Acclaimed by critics for her artistry, vocal brilliance, and compelling stage presence, Victoria Khoroshunova has established herself as one of the most exciting newcomers on the international opera scene.
In the 2024/25 season, Victoria returns to the Prague State Opera for performances of Cavalleria rusticana and Le Grand Macabre. She also makes her role debut there as Goneril in Aribert Reimann’s Lear, in a new production directed by Barbora Horáková Joly and conducted by Hermann Bäumer. In Italy, she makes her debut as Santuzza at both Teatro Morlacchi Perugia and Teatro Comunale di Todi. Additional highlights include debut performances with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in Ankara and the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra.
During the 2023/24 season, Victoria sang Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana at the Prague State Opera, Teatro Goldoni Livorno, and Teatro Chiabrera di Savona. In early 2024, she made her role debut as Elena in Boito’s Mefistofele at the Prague State Opera. Further engagements included appearances with the Slovak Sinfonietta, performances at the Opera Nova Festival (Prague National Theatre), and the Concentus Moraviae Festival. She has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Andriy Yurkevych, Jiří Rožeň, Gabriel Feltz, and Mario Menicagli.
In June 2022, she made a highly praised debut at the Prague State Opera, performing the female leads (Woman, Donna Anna, and the Nun) in Erwin Schulhoff’s Flammen, directed by Calixto Bieito. Her portrayal was lauded for its “intensity” and “strong dramatic expression” (Operaportal). She reprised these roles at the Janáček Brno Festival in November 2022. The production was nominated for the prestigious International Opera Awards 2022.
Other career highlights include singing Nedda (Pagliacci) at the Aegean Music Festival, Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with the Greek National Opera’s Opera Studio, Bruckner’s Requiem at the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre Maria Callas in Athens, and various recitals across Europe.
Victoria has been recognized with numerous awards, including the UNESCO Greece Maria Callas Award for Young Artists and the honorary award of the Grand Prix Maria Callas Competition. She also won First Prize at the Luciano Neroni International Singing Competition.
She studied at the Odessa National Academy of Music and graduated from the Athens Conservatory of Music. She has refined her artistry under the guidance of Hara Savino, Renata Scotto, Cesare Scarton (Santa Cecilia Opera Studio, Rome), Susan Bullock, and Daphne Evangelatos.
Repertoire
JUNE 2025
Prague State Opera, Reimann Lear— Goneril
Stage director: Barbora Horáková Joly, Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
MARCH 2025
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra —subscription concert
Baritone: Jiří Rajniš, Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
FEBRUARY, APRIL 2025
Prague State Opera, Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana—Santuzza
Stage director: Ondřej Havelka, Conductor: Andriy Yurkevych
DECEMBER 2024
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Ankara, Brahms Requiem—Soprano
Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
OCTOBER 2024
Prague State Opera, Ligeti Le Grand Macabre— Mescalina
Stage director: Nigel Lowery, Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
JUNE 2024
Prague State Opera, Ligeti Le Grand Macabre— Mescalina
Stage director: Nigel Lowery, Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
Festival Concentus Moraviae, recital— Mahler, Dvořák
National Theatre Prague, Trtík Kafkův dopis otci— Mother, Bride, Sister
Stage director: Josef Doležal, Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
MARCH 2024
Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina — 2 subscription concerts
Arias by Puccini, Mascagni and Verdi
Conductor: Jiří Rožeň
MARCH 2024, SEPTEMBER 2023, JUNE 2023
Prague State Opera, Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana—Santuzza
Stage director: Ondřej Havelka, Conductor: Andriy Yurkevych
MARCH, FEBRUARY, JANUARY 2024
Prague State Opera, Boito Mefistofele— Helena of Troy
Stage director: Ivan Krejčí, Conductor: Gabriel Feltz
DECEMBER, OCTOBER 2023
Teatro Goldoni, Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana— Santuzza
Stage director: Carlo Antonio De Lucia, Conductor: Mario Menicagli & Akitoku Nakai
OCTOBER 2023
Teatro Chiabrera di Savona, Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana— Santuzza
Stage director: Carlo Antonio De Lucia, Conductor: Mario Menicagli
AUGUST 2022
Mascagni Festival, Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana—Santuzza: cover
Orchestra: ORT – Orchestra Regionale della Toscana Conductor: Roberto Gianola
MARCH 2024, SEPTEMBER 2023, JUNE 2023
Prague State Opera, Schulhoff— Santuzza
Stage director: Ondřej Havelka, Conductor: Andriy Yurkevych
EDUCATION
Private lessons with Hara Savino
2020-
Academia Santa Cecilia, Roma
2015
Renata Scotto, Cesare Scarton
Athens Conservatory, Athens
2008 – 2014
Giorgos Michailides
Odessa National Music Academy, Odessa
2005-2008
Larissa Gorilik
MASTERCLASSES
Susan Bullock
Musical Odyssey Nafplio
Daphne Evangelatos
Summer Academy Mozarteum Salzburg
AWARDS
UNESCO Greece Maria Callas Award for young artists
Luciano Neroni International Singing Competition –
1st prize
Giorgio Merighi International Singing Competition -2nd prize (1st not awarded)
Grand Prix Maria Callas Competition – honorary award
LANGUAGES
English, Greek, Russian, Italian, Czech (passive)