Stephanie Atanasov
Stephanie Atanasov (born June 4, 1983 in Vienna ) is an Austrian singer with a mezzo-soprano voice .
Life
After attending grammar school and taking her Matura , Stephanie Atanasov studied singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Helene Karousso and Gabriele Lechner among others . As part of her training, she took part in master classes with Christa Ludwig and Paul-Émile Deiber. From 2004 to 2006 a scholarship at the Académie musicale de Villecroze followed . Stephanie Atanasov has successfully participated in various music competitions since 2002. She won prizes at the Austrian youth music competition Prima la musica (2002), the Klassik-Mania (2004) and the Competizione dell 'Opera (2008).
Stephanie Atanasov was a member of the ensemble of the Semperoper in Dresden from 2006 until the end of the 2011/2012 season , after having previously belonged to the young ensemble of the Semperoper from 2005 to 2006. At the beginning of her time in Dresden she already sang a number of major roles in her field, including the Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro , the Valencienne in The Merry Widow and the Dorabella in Così fan tutte . She later appeared in Dresden as Sesto Pompeo in Giulio Cesare in Egitto , as Dido in Dido and Aeneas and as Smeton in Anna Bolena .
In the 2012/2013 season, Stephanie Atanasov moved to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin . She currently sings the roles of Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Ramiro in La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a new version of the libretto by Hans Neuenfels .
In 2008 she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival with an appearance in the opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák . Guest performances have taken Stephanie Atanasov to the opera houses in Kiel , Bremen and Düsseldorf . She also gives recitals . She appears together with Ludwig Güttler and the Virtuosi Saxoniae chamber orchestra .
Discography
- Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák , recording from the Salzburg Festival on August 17, 2008 (ORFEO)
- New Year's Eve Concert 2010 - The Merry Widow , Staatskapelle Dresden (Deutsche Grammophon)
Web links
- Stephanie Atanasov at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Stephanie Atanasov at agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Short portrait of Stephanie Atanasov ( memento from August 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at the Berlin State Opera ; Retrieved August 6, 2013
- ↑ Results 2004 on klassikmania.com; Retrieved August 6, 2013
- ↑ Winner 2008 on competizionedellopera.de; accessed on December 31, 2012
- ↑ a b c d Brief portrait of Stephanie Atanasov ( memento from December 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at the Dresden State Operetta online; accessed on August 2, 2016
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SURNAME | Atanasov, Stephanie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer (mezzo-soprano) |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 4th 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |