Venera Gimadieva

Venera Gimadieva
Venera Gimadieva
Born (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984
Kazan,  Russia
Occupation Opera singer (soprano)
Awards 2010 - International Shalyapin Competition, First Prize, 2014 - Golden Mask, the Best Female Role in Opera (La sonnambula), 2015 - Paris Opera Competition, Second Prize
Website www.venera-gimadieva.com

Venera Gimadieva (Russian: Венера Гимадиева, born 28 May 1984) is a Russian operatic soprano. She is invited to the opera houses around the world as one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation.[1] Member of the Lake Baikal Foundation Community Board.

Early life and training

Venera was born in Kazan in Tatarstan to the family of a teacher and a military officer. Having graduated from Kazan Music College in 2003, Venera started her training in the St Petersburg State Conservatoire in the opera class of professor S. Gorenkova.

In 2008-2009 she was the soloists of St Petersburg Opera under the direction of Yuri Alexandrov. She performed her first major roles as Lucia in Lucia Di Lammermoor, Gilda in Rigoletto, Lucrecia in The Rape of Lucrecia. In 2009 Venera was invited to be part of the Young Artist Programme at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.

Career

Venera Gimadieva joined the Bolshoi theatre as a soloist in 2011. Her roles at the Bolshoi have included Gilda Rigoletto, Marfa The Tsar’s Bride, Ksenia Boris Godunov, Amina in a new production of La Sonnambula, Violetta in a new production of La traviata[2] by Francesca Zambello, the title role of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow-Maiden, the Queen of Shemakha in a new production[3] of The Golden Cockerel by Kirill Serebrennikov and conducted by Vassily Sinaisky, Sirin in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and Maiden Fevronia, and Serpina in Pergolesi’s La serva padrona. Concert performances in Moscow include Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.

She has performed the role of Violetta in Verdi's La traviata at opera houses in France, Germany and Italy, including for her debut at La Fenice, Venice. She sang Violetta for her debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, UK in July 2014, in Tom Cairns's production[4] conducted by sir Mark Elder. This critically acclaimed[5] appearance followed her successful UK debut[6] at the 2013 BBC Proms, when she sang with the John Wilson Orchestra in a televised performance. Roles in 2013-2014 season also included Venera’s first Juliette[7] in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette opposite Juan Diego Flórez’s first Roméo in Lima, Peru, and the title roles of Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) and Manon (Massenet).

The 2015-16 season saw Gimadieva sing Violetta for both her debut[8] at the Royal Opera House,[9] Covent Garden, and her USA debut at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. She also sings the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor in Limoges, Rheims and Rouen; Giulietta I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; and Elvira, I puritani[10],at the Teatro Real Madrid, where she also sang Violetta in the acclaimed David McVicar's production[11] of La traviata.

The 2016-17 season had three more debuts for Venera; La Monnaie in Brussels, Zurich Opera House, and Santa Fe Opera. In Brussels, she performed the role of Queen of Shemakha, which was released on video by BelAir Classique in 2018. In February, she played Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Zurich Opera House. Finally, during the summer festival at the Santa Fe Opera, she was once again the Queen of Shemakha in a new production of The Golden Cockerel[12]. Other performances during the season were at the Bolshoi theatre (Don Pasquale and The Tsar's Bride), Semperoper Dresden (La traviata), Teatro Real (The Golden Cockerel), and Beijing, China (Lucia di Lammermoor).

The 2017-18 season began with a recital at the Edinburgh International Festival where Venera performed a selection of Russian songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière, Vlasov and Vasilenko. While in Scotland, she also completed a video shoot for Smoke, a musical composition written by Ola Gjeilo based on a poem by Henry David Thoreau. Piano accompaniment for both the recital and video was by Pavel Nebolsin. There were several debuts for the season; the first was a concert performance of The Golden Cockerel at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw[13]. Next, she performed the role of Elvira (I puritani) at Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna and in May, she was Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor) at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. Finally, she made her unplanned debut at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux because she was requested to “step-in” for an ailing colleague[14].

While Venera was performing Lucia at Semperoper Dresden, Opéra National de Bordeaux was staging a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor. As opening night was approaching, Georgia Jarman, who was singing the role of Lucia, became ill. Venera was between performances and traveled to Bordeaux for opening night. Georgia recovered in time for the second show and Venera returned to Dresden.

2018 saw the start of a new project for Venera as she recorded her first CD, Momento Immobile, in Manchester, England with The Hallé Orchestra conducted by Gianluca Marcianò. In April, London’s Wigmore Hall was the site of a second recital with Pavel Nebolsin, where she again performed songs from Russian composers. May ended with an invitation to the Classic Gala Concert in Saint Petersburg with Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak. Other performances during the season were at Semperoper Dresden (La traviata), the Bolshoi theatre (Don Pasquale), and Teatro Real (Lucia).

Debuts

Recordings and awards

VERDI, G.: Traviata (La) (Glyndebourne, 2014) (NTSC), Opus Arte

VERDI, G.: Traviata (La) (Glyndebourne, 2014) (Blu-ray, HD), Opus Arte

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N.: The Golden Cockeral (Palais De La Monnaie, 2016) (DVD, Blu-ray), BelAir Classique

References

  1. ↑ Clements, Andrew (18 July 2014). "La Traviata review – Venera Gimadieva is thrilling in this elegant update". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "06 May 2016 (Fri), 19:00 - Giuseppe Verdi "Traviata" (Opera in two acts) (Opera) - World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Marvellous Main (Historic) Stage - BolshoiMoscow.com". www.bolshoimoscow.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Lavish 'Golden Cockerel' Satirizes Those in Power". Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  4. ↑ Pritchard, Stephen (2014-07-19). "La traviata; Gloria: A Pigtale – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  5. ↑ "La Traviata, Glyndebourne, review: 'exquisitely conducted'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Prom 59: Hollywood Rhapsody Prom - Prom 59: Hollywood Rhapsody Prom". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Flórez y Gimadieva debutan Romeo y Julieta". Camello Parlante. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  8. ↑ Hartson, William (2016-01-21). "Review: La Traviata at the Royal Opera House". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  9. ↑ "Venera Gimadieva — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  10. ↑ "I Puritani en Teatro Real, segundo reparto | by Bachtrack for classical music, opera, ballet and dance event reviews". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  11. ↑ Codalario. "Crítica: Nucci protagoniza'La traviata' de Verdi en el Teatro Real de Madrid" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  12. ↑ "The Golden Cockerel soars in Santa Fe". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  13. ↑ "Opera Today : The Golden Cockerel Bedazzles in Amsterdam". www.operatoday.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  14. ↑ "Bordeaux : une révélation inattendue à l'Opéra pour la première de "Lucia di Lammermoor"". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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