Olesya

Olesya Antonio graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, studying under the renowned Mariinsky Theatre soloist Sergey Aleksashkin, and is a laureate of several prestigious international competitions in Spain, Italy, and Bulgaria. She made her professional debut with Neue Oper Wien in Vienna and, in 2008, joined the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos in Lisbon, Portugal, where she continued a successful career as an opera soloist.

Based in San Diego since 2014, she has dedicated herself to nurturing the next generation of singers, offering lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students in English, Portuguese, and Russian. Her teaching emphasizes healthy vocal technique, breath control, tonal resonance, diaphragm support, diction, interpretation, and stage performance.