Natalja Sticco

Your quote will be for a full 60 minute commitment, with very few exceptions. Often even when performing at a small event guests enjoy making additional requests which I’m happy to accommodate. I am a professional singer, and a ‘small business’, and my quotes (as well as performance) reflect aspects the audience doesn’t see such as preparing the repertoire, rehearsal, travel, make-up, wardrobe and the other business related expenses/investment which goes into being a professional. Accommodating even a 15 or 30 minute request can mean 2-3 hours of preparation, so please be mindful of these factors when making your request.

Early Life & Inspiration

Born in Riga, USSR, Natalja was a small girl when peaceful protests opened the way to her country declaring its independence in 1991; contributing to the fall of the Soviet Union. This ‘Singing Revolution,’ as it’s known, became the dawn of new opportunity in a newly independent Latvia. ‘I didn’t understand what was happening around me, but I remember the music everywhere my mother took me.’ Natalja recalls, ‘and I remember the joy in the adults around me when we heard it. When I learned more about those days in school, I realized the power music had to truly bring hope and inspire change.’

Training & Opera Career

In 2009, Natalja entered the prestigious Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) where she studied Vocal Performance. There, she earned a coveted spot as a member of Opera Studio ‘Figaro,’ performing the roles of Filippyevna (Eugene Onegin), Kastcheevna (Kaschey the Immortal), Death (chamber opera Stalin and Death). That same year Natalja became a Young Artist of the Latvian National Opera & Ballet, under the Direction of Andrejs Zagars. As a young LNO artist she performed the roles of Orlofsky (die Fledermaus) and mastered the role of Olga (Eugene Onegin). She has featured in Master Classes with Axel Everaert (Belgium), Margarita Gruzdeva and Anita Garanca (Latvia) as well as studying under Soprano Hanneke de Wit (Netherlands).

Over her seven seasons with the Latvian National Opera, Natalja appeared in over 200 productions of 30 Operas in Opera Houses across Europe including: Teatro Calderón, Vallladolid, Spain (Macbeth, 2010); National Opera and Ballet of Belarus, Minsk (Traviata, 2010); Rahvusooper Estonia, Talllinn (Eugene Onegin, M'dame Butterfly, 2011); Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (Eugene Oregon, Lucia di Lammermoor, 2013), Monte Carlo (Carmen, 2013), as well as the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman (Der fliegende Holländer, 2013). Additionally, she was privileged to share the stage with Opera stars such as Tenor Jonas Kaufman, legendary Russian Mezzo Soprano Elena Obraztsova and fellow Latvians Soprano Kristine Opolais, Soprano Marina Rebekka and Mezzo Soprano Elina Garanca.

Since immigrating to the United States in 2018, and launching the next phase of her professional career as a Soloist and Concert Performer, Natalja continues mastering her artistry guided by Maestro Paolo de Napoli (Italy), and expanding her repertoire to include Baroque and Early Music Baritone under the tutelage of Thomas Jones of Harvard University’s Office for the Arts.

Discography

‘Requiem for a Soldier (Theme from the HBO Series “Band of Brothers”)’ Single, 2020
‘My Love (Cover)’ Single, 2020
‘Natalja’ Album, 2020
‘Flower Duet’ and ‘Flower Duet (Remix)’ Singles featuring Soprano Kate Norigian, 2020

Unless specified in your request, quotes are based on accompaniment with digital music tracks. I use a professional Bose sound system that is highly portable and can operate from battery-power - so there are few limits on where I can set-up! Live music accompaniment can be arranged at additional cost per musician.