Olga Titkova

Olga Vasilievna Titkova (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Титкова; born 26 August 1941) is the leading soloist of the Novosibirsk Musical Theatre, Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1988), People's Artist of Russia (2004), winner of the Golden Mask theatre award (2002).

Biography

Olga Titkova was born on August 26, 1941, in Novosibirsk in a creative family, but despite this, she initially didn't dream of becoming an actress and after graduating from school the future theatre artist entered a technical school, after which Titkova began working as a radio technician at an enterprise, where she was engaged in amateur performances (jazz singing and poetry reading). However her plans changed when Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy (modern Novosibirsk Musical Theatre) was opened.

In 1968, she graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts and began her career at the Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy in the same year.

Some roles

• Adel – Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
• Princess Jutta – Das Hollandweibchen by Emmerich Kálmán
• Justine – Madame Favart by Jacques Offenbach
• Pamela – Dear Pamela (based on the play by John Patrick)
• Karolina – Mister Iks (This operetta was a Russian adaptation of Die Zirkusprinzessin by Emmerich Kálmán)
• Nekhama – The Drayman and the King by Vladimir Alenikov
• Donna Lucia – Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas
• Atuyeva – Krechinsky's Wedding (performance baced on Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin's comedy)

Family

• father – Vasily Titkov (1907–1977), was a painter, member of the Artists' Union of the USSR.
• uncle – Ivan Titkov (1905–1993), was also a painter.
• sister – Rita is a choir artist in the opera theatre.
• cousin – Eleonora Titkova (1937–2016) was an opera director, Merited Worker of the Arts of the Russian Federation, the chief director of the Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy (1982–1989 and 2002–2012).

Awards

In 2002, she became a laureate of the Golden Mask theatre award for her performance as Countess Dankova in the Der Graf von Luxemburg by Franz Lehár (The best female role in operetta). This Golden Mask was the first in the history of the Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy.

State awards

Olga Titkova has been awarded the titles of Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1988) and People's Artist of Russia (2004).