Mojca Bitenc
Mojca Bitenc (born June 20, 1989 in Slovenj Gradec ) is a Slovenian opera singer with a soprano voice .
biography
In childhood and youth, Mojca Bitenc was a singer in various formations of the Oberkrainer Musikanten, with whom she continues to perform.
She studied medicine in Ljubljana and, from the third year of studies, she also studied singing at the music academy there with Barbara Jernejčič Fürst. She gained her first stage experience there in the title role of Niccolò Piccini's La cecchina . Further studies led her to Vlatka Oršanić at the Zagreb Music Academy . Since October 2014 she has appeared in various roles in the lyrical soprano field at Slovenian opera houses.
In German-speaking countries she became known as a soloist at the Bregenz Festival , where she took part in a master class with Brigitte Fassbaender in 2017 and performed as Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro . In 2018 she sang the soprano solo in Dvořák's Te Deum at the festival concert and performed Micaëla in Carmen on the Bregenz lake stage .
Opera roles and engagements (selection)
| Debut in | role | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-10 | Papagena ( The Magic Flute ) | National Theater Maribor |
| 2016-03 | Euridice ( Orfeo ed Euridice ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
| 2016-05 | Tatjana ( Eugene Onegin ) | Zomeropera Alden Biesen, Belgium |
| 2016-12 | Liù ( Turandot ) | National Theater Maribor |
| 2017-08 | Contessa ( Le nozze di Figaro ) | Bregenz Festival, Theater am Kornmarkt |
| 2018-01 | Donna Anna ( Don Giovanni ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
| 2018-07 | Micaëla ( Carmen ) | Bregenz Festival, floating stage |
| 2018-10 | Antonia ( Hoffmann's stories ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
| 2018-12 | Violetta Valéry ( La traviata ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
| 2019-01 | Marie ( The Bartered Bride ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
| 2019-10 | Pamina ( The Magic Flute ) | Ljubljana Opera House |
Prizes and awards
- 1st prize at the international singing competition in Osijek, Croatia (2014)
- 2nd prize at the Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz (2017)
- 3rd prize at the International Mozart Competition , Salzburg (2018)
- 2nd Prize, Audience Prize, Soprano Prize in Memoriam Dame Joan Sutherland and Mozart Interpretation Prize at the 25th Ferruccio Tagliavini International Singing Competition, Deutschlandsberg (2019)
Web links
- Mojca Bitenc at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Agency profile at Ammann Horak
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mojca Bitenc - 8 years. Video document on Youtube, accessed on January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Ans. Zvončki - Ribiška (Mojca Bitenc - Mitja kvintet). Video document on Youtube, accessed on January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Slovenski kruh (v živo) v oddaji KLIC DOBROTE, November 27, 2019 (video document). In: Youtube. November 28, 2019, accessed March 11, 2020 .
- ^ A b Teja Roglič: Profesorji na medicini niso vedeli za študij petja (The medicine professors knew nothing about studying singing). In: Ona Plus. January 14, 2018, accessed January 10, 2019 (Slovenian).
- ↑ La Cecchina ali Nikogaršnja hči, Celje (complete recording with Mojca Bitenc in the title role). Video document on Youtube, March 26, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2019 (Slovenian).
- ↑ Ulrike Längle: Honey-sweet or "He's now also getting on the bacon". In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten. February 7, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Fritz Jurmann: A witty staged game of hide-and-seek becomes a festival of voices - the festival hits the spot with “Figaro's Wedding” at the opera studio. In: magazine for culture and society. August 15, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2010 .
- ↑ Bregenz: Orozco-Estrada impressed at the festival orchestral concert. In: Salzburger Nachrichten. July 24, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Stefano Balbiani: Festival di Bregenz 2018 - Carmen. In: Connessi all'Opera. July 23, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 (Italian).
- ↑ Helmut Christian Mayer: MARIBOR: THE MAGIC FLUTE. Premiere. In: Online marker. October 4, 2014, accessed February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Donna Anna (WA Mozart, Don Giovanni). In: Mojca Bitenc's Facebook page (stage photos). January 26, 2018, accessed February 2, 2019 .
- ↑ William Seledec: Opera everyday south of Austria. In: At the moment. November 30, 2018, accessed January 10, 2019 .
- ↑ image document. In: Facebook page of SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana. November 28, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 (Slovenian).
- ↑ Rossana Paliaga: Lubiana - Teatro dell'opera: Prodaná nevěsta (La sposa Venduta). In: OperaClick. January 25, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 (Italian).
- ↑ Pamina No. 2 #pamina # diezauberflöte #mozart #opera #operasinger #soprano #sngoperainbaletljubljana Photo: @mankica. In: Instagram. October 12, 2019, accessed October 22, 2019 .
- ^ Slovenians triumphant at Polish singing competition. In: Radio Poland. May 22, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ 13th International Mozart Singing Competition: Results. Mozarteum University Salzburg, accessed on February 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Elizabeth Aumiller: Young Voices on the rise (Final Concert Mozart Competition 2018). DrehPunktKultur, February 16, 2018, accessed on February 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Prize winners 1st section. International Summer Academy for Opera Singing, accessed April 4, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bitenc, Mojca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian opera singer with a soprano voice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Slovenj Gradec |