Yunona Tabala is a Russian-American lyric coloratura soprano based in Boston, MA. A strong believer in the healing powers of music and storytelling, Yunona is dedicated to sharing these gifts with audiences through opera, recital, and concert performances.

Recent season highlights include covering Violetta in La Traviata with Greater Worcester Opera in June 2025 and performing with Voice of Iris in Dinah: A Story in Song in April 2025. She has also collaborated with West End Lyric as cover Caterina in L’Amico Fritz and Florida Opera Zarzuela as cover Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore. In September 2024, Yunona had the honor of creating the role of Lady Giovanna in the world premiere of Robert Rogler’s one-act chamber opera The Falcon. Upcoming engagements include collaborations with local ensembles, including DREAMGLOW Ensemble and The Rogler Collection, as well as covering the role of Norina in Don Pasquale with Florida Opera Zarzuela in Fall 2026.

An enthusiastic recitalist and advocate for Bel Canto repertoire, Yunona participated in the curation and presentation of a June 2024 lecture recital dedicated to the lives and art song legacy of the García sisters, Pauline Viardot and Maria Malibran. In December 2025, she presented the second installment of the Lexington Bel Canto Soirée, focusing on works by Gioachino Rossini and his lesser-known but brilliant contemporary, a prodigeous woman composer Carolina Uccelli.

Yunona has enjoyed serving as a soprano soloist and section leader at First Parish in Lexington Unitarian Universalist, where she performed excerpts from treasured oratorio repertoire, including Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Beethoven’s Mass in C. In December 2025, she was also delighted to appear as a soprano soloist in the Wellesley Unitarian Universalist Messiah Sing.

A committed educator and music director, Yunona serves on the faculty of New School of Music in Cambridge in addition to running her own private teaching studio in Watertown, MA. Most recently, she worked on the production of Mary Poppins with Weston Friendly Society of the Performing Arts, completing a fully sold-out run of five performances in April 2026. She is also returning to music direct The Addams Family Young@Part with Belmont Middle School in May 2026 and Winnie the Pooh KIDS with Arlington Children’s Theatre in July 2026. Yunona is an advocate for music education in public schools and is an active member of the nonprofit Friends of Watertown Music, Inc.