Violeta Urmanavichyute-Urmana ( lit. Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana , August 19, 1961 , Kapsukas , Lithuanian SSR , USSR ) - Lithuanian opera singer ( soprano , mezzo-soprano ).
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| Birth name | Violeta Urmanavichyute |
| Date of Birth | August 19, 1961 (57 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Marijampole Lithuanian SSR , USSR |
| A country |  USSR →  Lithuania |
| Professions | Opera singer |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Singing voice | mezzo-soprano , soprano |
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| Genres | opera |
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Biography
Born on August 19, 1961 in Kapsukas in the south-west of Lithuania.
She graduated from the piano, then the vocal faculty of the Vilnius Conservatory .
Since 1991 she continued her studies with Astrid Varnay at the Higher School of Music in Munich . Soon she was admitted to the studio at the Bavarian State Opera .
She made her debut on stage in 1993 in the part of Laura ( "The Mona Lisa" by A. Ponchielli ) in the opera of St. Gallen .
The singer gained world fame, performing the parts of mezzo-soprano . In 2002, Violeta Urmana began her “second career” as a soprano and again conquered the opera world [1] [2] [3] .
Awards and titles
- Winner of the international competitions "Belvedere" in Vienna and F. Vignas in Barcelona.
- She was awarded the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas III degree and the National Prize of Lithuania for Culture and Art (2001).
- In 2002, the singer received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award in London and the Franco Abbiati Award in Bergamo .
- In 2009, she was awarded the honorary title “Kammersängerin” in Vienna.
- Honorary Doctor of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (2012). [four]
Notes
- ↑ "Divine Moments of Happiness"
- ↑ MMDM will open the season with the performance of world opera star Violeta Urmana Rossiyskaya Gazeta , 09/23/2011
- ↑ The House of Music opens the 9th concert season vesti.ru 09/22/2011
- ↑ VLE .
Links
- Official site
- Urman Violet (inaccessible link)
- Violeta Urmana
- Živilė Ramoškaitė. Urmana (lit.) . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija . Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras (December 16, 2013). Date of treatment February 9, 2018.