Latvian National Theater in Riga. She performes solo recitals at the Artissimo festival in collaboration with the Herman Braun Foundation
in Riga. She has performed with the Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchester in Munich, the St.Petersburg Capella Orchestra , the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, the Riga Chamber Orchestra, and others.
In 2021, Lubov was part of the Russian Seasons festival in St. Petersburg and became one of the semifinalists at ARD Musikwettbewerb.
She was also a finalist in the DEBUT Lied competition and received a scholarship for the 3. Internationale Opernwerkstatt Waiblingen 2022 by
Thomas Hampson and Melanie Diener.