Sonya Yoncheva
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soprano
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Born in 1981 in Bulgaria, Sonya Yoncheva graduates in piano and voice.
She studies with Danielle Borst in Geneva and participates to several master classes held by Eda Moser, Alain Garichot and Nathalie Stutzmann.
She is one of the most talented singers of the new generation.
Last June, twenty-eight-year-old, conducted by Placido Domingo in Teatro alla Scala in Milan, won the First Prize of the world contest Operalia singing Manon by Massenet!
She debuts in opera repertoire in the role of Isabella in Rossini’s L’inganno felice in Geneva, and in she performs the roles of Cock and Owl in Janacek’s The cunning little vixen.
In 2007, her performances with William Christie and Le Jardin des Voix were received by international critical acclaim.
For her performance in Lincoln Center, the New York Times wrote “Sonya Yoncheva sang with a dark timbre, but also a silkiness…” and The New York Sun wrote “The Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva was much better shaping her phrases deliciously in M’hai resa infelice from Handel’s Deidamia”.
She takes part in the Academy of Aix en Provence Festival, where she wins the price of Les Amis du Festival with the role of Fiordiligi.
Recently she sang Norina in Donizzetti’s Don Pasquale at the Teatro Real in Madrid; Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea at the Glyndebourne Festival conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm and directed by Robert Carsen; Serpina in concert and DVD recording of Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona directed by Diego Fasolis and again with Haïm she sang Venus in Rameau’s Dardanus in Lille.
For the present and future seasons among others engagements we mention: Leila in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles at the Opéra Comique in Paris and Nice Opéra a recital of arias and duets with Vittorio Grigolo; title role in a Purcell’s Dido & Enea at the BAM in New York with Les Arts Florissants; Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare under the baton of Jean-Claude Malgloire and title role in Monteverdi’s Incoronazione di Poppea conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm in Lille, Dijon and Nice!
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Norina in Madrid Teatro Real “…The young Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva was the great success of the evening as Norina. In spite of her age - 27 - she has already quite a lot of experience as a singer, having received very good reviews while on tour with William Christie last fall in concert performances of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes. She looks simply stunning and she has an attractive voice which is very easy at the top. This in fact, is a remarkable actress who knows how to sing perfectly. In summary, she is an extraordinary Norina among a cast of young people. At the final bows the audience showed huge approval of the artists, with special cheers for Sonya Yoncheva…” Seen and Heard International 23.03.2009 by José M Irurzun ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Les Indes Galantes with William Christie “…Not only is this, musically speaking, the most sublime of the three acts, but it was enhanced here by a remarkable performance from Sonya Yoncheva as Phani: her soprano sounded rich, lustrous and perfectly controlled… Again Yoncheva impressed, this time with 'Sur nos bords l'amour', an air of staggering beauty, sensitively and seductively sung…” « music OMH » 4 November 2008 by Laura Battle “…In voice and gesture the soprano Sonya Yoncheva maintained more distance overall, though there was nothing hesitant about her upper range…” Times 6 November 2008 by Geoff Brown “…Bis, molti applausi anche per un genere poco praticato alla Scala e molto apprezzata il 27enne soprano bulgaro Sonya Yoncheva, di grande presenza scenica e interpretativa, già interprete di ruoli rossiniani e nel «Ritorno di Ulisse» di Monteverdi…” Corriere della Serra 15 November 2008 by Pierluigi Panza
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