Larisa Akbari

Larisa Akbari, born in Russia, studied at the Kazan State Conservatory in Russia and was a finalist in the first Mikhailov International Singing Competition in Russia. After a two-year engagement at the Cheboksary City Theater in Russia, she continued her master's studies in Germany at the Cologne/Aachen University of Music with Prof. Claudia Kunz-Eisenlohr. She completed various master classes, including with Edita Gruberova and Luana DeVol. She made her debut in Germany at the Schlosstheater Celle in the production »Die Entführung aus dem Serail« as Konstanze. Further guest engagements took her to the Bonn Opera and finally to the Theater Aachen, where she sang the role of Blonde in the production «The Abduction from the Seraglio« in spring 2016. Since 2017, she has been working closely with the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn.

In the 2017-18 season, she sang Violetta in »La Traviata“ and Donna Anna in »Don Giovanni« at Theater Aachen. In the 2018-19 season, she appeared as Violetta in the revival of »La Traviata«, as Juliette in Charles Gounod's »Roméo et Juliette«, and as Fiordiligi in »Cosi fan tutte«. In the 2019-20 season, she appeared as Lisa in P. Tchaikovsky's »The Queen of Spades«. She also appeared in Britten's »A Midsummer Night's Dream« and as Micaëla in »Carmen« during the 2021–2022 season and in the revival in 2023–2024. During the 2023–2024 season, she shone as Musetta in »La Bohème« and as Madama Cortese in Rossini's comic opera »Il viaggio a Reims«, among other roles.

Last season (2024/25), she appeared as Eurydice in »Orphée aux enfers«. This season, she will be performing as Tatiana in »Eugene Onegin« and in the world premiere of »Malina« as Ich.