Meet the eight singers participating in the IVC Mozart Masterclass and their repertoire for the course.
Stephanie Desjardins
Soprano
Canada
*1988
Graduated from Dutch National Opera Academy under Sasja Hunnego and Ira Siff in 2019 - Sings roles such as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni - Sang the role of God in The Flying Dutchman composed by Niek Idelenburg at Holland Opera - Debuted this year at Dutch National Opera in the ensemble of Ritratto by Willem Jeths - Sings in 2021 at Holland Opera the role of Contessa in the new production The Divorce of Figaro.
Arias:
· Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich (Konstanze) - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
· Crudele?...Non mi dir (Donna Anna) - Don Giovanni
· Temerari, sortite...Come scoglio immoto resta (Fiordiligi) - Così fan tutte
· Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina) - Die Zauberflöte
· Exsultate, jubilate - K. 165
Elenora Hu
Soprano
Netherlands
*1995
www.elenora-hu.nl
Is studying with soprano Dobrinka Yankova at Utrecht Conservatoire and with IVC winner Nelly Miricioiu - Bachelor of English Language and Culture at Leiden University - Debuted as La contessa di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro conducted by Leonardo Catalanotto - Award winner of the Virginia Zeani Royal Voice Competition - Received the Audience Award during the Grachtenfestival Conservatoire Competition - Participated in the IVC Summer School Bel Canto in 2019.
Arias:
·
Quando
avran fine omai...Padre, germani, addio! (Ilia) - Idomeneo
·
Solitudini
amiche... Zeffiretti lusinghieri (Ilia) - Idomeneo
·
Porgi,
amor, qualche ristoro (Contessa Alamaviva)- Le nozze di Figaro
·
Ei
parte... Per pietà, ben mio, perdona (Fiordiligi) - Così fan tutte
·
Vorrei
spiegarvi, oh Dio - K. 418
Duet:
·
Ah! guarda sorella (Fiordiligi, Dorabella) - Così
fan tutte
Melina Meschkat
Mezzo-soprano
Germany
*1991
www.melina-meschkat.de
Studied classical singing and music theatre in Saarbrücken with IVC Laureate Ruth Ziesak - Completed her Master's degree in Opera at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg last year - sang opera roles with a.o. Saarländisches Staatstheater and Oper in Starnberg - Annio in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito with Kammeroper Hamburg - Prizewinner Mozart Wettbewerb Absalom-Stiftung and Elise-Meyer Wettbewerb Hambug.
Arias:
·
Se
l'augellin sen fugge (Ramiro) - La finta giardiniera
·
Va
pure ad altri in braccio (Ramiro) - La finta giardiniera
·
Non
so più cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Voi,
che sapete (Cherubino) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Ah
scostati!... Smanie implacabili (Dorabella) - Così fan tutte
·
Parto,
ma tu ben mio (Sesto) - La clemenza di Tito
·
Deh,
per questo istante solo (Sesto) - La clemenza di Tito
Duets:
·
Il
core vi dono (Dorabella, Gulielmo) - Così fan tutte
·
Ah,
perdona al primo affetto (Servilia, Annio) - La clemenza di Tito
Anna Trombetta
Mezzo-soprano
US
*1994
www.annatrombetta.com
Born in Houston (Texas), moved to the Netherlands at the age of 15 - Bachelor degree Royal Conservatoire The Hague with Gerda van Zelm and Carolien Drewes - Master's degree Conservatoire of Amsterdam with Neil Semer and Sasja Hunnego - Debuted in 2019 as Cherubino in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar - Sang Annio in La Clemenza di Tito at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam in 2020.
Arias:
·
Non
so più cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Ah
scostati!... Smanie implacabili (Dorabella) - Così fan tutte
·
Tu
fosti tradito (Annio) - La clemenza di Tito
·
Chi
sà, chi sà, qual sia - K.582
·
Vado,
ma dove? o Dei! - K.583
Duet:
·
Ah! guarda sorella (Fiordiligi, Dorabella) - Così
fan tutte
Stefan Kennedy
Tenor
United Kingdom
*1989
www.stefankennedy.com
Studied at the Dutch National Opera Academy and Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with Neil Mackie and Iain Ledingham - Made his debut during his studies at Dutch National Opera and Opera Zuid - Sang a.o. Ferrando in Mozart's Così fan tutte and Remendado in Bizet's Carmen - Acis in Acis & Galatea with Royal Academy of Music - Sings regularly oratorio, such as evangelist in Bach's St Matthew and St John Passion - Sang in the cantata series with Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch - Guest at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Opera Holland Park.
