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Known for the complexity of her musicianship and her ability to approach differing styles with a fierce beauty, commitment and honesty, Latvian-born Mezzo-Soprano Natalja Sticco (Černohajeva) is garnering a reputation as a “rare true Verdi Mezzo,” impressing audiences (from opera & classical music lovers to symphonic rock and fans of Broadway & the Great American Songbook) with her powerful stage presence and voice of uncommon richness. Since 2009 Natalja has appeared in over 200 performances of 30 operas in 6 countries within Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
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Working with Natalja was a great pleasure. She is an extremely creative person with immense musicality; which is matched only by her kindness, pleasant personality and high degree of personal responsibility. Natalja is a conscientious, hard working, professional who puts all of her efforts into the work at-hand, and proven to be a good team player no matter how big the environment." |
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In 2019 Natalja appeared as Mercedes (Carmen); performed the role of Madame Flora in a reimagined production of Menotti's The Medium, which explored chilling new depths of the character, and earned her first film credit as an effects vocalist in Darkstorm Picture's film “The House of Schudder.”
She is a graduate of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and performed as a member of Opera Studio ‘Figaro,’ performing the roles of Filippyevna (Eugene Onegin), Kastcheevna (Kaschey the Immortal) and Death (chamber opera Stalin and Death). While still a student at JVLMA, Natalja joined the chorus of the Latvian National Opera & Ballet and was selected to participate in the company’s first Young Artist Program under the Direction of Andrejs Zagars where she performed the role of Orlofsky (die Fledermaus) and mastered the role of Olga (Eugene Onegin). Natalja continued performing as a chorus member from 2009-2017 in LNO’s major productions, including those featuring Opera greats Tenor Jonas Kaufman, Soprano Kristine Opolais and Mezzo-Soprano Elina Garanca. Her touring experience includes performances at Teatro Calderón, Vallladolid, Spain (Macbeth, 2010); National Opera and Ballet of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus (Traviata, 2010); Rahvusooper Estonia, Talllinn, Estonia (Eugene Onegin, M'dame Butterfly, 2011); Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (Eugene Onegin, Lucia di Lammermoor, 2013), Monte Carlo (Carmen, 2013), and the Royal Opera House Muscat, Muscat, Oman (Der fliegende Holländer, 2013). She has also been featured in Master Classes with Axel Everaert (Belgium), Paolo de Napoli (Italy) and Margarita Gruzdeva (Latvia) as well as vocal coaching from Hanneke de Wit (Netherlands), Anita Garanca (Latvia) and Julianna Bawarska (Germany). Since 2018, she is coached by Thomas Jones of the Office for the Arts at Harvard University. Natalja is fluent in the Russian (native), English and Latvian languages, as well as having advanced skills (performance and conversational) in French, German, Italian and Latin. She is also proudly a Woman of STEM holding Bachelor (BSc) & Master of Science (MSc) Degrees in Information Technology from Riga Technical University. |
"The quintessential 'Verdi-Mezzo!' Natalja's vocals are second-to-none; crafting each note with the proper power, resonance and range which define a truly authentic opera singer." Searing accuracy, sensitivity to the text, and gorgeous depth of tone." An absolute gem when it comes to performing! Her voice has a beautifully rich and balanced quality." Absolutely angelic with a voice as good as it gets. Perfectly awe inspiring." 
"DIVERSITY" Photo Series, 2017 • smARTS Studio • http://smarts.studio
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BOLSHOI THEATER
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Russia
