Katerina Mina – Opera Soprano

C.V.

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

2010
Verdi's Requiem; The Royal Orchestral Society and The London Chorus; Conductor Orlando Jopling; St John's Smith Square, London 05 December 10

‘Schumann and Chopin: Bicentennial Celebration Concert’ - Schumann's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben and Chopin's song cycle op.74; Pianist Elena Mouzalas; Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall at Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall 27 November 10

‘Schumann and Chopin: Bicentennial Celebration Concert’ - Schumann's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben and Chopin's song cycle op.74; Pianist Elena Mouzalas; Cyprus Cultural Foundation 23 November 10

EKON Festival - 'Lux Aeterna' for String Ensemble, Soprano and Pianist; I Maestri Orchestra; Conductor Anastasios Strikos; Pianist Vicky Yannoula; programme to include works by contemporary Greek composers Alkis Baltas, Philippos Tsalahouris, Manolis Kalomiris and Mikis Theodorakis; Riverside Studios London
20 November 10

‘Schumann and Chopin: Bicentennial Celebration Concert’ - Schumann's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben and Chopin's song cycle op.74; Pianist Elena Mouzalas; London Hellenic Centre 09 November 10

Soprano Solo; 'Tribute to Kyriakos Matsis - Concert in Honour'; Composer/Conductor Michalis Christodoulides and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra; Strovolos Municipal Theatre 02 November 10

Guest Artist at DJ Ritu's BBC London Radio show 'A World In London'; live on 94.9 FM every Saturday from 8-10pm 23 October 10

Republic of Cyprus 50th Independence Anniversary Emblematic Celebrations; Soloist at the Grand Finale of the Celebrations; Composer Roman Kariolou; Artistic Director Andy Bargilly. The Event, to be attended by President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, will involve musical, dancetheatre in combination with multimedia projection presentations and also incorporate a political dimension; Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia 01 October 10

Opera Gala Concert performing Alice Ford from Falstaff; The Welsh Sinfonia; Conductor Carl Penlington-Williams; Director Keith Cheetham; Porthcawl Pavilion
28 August 10

* MASTERCLASS WITH JOHN FISHER * performing Violetta's aria 'Sempre Libera' from La Traviata; All Saints Church in Porthcawl, Wales 22 August 10

International Summer Opera Course 'Can You Sing Opera' at the seaside town of Porthcawl in South Wales from 20 - 29 August 10

Opera Pops Summer Concert with the Wakefield Youth Symphony Orchestra; Conductor James Cunningham; programme to include arias from Norma, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly and Gianni Schicchi; Wakefield Cathedral 02 July 10

London Song Festival; Recital with Baritone Duncan Rock and Pianist Nigel Foster; the 2010 London Song Festival will be devoted to French Song; Church of St John Waterloo; http://www.londonsongfestival.org/ 14 June 10

Soprano Solo in Michael Tippett's 'Negro Spirituals' and David Fanshawe's 'African Sanctus'; The Manama Singers Choir; Conductor Alistair Auld; Bahrain 11 June 10

Guest Artist at fundraising event organised by the Cyprus Red Cross (Nicosia Branch); the event consists of a fashion show with the latest creations of renowned Cypriot fashion designer Elena Antoniades; Private Residence in Nicosia 02 June 10

Recitals with Pianist Elena Mouzalas in aid of 'Christina Apostolou Foundation'; Larnaca Municipal Theatre and Pafos Markideion Theatre 19, 20 May 10

World Culture Day Opera Gala; Musical Director/Conductor Wolfgang Schröder; programme to include arias from La Traviata, Le Nozze di Figaro, Norma, La Bohème, Carmen and Giuditta; Pallas Theatre Nicosia 17 May 10

Invited to participate in the judges panel of the 'BBC Idol Singing Talent Show'; organised by the Leukaemia Society (UK) and hosted by the award winning legendary musical partnership MARTHA & EVE; Millfield Theatre London 02 May 10

Violetta it La traviata with European Chamber Opera; Musical Director Carl Penlington-Williams P Darren Royston; open-air production in Kuwait 22, 23 April 10

Wasserspiegelungen (Water Reflections) by Clara Schumann, Francis James Brown, Claude Debussy, Yiannis Constantinides, Kurt Weill and Constantinos Stylianou; within the celebrations of Zyprischer Frühling, organised by the Cultural Office of the Cyprus Embassy in Berlin; pianist Elena Mouzalas; Gasteig München 22 March 10

International Women's Day Concert with CAMERATA EUROPAEA; Piano Trio and Soprano; MD Conductor Maria Makraki; works by Alma Mahler, Manuela Kerer and Violeta Dinescu; the concert is kindly supported by the Cultural Office of the Cyprus Embassy in Berlin; MusicClub of Konzerthaus Berlin 08 March 10

'Requiem for Heroes' by composer Andreas Charalambous for soprano, baritone, organ, chorus and symphony orchestra; Conductor Karolos Trikolides; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra 03 March 10

