Happy birthday to the opera diva STEFKA MINEVA!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT BULGARIAN OPERA SINGER STEFKA MINEVA!
With admiration and admiration for her talent, for her extraordinary singing and artistic presence on the world opera skyline, with love and gratitude for the dedication and love with which she continues her unique creative path through her followers-students! Proud of his hometown Stara Zagora and opera Bulgaria! A real privilege for the Stara Zagora Opera to have its own STEFKA MINEVA and to enjoy her sparkling presence and support!
From the bottom of our hearts we wish her first of all health, inspiration and countless happy and unforgettable moments!
With love!
Stara Zagora State Opera
STEFKA MINEVA was born into a family of famous opera singers. The Stara Zagora Opera House is the theatre of her childhood and the natural environment in which her love for musical and performing arts was born and nurtured.
She graduated from the Vocal Faculty of the Bulgarian State Conservatory in the class of professors Sima Ivanova and Iliya Yosifov.
In 1974, the singer was a trainee at the Bolshoi Theatre. The first years of her performing career were devoted to the Stara Zagora Opera, and since 1977 she has been in the Sofia Opera.
Stefka Mineva wins over her listeners with her deep velvet voice and even registers, with her charming stage presence of a personality that combines singing skill and artistry.
The recognition she received was marked by high international awards: in 1976 she received the Second Prize at the International Competition for Young Opera Singers in Sofia (with the First Prize not awarded), and the following year she received the Audience Award at the International Opera and Ballet Competition in Ostend - Belgium. He was also a laureate of the singing competition in Rio de Janeiro in 1981.
Stefka Mineva also established the authority of Bulgarian opera in her numerous tours around the world, where she received rave reviews in the press for her performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Scala in Milan, the Arena di Verona, and on stages in Paris, Toulouse, Zurich, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Prague, Budapest, etc.
Music critics have described her as a remarkable singer with a rich timbre, causing a sensation with her artistic instinct, portraying the image of Azucena. Her impersonation of Santuzza is remarkable for its precise nuance and fidelity to the musical text. "This is a thrilling performance by a true operatic talent who strikes the audience with her precise accents and the power of her drama," notes the German newspaper Folkgazet.
"Her Marfa is impressive for its command and regality."
(Opera Magazine, London)
And the Austrian "Kronen Zeitung" describes her as an extremely interesting mezzo-soprano, a singer who is able to respond with her plastic vocals to the dramaturgical accents of the operatic works performed.
Stefka Mineva's repertoire is rich and wide-ranging, including all the major mezzo-soprano roles from the operas of Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, Bizet, Mascagni, Rossini, Puccini, Wagner, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov. The great contribution of Stefka Mineva is also as a performer of roles in Bulgarian operas: Maria in "Ivaylo" by Marin Goleminov, Sara in "Maria Dissislava" by Parashkev Hadjiev, Zoya in "Kaloyan" by Pancho Vladigerov, Ines in "Rest in Arco Iris" by Alexander Yosifov, "Khan Krum" by Alexander Yosifov, the Gypsy in "Yanina's Nine Brothers" by Lyubomir Pipkov.