Aida Garifullina is a Russian lyric soprano of Tatar descent, born in 1987, who trained at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts under Claudia Visca and made her operatic debut in 2009 as Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. She debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in 2013 and has been a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble since the 2014/15 season.

Garifullina won first prize at Operalia in 2013 and signed with Decca Records in 2015, releasing a well-received self-titled album of arias in 2017. She reached a broad international audience performing at the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup alongside Robbie Williams and by portraying soprano Lily Pons in the 2016 film Florence Foster Jenkins.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida_Garifullina