Olga Titkova

Olga Vasilyevna Titkova (; 26 August 1941 – 11 February 2025) was a Russian actress. As the leading soloist of the Novosibirsk Musical Theatre she was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of Russia (2004), and winner of the Golden Mask theatre award (2002).

Life and career Olga Titkova was born in Novosibirsk on 26 August 1941, to a creative family, but despite this, she initially did not 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 Adele – Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II Princess Jutta – 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 based on Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin's comedy) Uncle – Ivan Titkov (1905–1993), was also a painter. 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. This Golden Mask was the first in the history of the Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy.