25 may 2021 Zhelezcheva&Dyakova Perform Mozart For The First Time in Burgas
On Friday, May 26, at 7 pm in the hall of the Burgas Opera, for the fans of classical music the Burgas cultural institution has prepared an exquisite concert entitled "Mozart Forever", which will feature arias, duets, and thirds from the opera of the great Viennese classic Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. An interesting fact related to the concert program is that the prominent opera singers Joanna Zhelezcheva, soprano, and Daniela Dyakova, mezzo-soprano, will perform for the first time music by Mozart in Burgas, together with bass Delyan Slavov, who has remarkable experience in Mozart's program. Burgas scene. The program of the concert includes famous solo parts and ensembles from the operas "The Wedding of Figaro", "Don Juan" and "So do all women", each of which is the favorite in the repertoire policy of opera houses around the world. The works of WA Mozart are an emanation of the messages of the Viennese classical school, bearing the characteristic features of the European style, aristocratic attitude to the world, and refined musical expression. The piano in the concert "Mozart Forever" will be pianists Daria Krasteva and Nina Reichel, who were recently on the stage of the concert "Songs of Europe", dedicated to Europe Day - May 9, in the hall of the Burgas Opera. Daria Krasteva will also perform as a soloist - with I and III parts of Mozart's Sonata in C minor.
Mozart's music is characterized by lightness, exquisite musical lines, but also with a deep philosophical context and messages. The Mozart Forever concert will be a real challenge for the senses and the mind, both for the connoisseurs of classical music and for the wider audience, which has a taste for beautiful musical forms and their refined stage performance.
For the performers:
Joanna Zhelezcheva, soprano:
Joana Zhelezcheva is one of the few dramatic sopranos in Bulgaria for the last 20 years. Soloist of the State Opera - Burgas for ten years. He completed his secondary education in Shumen, then the State Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia, in the opera singing class of Hristina Angelakova. Completing his master's degree in 2003, he debuted as a mezzo-soprano on the stage of the Sofia Opera in many titles, including "The Wedding of Figaro" by Mozart, "Faust" by Gounod, "Carmen" by Bizet, etc. Meanwhile, he specialized in masterclasses with Alexandrina Milcheva, Anna Tomova-Sintova. Laureate of international and national competitions - "Hristo Brambarov" - 1st prize, "Gena Dimitrova" - 2nd prize, "Puldin" - special prize. Since 2008 is a permanent member of the soloists of the State Opera - Burgas, where he performs his best and most important roles, the first of which is Amelia in "Ball with Masks" by Verdi, and this is her debut as a soprano on the opera stage. Followed by Butterfly from Puccini's opera of the same name, Manon from Puccini's Manon Lesko, Liu from Puccini's Turandot, Santuzza from Mascani's Rural Honor, Lady Macbeth from Verdi's Macbeth, Aida from Verdi, Leonora from Troubadour "by Verdi," Norma "by Bellini. Her partners on stage were Darina Takova, Orlin Anastasov, Leo Nuchi, Salvatore Fisichella, and the best mezzo-soprano in the world at the moment - Anita Rachvelishvili. Constant guest on Sofia and Ruse stages.
Daniela Dyakova, mezzo-soprano:
Daniela Dyakova (mezzo-soprano) graduated in opera singing at the Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”in Sofia in the class of Prof. Rusko Ruskov and opera prima Hristina Angelakova. Participates in the Master Classes of Luca Gorla in "Scuola Civica di Musica" in Milan, Italy and Carolyn Diuma in Sozopol. He specializes in opera singing with Sergio Segalini at the Accademia D’Arte Lirica in Osimo, Italy. Daniela Dyakova has won several awards from prestigious singing competitions, including First Prize at the International Opera Competition "Hopes, Talents, Masters" (Dobrich), First Prize at the Young Opera Singers Competition - Sofia, Second Prize at the International Opera Competition Georgi Zlatev -Cherkin ”- Sofia and First Prize in the“ Tsvetana Djakovic ”competition.
Her repertoire includes the parts of Adaljidza from "Norma", Amneris from "Aida", Azuchena from "Troubadour", 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 All", Delilah from "Samson and Delilah" by Massenet, and others.
She has toured on the stages of prestigious opera houses in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, China, Taiwan, Japan under the direction of Naiden Todorov, Diyan Chobanov, Grigor Palikarov, Barraza, Oren, Lorenzo Ramos, Alessandro San Giorgi, Gerardo Vera, Jose Cabaye, Javier Sarano, Aidar Toribaev, Piotr Vandilovski.
Along with her artistic performances at home and abroad, she managed to skillfully manage as Artistic Director of the Sliven Symphony Orchestra (2004-2016).
