Lubov Karetnikova

Lyric soprano Lubov Karetnikova, is the First Prize winner of the Debut Competition 2024 , is celebrated for her powerful, warm voice, captivating stage presence, and refined musicality.

 

She is a member of the Staatstheater Meiningen ensemble starting season of 2025/2026, where she so far  has embodied such roles as  Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Mimì in Puccini’s La Bohème, Didone in Didone abbandonata by Domenico Sarro, and Freya in Wagner’s Rheingold. 

In the 2026/2027 season, Lubov will return to Oper Frankfurt, this time as Emilia in Handel’s Flavio, as well as she will appear as Mimì in a new production of Puccini’s La Bohème in Landestheater Detmold, and will make her role debuts as Télaïre in Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, Vitellia in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, and Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff.

 

Previous season's highlights include her house debut at the Frankfurt Opera as Rosalie in Dittersdorf's Doktor und Apotheker, Adina in Sven-Eric Bechtolf's production of L'elisir d'amore at the Latvian National Opera, Juliette Vermont in Franz Lehár's Der Graf von Luxemburg at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte at Teatri di Pistoia, Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at Theater Hof, Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in Trentino Festival, and Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic.

 

Lubov is an accomplished chamber music singer with a diverse art song repertoire. She collaborates with various festivals and cultural institutions and has performed with various programs at venues such as Wigmore Hall, Riga Guild Hall, Blackheads hall, the Latvian National Theatre, Dzintari Concert Hall, Flagey in Brussels, among others.

 

Born in the United States, raised in Switzerland and Latvia, and of Ukrainian heritage, Lubov Karetnikova brings a rich cultural background to her artistry. She honed her craft at the Latvian Music Academy, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and the  famous Mozarteum University Salzburg, earning degrees in Opera, Lied, and Oratorio performance. Her vocal and musical development has been shaped by distinguished mentors such as Irena Milkevičiūtė, Barbara Bonney, Wolfgang Holzmair and Pauliina Tukiainen. She has further deepened her interpretive and technical insight through masterclasses with renowned artists including Tamar Rachum, Thomas Hampson, Clarry Bartha, Inga Kalna, Liene Kinča and Marek Rzepka.