Stepovaya Valentina is a People's Actress of Ukraine ( 10.1999), a soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine ( since 1993).

She was born on 13.06.1963 ( village Polonnoye, Khmelnitskaya region). She is a Ukrainian.

Education: She graduated from the Khmelnitski musical high school( 1982), on specialty ""Chorus Conducting". Then she graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory after P.I.Chaikovski ( 1983 - 1990).

From 1982 till 1983 she was a soloist of the company of singing and dancing "Podolyanka" of the Khmelnitskaya regional Philharmonic society.

From 1982 till 1993 was a soloist of the opera studio of the Kiev State Conservatory after P.I.Chaikovski.

She is an Honored Artist of Ukraine ( 1995). Her parts are: Adel ("A Bat" by J.Shtause), Susanne, Tserlina ( Figaro's Wedding", "Don Juan" by.V.A.Motsart), Rosina ( Barber from Sivilia" by D.Rossini), Violetta ( "tarviatta" by D.Verdy), Violetta ( Violet of Monmartre by I.Kalman), Musetta ( "Bohema" by D.Putchini).

Her first solo concert took place in 1993 in the National Opera of Ukraine. Solo concets took place in the cities of Khmelnitski ( 1996, 1997), c. Kremetchug ( 09.1997), c. Polonnoye ( 08.1997), c. Kiev ( Column Hall after N.Lysenko, 04.1997, 04.1998), c.Vienna ( "Concert Haouse", 10.1997), c.Donetsk.