Delyan Slavov, bass:
Delyan Slavov graduated in opera singing with a master's degree from the National Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov", specialized in the Bulgarian Academy of Arts and Culture "Boris Hristov" in Rome (2008-2009) with the famous Mirela Paruto and Bruno Cali - President of the Roman Academy of Music "Santa Cecilia ”, as well as in the master classes of the world-famous soprano Renata Scotto at the same music institute. Sofia with the role of the Commander of the opera "Don Juan" by Mozart, made recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio, participated in the festive concert at the Royal Academy in Brussels on the occasion of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union, Skopje in the operas “Nabucco”, “Bohemia”, “Lucia di Lammermoor”, “Rigoletto”, “Turandot”, “Masked Ball”, “Don Juan” and “The Barber of Seville.” In August 2008 he participated in a concert within the Bell Cant festival o in Montreal, Canada, together with the world-famous soprano June Anderson, under the baton of the famous Kent Nagano. Since 2009 he has been a soloist at the Plovdiv State Opera, and since 2013 he has been a soloist at the Burgas State Opera.
The singer's repertoire also includes the roles of: Attila from Verdi's opera of the same name, Don Basilio from Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Don Juan, Leporello, the Commander and the Basement from Mozart's Don Juan, Tsar and Ramphis from Aida. King Philip II and the Grand Inquisitor of Don Carlos, Zacharias of Nabucco, Sparafuccile of Rigoletto, Banco of Macbeth, Fiesco of Verdi's Simone Bocanegra, Rudolfo of Somnambula, Oroveso of Norba of Bellini, Timur from Puccini's Turandot, Aleko and the Old Gypsy from Rachmaninoff's Aleko, and others. Like the bass parts of Mozart's and Verdi's Requiems, Rossini's Stabat Mater.
Daria Krasteva, piano:
Daria Krasteva was born on September 18, 1995 in the town of Pomorie. She started playing the piano at the age of 7 in the music school at the community center "Svetlina" - Pomorie with teacher Elena Ilieva. He continues his education at NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”- Burgas. Her teachers are Irina Ivanova, Vanya Peneva and Julia Nenova. He graduated piano at the National Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”- Sofia as a student of Prof. Yovcho Krushev and Prof. Dimo Dimov. In 2018-2019 he studied in the class of Prof. Georgia Alessandra Brustia at the Claudio Monteverdi Conservatory, Bolzano, Italy. He has received numerous awards from various forums.
XIX National Competition "Varban Varbanov" - Third Prize
XX National Competition "Varban Varbanov" - Second Prize
International Festival "Sun, Joy, Beauty" - Third place (2011)
International Art Competition "Joy on the Shore" - First place (2011)
I International Competition for Pianists "Scriabin - Rachmaninoff" - III prize and bronze medal
Academic competition "Prokofiev - Nenov" - III prize
Awarded by the Municipality of Pomorie for active participation in the cultural life of the city (2012) She was awarded twice by the Municipality of Burgas for high results in the field of music (2011, 2013). Active participant in "Free Stage of the Young Artist".
Participated in master classes of Prof. Marina Kapatsinskaya, Prof. Dr. Atanas Kurtev, Prof. Ivan Donchev, Prof. Margarita Krasteva, Prof. Georgia Alessandra Brustia, Prof. Stefano Bozzolo, Prof. Cristiano Burato, Prof. Denise Armand Jellanby, Prof. Luigi Mariani, Prof. Peter Tuit, Prof. Martino Tirimo, Prof. Boyan Vodenicharov, Prof. Tomislav Baynov and others.
Accompanist of the Anhialo Ladies' Choir (Pomorie) from 2012 to 2014.
Since 2012 he has been actively giving solo recitals and participating in various themed evenings. He is a participant in "Burgas - the best city to live" with a solo recital. She has participated in various musical events such as: "I LOVE BULGARIAN MUSIC" in the concert complex "Bulgaria", Final concert of the Chopin Society at the Polish Institute and others.
He has participated as a soloist of the chamber orchestra "Orpheus" in Pernik (conductor Raycho Hristov), the Student Chamber Orchestra at the National Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”- Sofia and of the Academic String Orchestra at the National Music Academy“ Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”- Sofia. In 2019 he participated in three recitals in Switzerland in the Easter tour Montcherand-Geneva-Friborg In 2019 - participant in the piano week London-Bozen (master classes, seminars, and concerts) In October 2019 he started working as an accompanist at the State Opera - Burgas. In June 2020 he made his debut as a soloist with the Burgas Opera Orchestra with Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 12 by WA Mozart.
Nina Reichel, piano:
She graduated from the Music School "Dobrin Petkov" in Plovdiv with honors, then graduated from AMTII - Plovdiv, majoring in "Pedagogy with piano, percussion, and composition." She has been singing for 20 years and her favorite styles are jazz, Bossa Nova, and Broadway composers. He has professional experience as a teacher, pianist, and vocal performer. He works as an accompanist at the State Opera - Burgas.