Arias:
·
Sventurata
Sidon!... Se colà ne' fati è scritto (Arbace) - Idomeneo
·
Il
mio Tesoro (Don Ottavio) - Don Giovanni
·
Dalla
sua pace (Don Ottavio) - Don Giovanni
·
Un'aura
amorosa (Ferrando) - Così fan tutte
·
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino) - Die
Zauberflöte
Wagner Moreira
Tenor
Brazil
*1991
Studied at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil and Royal Academy of Music in London - Affiliated to the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme - Member of Liederkreis Royal Academy of Music - Participant Heidelberg Lied Akademie / Schubert-Woche with IVC Laureate Thomas Hampson in 2020 - Prize winner Gesangswettbewerbs der Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg - Sings roles as Ottavio Don Giovanni, Basilio and Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro - Made his debut with Deutsche Oper Berlin in the world premiere of Heart Chamber by Chaya Czernowin.
Arias:
·
Konstanze, Konstanze...O wie ängstlich
(Belmonte) - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
·
Il
mio Tesoro (Don Ottavio) - Don Giovanni
·
Tradito,
schernito dal perfido cor (Ferrando) - Così fan tutte
·
Un'aura
amorosa (Ferrando) - Così fan tutte
·
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino) - Die
Zauberflöte
·
Misero!
O sogno...Aura che intorno spiri - K.431
Lieder:
·
Ridente
la calma - K.152 (K. 210a) (Josef Mysliveček (1737 - 1781)
·
Abendempfindung, K.523
Duets:
·
Welch
ein Geschick! o Qual der Seele! (Konstanze, Belmonte) - Die Entführung aus dem
Serail
·
Fuggi,
crudele, fuggi! (Donna Anna, Don Ottavio) - Don Giovanni
·
Fra
gli amplessi in pochi (Fiordiligi, Ferrando) - Così fan tutte
Einar Þór Guðmundsson
Baritone
Iceland
*1989
www.einarthorgudmundsson.org
Started his studies with piano and later classical singing in Reykjavik - Member of several choirs and vocal octet in Iceland - Since 2016 studying at Royal Conservatoire The Hague with Rita Dams and Frans Fiselier - Currently first year Master at Dutch National Opera Academy - Sings during his studies in productions such as Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, Blond Eckbert by Judith Weir.
Arias:
·
Se
vuol ballare (Figaro) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Non
più andrai (Figaro) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Hai
già vinta la causa!... Vedrò mentr'io sospiro (Count Almaviva) - Le nozze di
Figaro
·
Deh,
vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) - Don Giovanni
·
Non
siate ritrosi (Guglielmo) - Così fan tutte
Duet:
·
Crudel!
perchè finora (Count Almaviva,
Susanna)- Le nozze di Figaro
Vincent Kusters
Baritone
Netherlands
*1991
www.vincent-kusters.com
Studied classical singing and piano at Maastricht Conservatoire with Mya Besselink and Joop Celis - Prizewinner Princess Christina Competition - Vocal studies with Reginaldo Pinheiro at Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and piano with Willem Brons at Amsterdam Conservatoire - In 2018 choral conducting at Utrecht Conservatoire - Masterclasses Lied with o. m. Robert Holl, Elly Ameling, Jard van Nes, Julius Drake - Currently coached by Meinard Kraak - Winner of the Friends of the IVC Prize 53rd IVC LiedDuo in 2019 with pianist Charlie Bo Meijering - In season 2020/21 Dutch Touring Opera with Magelone & Peter.
Arias:
·
Con un vezzo all'Italiana (Nardo) - La finta
giardiniera
·
Hai già
vinta la causa!...Vedrò mentr'io sospiro (Count Almaviva) - Le nozze di Figaro
·
Deh,
vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) - Don Giovanni
·
Non
siate ritrosi (Guglielmo) - Così fan tutte
·
Donne mie, la fate a tanti(Guglielmo)- Così fan tutte
·
Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo(Guglielmo)- Così fan tutte
·
Ein
Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno) - Die Zauberflöte
·
Papagena!
Weibchen! Täubchen! Meine Schöne! (Papageno) - Die Zauberflöte