Mezzo-soprano Nicole Chirka was born in Kharkiv (Ukraine) and studied with Alexander Vostryakov at the National Academy of Music in Kyiv.
Nicole Chirka
Mezzo-soprano
Here, her roles included Laura (Iolanta) , Maddalena (Rigoletto) , Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) , Olga (Eugene Onegin) and Lyubasha in excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride .
Nicole made her debut at the Kyiv National Opera in 2020 with her role as Olga (Eugene Onegin) . Since the start of the 2021/22 season she has been a member of the Young Opera Ensemble at the Semperoper Dresden, with roles in Die Zauberflöte , Madama Butterfly and Rusalka . As a member of the Young Singers Project, in August 2022 Nicole made her debut at the Salzburg Festival with her performance of Glaša/A Woman (Káťa Kabanová) .
In 24/25 season, Nicole will continue as an ensemble member for Sempoper Dresden, appearing in Mefistofele , Otello, La Traviata, Hansel und Gretel, Eugen Onegin and Das Kind und Der Zauberspuk .