Valentina Kutzarova
Valentina Kutzarova (* in Varna ) is a Bulgarian opera and concert singer ( mezzo-soprano ) and music teacher .
Career
Valentina Kutzarova's first musical training in her hometown of Varna was followed by a degree at the Sofia Music Academy .
Her first engagements took her to Plewen and to the International Opera Studio in Zurich before she became a member of the ensemble at the St. Gallen Theater .
From 1994 to 2005 she was a permanent member of the opera ensemble at the Landestheater Linz and made her debut in many important mezzo-soprano roles.
Kutzarova received numerous guest contracts, which she took to the Bavarian State Opera in Munich , the Hanover Opera House , the Teatro La Fenice in Venice , the Teatro San Carlo in Naples , the Grand Théâtre de Genève and other opera houses in Basel , St. Gallen , and Strasbourg , Bordeaux , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Bilbao , Zagreb or Bombay . The Bregenz Festival and the Festival de Mayo in Guadalajara (Mexico) were also the target of their appearances.
In 2018 Valentina Kutzarova took part in the world premiere of the Easter Oratorio by Michael Stenov in the parish church of St. Peter in Linz / Spallerhof.
She also appears as a concert singer, with her repertoire ranging from the Baroque to Beethoven and Mahler to contemporary music. She works with well-known international directors and conductors.
Valentina Kutzarova teaches singing in the regional music school in Rohrbach
Repertoire (selection)
Opera
- Adalgisa in Norma ( Bellini )
- Romeo in I Capuleti ei Montecchi (Bellini)
- Carmen in Carmen ( Bizet )
- Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda ( Donizetti )
- Amastre in Serse ( Handel )
- Charlotte in Werther ( Massenet )
- Dorabella in Così fan tutte ( Mozart )
- Idamante in Idomeneo (Mozart)
- Donna Elvira and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Mozart)
- Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
- Nicklausse and Giulietta in Hoffmann's Stories ( Offenbach )
- Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri ( Rossini )
- Angelina in La Cenerentola (Rossini)
- Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier ( Strauss )
concert
- Bach : Magnificat
- Beethoven : 9th Symphony
- Bruckner : Mass No. 3 in F minor
- Haydn : Timpani Mass
- Mozart: Requiem
- Pergolesi : Stabat mater
- Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
- Schubert : Mass No. 4 in C major
Awards
- 1995: Grand Prix of the jury at the International Singing Competition in “Rocca delle Macie” in Siena
- 1995: First prize of the audience at the International Singing Competition in “Rocca delle Macie” in Siena
- 1997: Second prize at the International Queen Sonja Music Competition in Oslo
- 1997: Special prize for the best interpretation of Grieg songs at the International Queen Sonja Music Competition in Oslo
Web links
- Website by Valentina Kutzarova
- Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the Landestheater Linz
- Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the State Music School Freistadt
- Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the Bavarian State Opera
- Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the opera and concert agency "Esther Schollum Artists' Management"
- Valentina Kutzarova on Operabase
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet for the DVD from the world premiere
- ↑ Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the Friends of Linzer Musiktheater , accessed on October 19, 2018
- ↑ Valentina Kutzarova on the website of the Landesmusikschule Rohrbach-Berg , accessed on October 19, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kutzarova, Valentina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian opera and concert singer, music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varna |