About Elena Kolganova
Elena Kolganova teaches voice. She is a professional vocalist with more than two decades of experience teaching and performing. Elena studied vocal performance at Tashkent College of Music and the Tashkent Conservatory.
She completed her training as a member of two prestigious operatic artist development programs; the Houston Grand Opera Studio, and the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Elena has a Master in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and worked for a time as the music librarian at the VanderCook College of Music. Elena has performed at the Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Opera Omaha, and Minnesota Orchestra.
Elena has won a number of vocal competitions, including the Sullivan Foundation grant, and first place in both the Opera Columbus Vocal Competition, and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Voice Competition.