OperArija (SI)
OperArija brings together singers, instrumentalists, other musicians, actors, and directors who are close to the classical genre of music. We stage well-thought-out performances and concerts, with which we want to break taboos about opera and classical music and thus enthuse children, youth, and adults about this type of music. Since the fall of 2016, we have been performing with a high-profile performance for the youngest "First encounter with opera". At the end of 2018, we also prepared an exciting performance for young people, "The Teenage Barber". In 2020, the show for the youngest "I will become a famous opera singer" will be held again. With our musical projects, we excite even adults who are a little reluctant to this genre of music (Fun concert "(Z)opera", "Birdsong as a composer's inspiration", etc.).
T: +386 31 30 15 14
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E: operarija@gmail.com
Petra Vrh Vrezec, soprano, is the conceptual and artistic director of OperArija. In SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana between 2013 and 2020, she recreated the roles of the Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute", Ninon from the opera "Gorenjski slavček", Oscar from "Dance in Masks", Adele from "The Bat" and Minerva from "Orpheus in the Underworld". ". As a concert singer, she performed with many orchestras and chamber groups and prepared several solo recitals. Since she is also a biologist by profession, her special passion is birds and their singing, so she likes to perform musical literature about birds and nature. He wants the word about the importance of protecting the already destroyed nature to reach the ears of art lovers, who may be a little further away from nature.
Al Vrezec, baritone, began his singing studies at the age of 19 in private lessons with the world-renowned baritone Ferdinand Radovan. He also improved his singing skills by actively participating in singing seminars in Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. In addition to Radovan he also studied with Carlos Montane, Jelena Hafner-Radovan, Alessandro Svab, Norina Radovan and Dunja Vejzović. He has participated in several concerts, productions and opera performances in Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy. He recreated the roles of Eisenstein, dr. Falke and Frank (The Bat), Don Basilia (The Barber of Seville) and Count Almaviva (concert performance of The Marriage of Figaro). In 2016 together with soprano and wife Petra Vrh Vrezec he prepared an educational performance for children, The First Encounter with Opera. This was followed in 2018 by the play Teenage Barber directed by Zvone Šedlbauer. Both performances have already experienced several repetitions at the Ljubljana Opera House and beyond. Between 2013 and 2021 with soprano Petra Vrh Vrezec and various organists he performed several sacral recitals of Ave Maria, which were the introduction to the creation of the CD. In addition, he works as a researcher at the National Institute of Biology, as a curator at the Natural History Museum of Slovenia and as an assistant professor he is habilitated at the University of Ljubljana.
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