Aigul Akhmetshina

Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme 2017–19, where roles included Carmen (La Tragédie de Carmen at Wilton’s Music Hall), Mercédès (Carmen), Sonyetka (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Dryad in a scene from Ariadne auf Naxos and Isabella in a scene from L’italiana in Algeri (JPYAP Summer Performance), Flora Bervoix (La traviata) and Preziosilla (La forza del destino). Recent engagements include Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) for the Salzburg Festival, the title role of Carmen for the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Glyndebourne Festival and Arena di Verona, Carmen (7 Deaths of Maria Callas) for English National Opera, Elisabetta (Maria Stuarda) for Teatro di San Carlo and Stabat Mater in concert at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Future engagements include debuts at Zurich Opera, Staatsoper Berlin and Theater an der Wien, as well as returns to the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Teatro Real, Madrid.