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ANYA MATANOVIC
Soprano
“Formidably outstanding
was Anya Matanovic, whose rich soprano credibly accomplished
Musetta's transformation from a femme fatale to a genuinely
compassionate and devoted friend” – Jerusalem
Post (March 22, 2 009) from a performances with New Israeli
Opera.
“Anya Matanovic, last fall's lovely Gretel
at Opera Cleveland, floats Nannetta's lines with radiant focus
and inhabits the girl's budding womanhood. It's no wonder she
casts a spell on Fenton…” – Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Donald Rosenberg review of Opera Cleveland’s “Falstaff”,
June 20, 2009
After finishing undergraduate studies at the acclaimed
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, Ms.
Anya Matanovic was selected by Baz Luhrmann to perform Mimi in
the Broadway La Boheme (Los Angeles cast). Shortly
after, Ms. Matanovic was accepted to the prestigious Seattle Opera
young artist program. Ms. Matanovic was also a young artist
at the acclaimed Aspen Festival (2003) and Santa Fe opera (2005,
2006). At Santa Fe Opera, Ms. Matanovic also received the
Judith Raskin Memorial Award (2006).
An elegant and beautiful stage actress, accompanied
with a rich round spinto voice, Ms. Matanovic can be heard in repertoire
ranging from contemporary American to Verdi and Puccini. In
2007-2008, Ms. Matanovic sang the role of Frasquita (Carmen)
with New York City opera and also covered three roles.
Ms. Matanovic’s future engagements include:
Musetta (La Boheme) with New Israeli Opera; Nannetta
(Falstaff) with Seattle Opera and Opera Cleveland;
Gretel (Hänsel and Gretel) with Opera Cleveland
and Kentucky Opera; Woglinde/Forest Bird (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
(cover) with Seattle Opera, soprano solo (Carmina Burana)
with Richmond Symphony and First Lady (Die Zauberflöte)
with Seattle Opera 2011.
Ms. Matanovic’s repertoire includes the following:
Musetta La
Boheme Puccini
Mary
Warren The
Crucible Ward
Nannetta Falstaff Verdi
Woglinde/Forest
Bird Der
Ring des Nibelungen Wagner
Frasquita Carmen Bizet
Soprano
II King
Arthur Purcell
Noémie Cendrillon Massenet
Serpina La
Serva Padrona Pergolesi
Marzelline Fidelio Beethoven
Papagena Die
Zauberflöte Mozart
Gretel Hansel
and Gretel Humperdinck |