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Olga Peretyatko
A Russian soprano schooled in German technique who made her name in Italian
opera houses, Olga Peretyatko is known as a versatile, charismatic performer,
fast becoming one of classical music's leading stars.
Born in Saint Petersburg, her father was a baritone singer with the choir at the
Mariinsky Theatre, and from the age of three Peretyatko grew up in the wings,
soaking up the music. When her parents divorced she moved to Lithuania with her
mother, but returned to the Mariinsky at the age of 15 and started out
conducting youth choirs because she was too young to study solo s...
