Julia Novikova (soprano)

{{short description|Russian coloratura soprano (born 1983)}}

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Julia Borisovna Novikova ({{langx|ru|Юлия Борисовна Новикова}}; born 5 October 1983) is a Russian coloratura soprano.

She was born in Leningrad. As a child her parents took her to see performances at the Mariinsky Theatre.[http://santadellalirica.blogspot.com/2013/08/julia-novikova-opera-singer-soprano.html Interview: Julia Novikova, opera singer (soprano)] In 2006 she graduated from Saint Petersburg Conservatory after studying opera singing under Professor Olga Kondina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/opera/soprano/kondina/ |title=Olga Kondina |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120143/http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/opera/soprano/kondina/ |archive-date=2014-05-17 |url-status=dead }}

She garnered international attention after performing in the 2010 RADA Film Production of Verdi's Rigoletto a Mantova opposite Plácido Domingo. The production was conducted by Zubin Mehta and televised live in 148 countries.{{Cite web |url=http://english.komische-oper-berlin.de/about-us/ensemble/julia-novikova/ |title=Komische Oper Berlin – Julia Novikova, Soloist – Soprano |access-date=2014-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174459/http://english.komische-oper-berlin.de/about-us/ensemble/julia-novikova/ |archive-date=2014-05-18 |url-status=dead }}