
Lyric soprano Lubov Karetnikova, First Prize winner of the 2024 Debut Competition, is acclaimed for her powerful, warm, and silvery voice, refined musicality, and captivating stage presence.
In the 2025/2026 season, she joins the soloist ensemble of the Staatstheater Meiningen, singing Mimì (La Bohème), Didone (Didone abbandonata), Freya (Das Rheingold), and returning as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni). She also reprises Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at the Latvian National Opera.
Highlights of the previous season include her debut at the Frankfurt Opera House as Rosalie (Doktor und Apotheker) and her role debut as Donna Anna at Theater Meiningen. She also returned to the Latvian National Opera in L’elisir d’amore. Other debuts include Juliette Vermont, Fiordiligi, Gilda, Pamina, and Nannetta at houses and festivals across Europe.








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