On 26 September 2025, according to the Decree No. 686, the title of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation was conferred on Anna Kiseliova, soloist of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Originally from Blagoveshchensk, Anna Kiseliova graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Academy of Music and Theatre and completed her postgraduate studies in solo performance at the Astrakhan State Conservatoire. She has been with the Krasnoyarsk Opera for more than 25 years, making her debut as Lyubasha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride.
Her repertoire includes over 30 leading roles from both Russian and European opera. Audiences have seen her as Cherubino, Carmen, Domna Saburova, Lisa, Tatiana, Silvia, Aida, Medea, and many others. Her signature role is Tosca in Puccini’s eponymous opera, which she also performed at her 20th-anniversary gala in 2019.
Beyond the opera stage, Kiseliova is an active concert performer, admired not only for her operatic artistry but also as a sensitive interpreter of romance songs and wartime songs. Her solo programmes, such as Waiting for Spring, Singing for You, Music of the Movies, With Love to You, and Songs of Our Victory, are especially beloved by audiences and presented in the warm, intimate style of chamber performances. She regularly tours across the Krasnoyarsk Region and gives shows in various town venues. In 2023, at the invitation of People’s Artist of Russia Natalia Goryacheva, she contributed to the project Flash Drive, recording songs for Russian servicemen.
Anna Kiseliova is a multiple prize-winner at national and international competitions, including the Opera Singers Competition Rozata na Evterpa (Karlovo, Bulgaria); the Hopes. Talents. Masters festival (Bulgaria); the Exelenta Award and a special jury prize at the Hariclea Darclée International Voice Competition (Romania).
Her contribution to the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre and to the cultural life of the Krasnoyarsk Region is truly invaluable.
