Olga Peretyatko is an internationally acclaimed soprano. For her artistic achievements, she has received numerous awards, including the title of Kammersängerin of the Hamburg State Opera, the European Culture Prize (2025), the Opus Klassik (2018), and the ECHO Klassik Award for Best Solo Album (2015). Her further honors include the Premio Franco Abbiati della Critica Musicale Italiana, Second Prize at the Operalia (2007), the Orpheus Prize, and the “La Scala” Prize for Young Singers.
Recent career highlights include her debut as Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, her portrayal of Leïla in a new production of Les Pêcheurs de Perles at La Scala and in Wim Wenders’ staging in Berlin and Beijing, as well as major role debuts as Norma at the Hamburg State Opera and as Marguerite in Gounod’s Faust at the same house.
Peretyatko’s repertoire is exceptionally diverse, ranging from virtuosic coloratura roles to deeply dramatic parts. Her iconic roles include Violetta (La Traviata), Gilda (Rigoletto), Norma, Lucia di Lammermoor, Anna Bolena, Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Countess Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Leonora (Il Trovatore), and Norina (Don Pasquale). Recent successes also include Maria in Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa in Baden-Baden and at the Berlin Philharmonie, Lucrezia Borgia in Bologna and at the Bavarian State Opera, and Marfa in The Tsar’s Bride at the Berlin State Opera and La Scala.
Following her international breakthrough in 2007, she has appeared regularly at the world’s leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, La Scala, the Berlin State Opera, the Teatro Real, and the Opéra Bastille. She is also a regular guest at renowned festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, the Baden-Baden Festival, and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
As a concert and recital singer, she performs with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris and the Danish Chamber Orchestra in major concert halls worldwide. In 2018, she gave her highly acclaimed solo recital at La Scala. Several albums have been released by Sony Classical and Melodiya, including her personal project Songs for Maya (2021).
Born in St. Petersburg, Olga Peretyatko began her musical education in the children’s choir of the Mariinsky Theatre. She studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, the opera studio of the Hamburg State Opera, and the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro.
Here is what she says about DEBUT:
"It is a great honour for me to serve on the jury of this important competition. DEBUT has always been a very special place for me: I was once fortunate enough to be among its prizewinners, an experience that gave my own career tremendous momentum. That is what makes DEBUT so unique – it is more than a competition. It is a powerful platform that brings young singers into the spotlight at a decisive moment in their artistic journey. Today I return with great conviction, not as a participant but as a juror. It is close to my heart to share the experience I have gained and to support the next generation with the same encouragement I once received. I very much look forward to meeting these outstanding talents and to contributing to such a respected jury."