World-Premiere of song cycle 'Of the Beautiful Kingdom - Part II' for soprano, tenor and piano, by composer Constantinos Stylianou; Tenor Christian Zenker; Pianist Elena Mouzalas; Pallas Theatre Nicosia 29 January 10

OPERATIC EXPERIENCE

2009
Beethoven's 9th Symphony; The Royal Orchestral Society; C Orlando Jopling; Anne Marie Gibbons(Contralto), Darren Abrahams (Tenor), James Cleverton (Bass);
St. John's Smith Square, London

Fiordiligi it Cosi Fan Tutte; C Carl Penlington-Williams P Darren Royston; European Chamber Opera; Royal Geographic Society London and Far East - Middle East Tour(refer to Images)

Title role fr La Voix Humaine by Poulenc; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra; C Orlando Jopling P Stuart Barker D Andy Bargilly; Queens Gate Terrace Concerts and at Kypria International Festival (refer to Audio, Reviews and Images)

Guest Artist at a concert with the Royal Orchestral Society; Tatiana's letter scene from Eugene Onegin and Czardas from Die Fledermaus; C Orlando Jopling; St. John's, Smith Square, London

Mimi it La Bohème; MD Carl Penlington-Williams P Stefan Paul Sanchez; European Chamber Opera; Sharjah Emirate of the United Arab Emirates; Qanat Al Qasba
(refer to Reviews and Images)

Valentine's Day Gala with tenor James Edwards; Tosca, Rusalka, Mimi, West Side Story Suite for Soprano and Tenor; Leicester Symphony Orchestra; C Roland Melia; De Montfort Hall Leicester (refer to Reviews)

Goodwood House Opera Gala with Karina Lucas, Stefan Sanchez and Telman Guzhevsky; MD Carl Penlington-Williams; European Chamber Opera

2008
Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall; Christos Pittas orchestral poem 1973 for soprano, symphony orchestra, chorus, and electronic sound track (premiere); poetry by Vassilis Vassilikos; C Andreas Pylarinos; National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of ERT (refer to Audio and Images)

Nedda it I Pagliacci; C Valery Kritskov P Karl Heiskanen; The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre and Orchestra of Moscow; Kypria International Music Festival; Strovolos Municipal Theatre Nicosia (refer to Reviews and Images)

Nomination to participate in the 2nd World Delphic Games; Saratov City, Russian Federation

'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA' with Pianist Anthony Legge and Tenor James Edwards; Kantor Concert Management; programme to include duets from La Traviata, La Bohème and Madame Butterfly; in aid of Alkionides UK; London Hellenic Centre (refer to Images)

Christos Pittas symphonic works Helen for soprano and orchestra, and Rime d'amore for soprano, tenor, baritone, troubadour and orchestra (world-premiere); Celebratory Concert fpr the accession of Cyprus to the Euro Area; C Alkis Baltas; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (refer to Reviews and Audio)

Opera at Venthams; MD David Eaton; Charles Court Opera; The Rosemary Foundation; Hampshire UK

2007
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream; C Orlando Jopling; Stanley Hall Opera

Violetta it La Traviata (Act 3 Scene and Duet), Mimi it La Bohème (Act 3 Quartet);
Masterclass led by Maestro José Cura; Pianist Anthony Legge; British Youth Opera (refer to Images)

Fiordiligi eng Cosi Fan Tutte; MD David Eaton P Stuart Barket; Minotaur Music Theatre (refer to Reviews and Images)

2006
Donna Elvira it Don Giovanni; C Spiros Pisinos P Anthony Pilavachi; Staatstheater Cottbus (refer to Images)

Mimi it La Bohème (cover); C Simon Over P Patrizia Frini; British Youth Opera

Karolka eng Jenufa; C Michael Rosewell P James Conway; English Touring Opera (refer to Reviews)

Flora it La Traviata; C Jacek Kaspszyk P Marek Weiss-Grzesinski; Polish National Opera; Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus (refer to Images)

SELECTED CONCERTS/RECITALS

2009

Celebration of the Life and Music of Francis James Brown; Pianist Nigel Foster; three Greek Songs by Francis James Brown on poetry by Kavafis; St. John's Smith Square, London

Concerts with Pianist Elena Mouzala and Violinist Charis Hadjigeorgiou; works by Argyrou, Baltas, Kalomiris, Pittas and Stylianou; Manolis Kalomiris Festival in Samos and House of Cyprus in Athens

'For the Love of Life'; Charity Concert in aid of PA.SY.KAF (The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends); Pianist Anthony Legge; Tenor James Edwards; PASYDY Auditorium (refer to Reviews and Images)

Concert at the Residence of the Cypriot Ambassador in Paris; Cyprus Independance Day Celebrations; Pianist Jean-Paul Pruna

2008
Concert with Pianist Elena Mouzala and Violinist Charis Hadjigeorgiou; French Presidency of the European Union celebrations; Saint Louis Cathedral at Les Invalides in Paris (refer to Images)

