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SONYA YONCHEVA

Soprano

International diva Sonya Yoncheva begins musical studies in her early childhood, graduating with piano and voice under the guidance of first vocal teacher Nelly Koitcheva. Sonya obtains her master’s degree with beloved tutor and friend Danielle Borst at the Geneva conservatory, where William Christie discovers her extraordinary musicality and gift for baroque music.

Already as a student, she becomes a member of the Geneva opera chorus where she gains invaluable experience of music as co-creation of individual talents, before launching on the risky path of solo career. Her courage is quickly rewarded by the first prize and the special CultureArte prize of Placido Domingo’s Operalia in 2010, which puts her firmly on the path to international stardom, conquering the greatest stages all over the world. With inimitable brio Sonya embodies Poppea, Violetta, Mimì, Lucia di Lamermoor, Desdemona, Manon Lescaut, Iolanta, Luisa Miller, Marguerite, Imogene (Il pirata)… Gradually her tessiture evolves to highly dramatic roles such as Medea, Norma, Elizabeth de Valois, Fedora, Tosca, Ciò-Ciò-San, while allowing her to maintain a special focus on Early and Baroque repertory.

At the height of her career, Sonya is increasingly concerned about the future of opera and transmitting the humanistic values of art to the coming generations. With this purpose in mind, she has started developing an activity as a producer, bringing forth international stars such as Placido Domingo as well as prominent younger talents.

MALCOLM MARTINEAU

Piano

Renowned accompanists, he studied Music at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, before studying with Geoffrey Parsons at the Royal College of Music.

He holds an Honorary Doctor title and is an International Fellow of Accompaniment at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Malcolm directed the 2011 Leeds Lieder Festival and is the Artistic Director of Oxenfoord International. His awards include the Walther Grüner International Lieder competition.

He was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year’s Honours for his dedication to music and young singers.

PROGRAM OF THE RECITAL

Giuseppe Verdi

Perduta ho la pace (Luigi Balestra nach Goethe)

Il tramonto (Andrea Maffei)

Nell’orror di notte oscura (Carlo Angiolini)

Ad una stella (Andrea Maffei)

In solitaria stanza (Jacobo Vittorelli)

L’esule (Temistocle Solera)

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Vieni amor mio (Annie Vivanti)

Paolo Tosti

L’ultimo bacio (Emilio Praga)

Ideale (Carmelo Errico)

Giuseppe Martucci

Al folto bosco (Rocco Emanuele Pagliara)

Pier Adolfo Tirindelli

Amore, amor! (Ada Negri)

Giacomo Puccini

Sole e amore (Textdichter unbekannt)

Terra e mare (Enrico Panzacchi)

Mentia l’avviso (Felice Romani)

Canto d’anime (Luigi Illica)