Valentina Farcas
Valentina Farcas
About me
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The Romanian soprano was born in Bucharest. From 1994 to 1996 she has studied piano at the Music Academy of her home town. She continued her training at the Folkwang-University Essen, where she has studied singing with the chamber singer Csilla Zentai. The repeatedly rewarded soprano (amongst others semi finalist at the International Johann-Strauß-Competition Vienna; first prize at the International Robert-Stolz-Singing Competition) convinced her audience throughout her engagement at the Meiningen Theatre as Sophie in »The Knight of the Rose«, Gilda in »Rigoletto«, Despina in »Così fan tutte« and as Rosina in »The Barber of Seville«. In summer 2006 she will be seen as Blonde in »The Abduction from the Seraglio« at the Salzburg Festival. Since the 2002/03 season she is permanently engaged at the Komische Oper Berlin and sings, amongst others, Blonde in »The Abduction from the Seraglio«, Pamina in »The Magic Flute«, Gilda in »Rigoletto«, Hermione in »Orest« and the Queen of Schemacha in »The Golden Cockerel«. On top of that, Valentina Farcas will sing in the 2006/07 season the parts of Sophie in »The Knight of the Rose« and that of Olympia in the new production of »Tales of Hoffman«.
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The Romanian soprano was born in Bucharest and studied piano and singing at the Folkwang-University in Essen with Csilla Zentai. Valentina Farcas was repeatedly awarded, amongst others, the 1st Prize of the Jury and the Audience Prize of the International Robert-Stolz-Singing-Contest in Hamburg, the 2nd Prize of the International Johann-Strauß-Contest in Vienna, and the Operetta-Special Prize at the Contest »Neue Stimmen« of the Bertelsmann Foundation. In 2006, she has made her Salzburg Festival debut as Blonde in »The Abduction from the Seraglio« (DVD Decca) as well she has given concerts with Maggio Musicale Firenze, guided by Riccardo Muti. Since the 2002/03 season, she is engaged by the Komische Oper Berlin and sings, amongst others, Blonde, Pamina, Gilda in »Rigoletto«, Hermione in »Orest« and Adele in »The Bat«. The part of Sophie in »The Magic Flute« followed in the last season. Further performances include the part of Liù in »Turandot« for the Teatro Regio di Parma, as well, she sang Gilda for the Macau International Music Festival and the Savonlinna-Festival/ Finland, Adina in »L’elisir d’amore« for the Palm Beach Opera and Adele for the Santiago de Chile Opera. In the 2007/08 season she will be seen as Sophie, Musette in the new production of »La Bohème« and as Pamina in »The Magic Flute«.