Crimean Tatar opera singer from Ukraine, soloist of Allee Theater Hamburg for 2022/2024 season. She made her debut in the 2022/2023 season with Agathe in the opera “Der kleine Freischütz” by Weber at the Theater für Kinder Allee Theater, Adalgisa in the opera “Norma” by Bellini and Ines in the opera “I due Figaro” by Mercadante at the Hamburg Kammeroper. Lilia-Fruz received a Master degree with honors in opera singing at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg in 2022, where she studied in the class of Professor Martin Hummel. In the Opera Studio Theater Bibrastraße of the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg Lilia-Fruz Bulhakova performed following opera roles: the Female Chorus “Rape of Lucretia” by Britten, Ismene “Orpheus“ by Telemann. She is a fellow of DAAD- Preis, Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD-Stibet.

During her studies in Würzburg, she also studied Liedgestaltund with Professor Gerold Huber and Alexander Fleischer, recorded 2 CDs: “Liebeslieder” by Ullmann and “Schmerz und Hoffnung”. Lilia-Fruz also performs oratorio music and has sung Solo in churches and Concert Halls in Würzburg: “Laudate pueri” by Händel, with orchestra and choir, “Missa Brevis” by Mozart, “Johannes Passion” by Schütz. She graduated with honors from the National Academy of Music (Kyiv) with a degree in opera singing in 2018 and had a scholarship. She studied in the class of the Honored artist of Ukraine Irina Semenenko, and performed in the Opera Studio of Academy Roles of Gilda, Cheprano and Page in “Rigoletto” by Verdi, Musetta in “La Boheme” by Puccini, Amore and Eurydice in “Orpheus and Eurydice” by Gluck, Brigitte in “Iolanthe” by Tchaikovsky, Annina in “La Traviata” by Verdi, the Girl in “Christmas Tree" by Rebikov, Papagena in “Magic Flute” by Mozart, Barbarina in “Le Nozze di Figaro” Mozart, Fox in “Mr. Cat” Lysenko, Donna Anna and Zerlina in “Don Giovanni” by Mozart. 

Lilia-Fruz Bulhakova is a finalist of the International Competitions: “Montserrat Caballe Singing Competition” Spain, “Eva Marton Singing Competition“ Ungarn, “Belvedere Singing Competition” Austria, Paula Salomon-Lindberg-Wettbewerb “Das Lied” Germany, 1 Prize - International Competition “The Pearl of Art” Kyiv, 1st place International Competition “Ukraine Joins the World” Kyiv, Grand Prix International Competition “Die Sternbrücke” Ukraine. She was a guest soloist at the Euroorchestry Festival in Charente-Maritime, France 2011. 

From 2010 to 2013, Lilia-Fruz Bulhakova was a soloist of the Crimean Tatar state ensemble “Haytarma”, where she performed ancient Crimean Tatar folk songs on the stage of the Evpatoria City Theater, the Crimean Philharmonic and in other theaters of Crimea.

Since the age of 7, Lilia-Fruz Bulhakova has been a soloist of the Evpatoria Academic Choir, where, together with Maestro Siegfried Bauer, the orchestra and choir of the sister city Ludwisburg, she performed oratorios and messahs. Concerts were performed in theaters, concert halls, synagogues and churches of various denominations in Ukraine and Germany.

She had many master classes with such masters as Cheryl Studer, Laura Aikin, Siegfried Bauer, Davide Rocca, Christianne Stotijn, Dale Fundling, Cesare Colona.