Vera Kalberguenova was born in Moscow were she grew up. After a diploma in Geology at the State University of Moscow (MGU), she took up classical singing with Maria Ganieshnina, at the Music Faculty of the State University for Pedagogy in Moscow. In 1998, she won the first prize at the Jekaterinenburg contest for music students. In 1999, she received a diploma at the Mozart contest in Salzburg.
Between 1999 and 2001, she played different parts at the Theater
Amadeï and Satz. She sang among others Papagena and Pamina (The Magic Flute),