| Biography | Liuba Sokolova won the International Singing Competition in Perm in 1997. Born in Chelyabinsk in the Urals in 1962, she graduated from the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory of St Petersburg in 1993, after which she continued her studies until 1995. In 1993 she joined the Mariinsky Theatre, and toured a great deal in Europe, the USA and Japan with the theatre ensemble. She has performed roles at top opera houses like La Scala Milan, the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera New York and many others. Her discography includes the following recordings: Salome, Ivan the Terrible, The Tsar's Bride
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