Aistova, Anna

Anna Aistova

Anna Aistova embarked on her musical journey at the age of six, focusing on piano studies, and quickly rose to become a soloist in the prestigious children's choir of Radio&TV in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She holds degrees in Voice from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master's in Opera from the Mannes School of Music. Her previous projects encompassed choir collaborations with the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters, solo performances with the Folk Orchestra of Saint Petersburg, as well as leading roles in opera productions at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Opera, including memorable portrayals of Josephine in The Comedy on The Bridge, La Feè in Cendrillon, and Norina in Don Pasquale, among others. Recent highlights of 2022 include Soprano Solo in Mahler’s 4th symphony with the Mannes Orchestra and the leading part of Calisto in La Calisto with the Mannes Opera. She eagerly anticipates her debut with the New Rochelle Opera in June 2023, where she will play Adele in Die Fledermaus. Anna was a recipient of the Director’s Award of the James Toland Vocal Competition in 2021 and a full ride scholarship from The Mannes School of Music in the same year. in March 2023, she had the honor of performing the national anthem at the Naturalization Ceremony held at the Southern District of NY court.

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