Natalja Sticco Opera Singer from Peabody, MA

"Searing accuracy, sensitivity to the text, and gorgeous depth of tone"; "a refreshingly playful humility to shroud her formidable talent" - Natalja joined the Latvian National Opera and Ballet as a performing vocalist from 2009-2017 and in 2012 was selected to participate in the Opera's first Young Artists' Program where she performed Orlofsky (die Fledermaus) and mastered the role of Olga in Eugene Onegin. She is a 2012 graduate of the Latvian Academy of Music where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Music. During her studies she participated in productions by the Academy's prestigious opera studio 'Figaro', performing the roles of Nanny (Eugene Onegin), Kastcheevna (Kaschey the Immortal) and Death (chamber opera Stalin and Death). She has studied in Master Classes with Axel Everaert (Belgium), Paolo de Napoli (Italy) and Margarita Gruzdeva (Latvia) as well as private vocal coaching from Sopranos Hanneke de Wit (Netherlands) and Julianna Bavarska (Germany). Currently, Natalja studies under the direction of Thomas Jones of the Office of the Arts at Harvard University. Her vocal repertoire also includes Seven Spanish Folksongs (Manuel de Falla), as well as a selection of Russian, German and French songs and romances. Natalja is Bi-Lingual in Russian (native) and English as well as Fluent in Latvian, French, German, Italian and Latin. ?With a passion for learning and advocate for Women in STEM Professions, she also holds Bachelor (BSc) & Master of Science (MSc) Degrees in Information Technology from Riga Technical University.