Daniela Dyakova is Amneris in "Aida" at Beroe Stadium on July 10
News публикувана на: 06.07.2021
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"Opera at the Stadium will celebrate its fifth birthday on July 10 at 20.00 at Beroe Stadium with the presentation of the grand Verdi opera Aida. With this performance the Stara Zagora Opera joins the world celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the premiere of the opera "Aida".
A magnificent soloist ensemble will delight opera lovers with their performances. Mezzo-soprano Daniela Dyakova will perform one of her crowning roles, that of Amneris, and Italian tenor Dario di Vietri will partner her as Radames. Elena Barumova will be in the role of Aida, baritone Niko Isakov - in the role of Amonasro, and in the roles of Ramfis and the King of Egypt the audience will enjoy the brilliant basses Ivaylo Djurov and Alexander Marulev. Emilia Ivanova will perform the role of the Priestess. The orchestra, choir, ballet of the State Opera-Stara Zagora, representatives of the Pre-Bulgarian Survival School "Baga-Tur" will take part. The performance of "Aida" on July 10 will be conducted by the chief conductor of the Stara Zagora Opera Ivaylo Krinchev. The director of the mega production is Ognyan Draganov. Choirmaster Mladen Stanev. The monumental scenography is the work of the artists Ventsislav Petrov and Ivan Gospodinov, and the artist of some of the lavish costumes - the Italian master stage and costume designer Salvatore Russo, costume adaptation Teodora Dzhambazova. The impressive ballets will be performed with the participation of the multinational ballet company of the Stara Zagora Opera.
Daniela Dyakova:
"The role of Amneris is a dream for every mezzo-soprano..."
Mezzo-soprano Daniela Dyakova is one of the most sought-after and preferred performers of the role of Amneris from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida. The singer has been acclaimed in dozens of different productions of the opera "Aida" in all opera theatres in Bulgaria, as well as abroad, and has been a guest at a number of prestigious national and international festivals. In her repertoire Daniela Dyakova has more than 30 leading operatic roles from different styles and eras, but she is always happy to play the role of the Egyptian princess.
Her debut as Amneris was unexpected, triumphant, unforgettable! Here is what the singer shares:
"My debut in the role of this amazing character Amneris, was in 2009 at the Prague State Opera. It was an unforgettable experience for me, because to debut this so big and bright role in such an important theatre is really a big responsibility! For me it was a long-awaited dream that I was lucky to fulfil in such an amazing theatre and in the company of a fantastic team from all over the world. The production was the work of the world-renowned Italian masters of the art Gian Luigi Pizzi and his assistant Massimo Gasparone, and the conductor was Giorgio Croci. I was partnered on stage by the brilliant Michelle Crider as Aida. It was a truly stunning experience, and the beautiful dream continued with a month-long tour of Japan. What I remember about that tour was that I had the bad luck just before the trip really got underway and had to leave sick, which complicated the situation quite a bit - I had to get well quickly, and keep myself and my colleagues out of contact. For us singers such a problem is very stressful because everything depends on our health. I had to recover very quickly to start the tour and at the same time isolate myself as much as possible from everyone. But in the end I managed and did a great performance in the amazing Tokyo-Bunkaikan Hall.
The role of Amneris is a dream come true for any mezzo-soprano who sings this type of repertoire, because in this role they can reach their full potential. The role requires a great range of qualities - first and foremost the type of voice and timbre, vocal technique, an extensive register, as well as a lot of thought and multi-layered development in the acting to best portray the richness of feeling and drama that the Verdian heroine brings. A nice but very binding commitment and a huge challenge. One of them, of course, is the 6th picture, where the workload is great and, apart from the duet with Radames, the scene with Ramfis also involves a dedication and demonstration of the whole range of qualities needed to perform this masterpiece role of Amneris. Considering that I've been performing this role for so long now, the experience I've gained with it gives me the confidence and self-assurance to think that I'm really out there "swimming in my own waters". I trust that this time it will be the same and we will create a wonderful celebration for our beloved audience."
Daniela Dyakova (mezzo-soprano) graduated opera singing at the Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia in the class of prof. Russko Ruskov and Christina Angelakova. She participated in the Master Classes of Luca Gorla at the Scuola Civica di Musica in Milan, Italy and of Caroline Diouma in Sozopol. She specialized in opera singing with Sergio Segalini at the Accademia D'Arte Lirica in Osimo, Italy. Daniela Dyakova has received several awards from prestigious singing competitions, including First Prize at the International Opera Competition "Hope, Talents, Masters" /Dobrich/, First Prize at the competition "Young Opera Singers" - Sofia, Second Prize at the International Opera Competition "Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin" - Sofia and First Prize at the competition "Tsvetana Dyakovich".
Her repertoire includes the roles of Adalgisa from Norma, Amneris from Aida, Azucena from Il Trovatore, Princess Eboli from Don Carlos, Fenena from Nabucco, Carmen from the opera of the same name, Rosina from "The Barber of Seville", Dorabella from "So Do They All", Delilah from Masne's "Samson and Delilah", Ulrica from "Masked Ball", Romeo from Bellini's "Capuleti and Montagues", Celica from "The African Woman", etc. She has toured to prestigious opera houses in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, China, Taiwan, Japan under the baton of Naiden Todorov, Diyan Chobanov, Grigor Palikarov, Bareza, Oren, Lorenzo Ramos, Alessandro San Giorgi, Gerardo Vera, José Cabaye, Javier Sarano, Aydar Toribayev, Piotr Vandilovsky.
Daniela Dyakova is a soloist of the Stara Zagora Opera.
In parallel with her artistic performances at home and abroad, she is also the director of the Sliven Symphony Orchestra (2004-2016).