Solo Recital at the Roman River Music Festival with Pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips; songs by Saint-Saens, Lizst, Pittas, Bizet and Schumann; St Andrew's Church, Fingringhoe http://www.romanrivermusic.blogspot.com/ (refer to Reviews)

Athens Festival Around the Piano; Chopin and Lizst melodies; Pianist Stephanos Thomopoulos; B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music, Athens

Special appearance with French Artist David Visan; Grand Opening of the Spa at Almyra Hotel, Pafos (refer to Images)

1st Greek Festival of Youth Arts EKON; Four Songs in the Time of War by composer Christina Athinodorou; poetry by William Morris and Walter de la Mare; Pianist Vicky Yannoula; London Hellenic Centre

Concert with Pianist Elena Mouzala; songs from the song cycle Of the Beautiful Kingdom by Constantinos Stylianou; poetry by Daphne Nikita; House of Cyprus in Athens

Schubert Lieder recital to poems by Goethe and Müller; Pianist Gerhard Folkerts; organised by the Goethe Institute; PASYDY Auditorium (refer to Reviews and Images)

2007
Recital with pianist Anthony Legge; Mozart,Ravel,Strauss,Cilea,Weber,Puccini,Verdi; Leighton House Museum London (refer to Reviews and Images)

World-Premiere Concert; Constantinos Stylianou song cycle 'Of the Beautiful Kingdom' for voice and piano; Pianist Nicolas Constantinou; PASYDY Auditorium Nicosia

Solo Recital with Pianist Nicolas Constantinou; lieder by Sibelius, Grieg, Schumann; LMS International Chamber Music Festival (refer to Reviews)

Opera Gala Concerts; arias of Violetta, Marguerite, Mimi, Gilda; MD David Eaton; Charles Court Opera

2006
Sibelius song cycle Op.90, Michaelides songs; Pianist Nicolas Constantinou; 'Juhlasali' of the Helsinki City Hall (refer to Reviews)

Opera Gala Concerts; Donna Elvira, Rosina; C Spiros Pisinos; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra

Opening Concert of Anghiari Festival; Mimi (Act 1) it La Bohème; Bel Canto Concerts; Anghiari Festival Italy

PREVIOUS YEARS
Haydn Scena di Berenice; C Markus Poschner; Georgische Kammerorchester, Ingolstadt (refer to Reviews)

Recital with baritone Robert Presley; Larnaca Classical Music Festival

Couperin Premiere Lecons de Tenebres & Motet pour le jour de Paques for Organ and Viola da Gamba; Nicosia and Paphos.

Stylianou song cycle Poreia for soprano, flute, guitar and piano; World-Premiere; First Seminar of Contemporary Greek Music; Cyprus

Theodorakis Epitaph and Epiphany; C Roland Melia; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra

Opera Gala Concert with tenor Dominic Natoli; C Jason Thornton; Leicester Symphony Orchestra; De Montfort Hall, Leicester (refer to Reviews)

The Songs of H. Duparc; C Roland Melia; Cyprus Symphony Orchestra

A. Sakali Liturgy beneath the Acropolis; World-Premiere; C Marios Papadopoulos; City of Oxford Orchestra; Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Maria eng West Side Story; C Marios Papadopoulos; City of Oxford Orchestra (refer to Reviews)

Nedda, Countess, Fiordiligi, Clorinda; Opera Scenes at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS

Winner of the Singer-of-the-Year Award; 2008 Madame Figaro Magazine
Woman of the Year Awards

Masterclass with Maestro Tenor Jose Cura; British Youth Opera; London

Masterclass with Nelly Miricioiu; London Masterclasses; Royal Academy of Music

Finalist/winner of 3rd Prize Diploma; 1st Concorso Vocale Internazionale di Musica Sacra; Rome

Prize-winner of Study Grant; 7th Julian Gayarre Singing Competition; Pamplona, Spain

Scholarship from Leventis Foundation; Bursary award from GSMD

4 Year Educational Grant from Corporation of London

EDUCATION

1997 - 98
Guildhall School of Music and Drama; Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance

Studied subjects: Singing, acting, movement, language coaching, opera coaching

1993 - 97
Guildhall School of Music and Drama; BMus (Hons) Degree

Studied subjects: Piano, singing, movement, acting, language coaching

VOCAL TRAINING

Teacher: Janice Chapman January 09- ; Lillian Watson April 06-November 08

Coach: Ron Morris, Mandy Demetriou, Peter Robinson, Anthony Legge, Carl Penlington-Williams

LANGUAGES

Singing: Italian, French, German, English, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian

Speaking: Fluent in Greek and English; basic Italian, German and French

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2000 - 03
St. George's Catholic School, Maida Vale, London

Recruited by Marie Stubbs in the position of music teacher and choir director; Mentioned in the book 'Ahead of the Class' (see pages 94, 194, 202, 210, 224, 255, 257); Interviewed by Rupert Smith for Radio Times Magazine (29 Jan-4 Feb 2005 issue, page 20)

Key to CV

MD & C - Musical Director/Conductor, D - Set & Costume Designer, P - Production
fr - French, it - Italian, eng - English

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