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Sofia Ameli Gojić (born 5 February 1968) is a Croatian mezzo-soprano. She is principal opera singer and vocal coach at Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb..[1]

Sofia Ameli Gojić
Born (1968-02-05) 5 February 1968 (age 56)
Sisak, Croatia
EducationAcademy of Music, University of Zagreb; Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
Occupation(s)Opera singer (mezzo - soprano), vocal coach
Years active1990 - present
SpouseDušan Gojić
AwardsGold Medal of „Mare Nostrum Croaticum“ for life achievements

Early life and training edit

Sofia Ameli Gojić[2] was born in Sisak, Croatia,[3] where she started her education in music and performing arts. When she was thirteen years old, Croatian composer V. Rakijas, inspired by her singing, composed a song for her, which she premiered and recorded for Croatian radio and television.

She studied opera singing at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in the class of Prof. Nada Puttar-Gold.[3] and completed a degree in singing. She continued her postgraduate studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria, in the class of Prof. Leopold Spitzer. She also worked with distinguished pedagogue Stojan Stojanov Gancev.[3]

Career edit

After finishing her studies, she was engaged as a soloist opera singer at the Opera of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.[1] At the same time, she performed as a guest singer in other opera houses and concert halls in Croatia, as well as in Austria,[4] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5] Germany, Hungary,[6] Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. She started her career as a soprano and in the first twelve years she sang a large number of title and leading roles such as Rosina, Mimì, Musetta, Violetta Valery, Hanna Glawary, Marzenka, Abigaille, Suor Angelica, Santuzza and others. In 2002, after performing the role of Santuzza, she received offers to sing mezzo-soprano roles. From 2002 she has sung a large number of mezzo-soprano and alto roles, among which are the roles of Amneris, Azucena,[7] Carmen, Eboli, Fenena, Ulrica, Princess Clarice[8] and Zia Principessa. She has performed leading roles in contemporary operas, such as Greta (The Metamorphosis), Marianne (Stories from the Vienna Forest), Girl (Talk to me about Augusta) and Mrs. Steel (Penguins).

She recorded various pieces of contemporary music and different projects for Croatian Radio and Television, RTV Macedonia, RTV Montenegro, Radio Television of Serbia and Swiss Television. Her artistic activities include concerts with Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Croatian Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of the Ljubljana Opera, Cantus Ensemble, String Orchestra Dusan Skovran, Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra etc. She has participated in Opera Festivals[9] and Festivals of Contemporary music: Music Biennale Zagreb, Gostic Days, Days of Croatian Music, Grosseto Festival, May Opera Evenings in Skopje,[10] Kampnagel in Hamburg, International Miskolc Opera Festival and others[11]

In the year 2005 she was awarded for life achievements with the Gold Medal of „Mare Nostrum Croaticum[12]“ as the youngest opera singer who won this award ever. In the 2018/19 season as a vocal coach, she prepared the artists of the Ballet of the Croatian National Theatre[1] for singing in the ballet production Apoksiomen.[13] In the seasons of 2020/21 and 2021/22 she will sing the roles of Azucena,[14] Carmen[14] and Ulrica.[15]

Roles edit

Roles[16] Opera, Operetta, Contemporary Opera Productions
Barbarina Le Nozze di Figaro 1991
Musetta La Boheme 1992, 1992
Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia 1993, 1999
Jela[17] The Return 1993
Violetta Valéry La Traviata 1994, 1995
Marēnka The Bartered Bride 1994
Hanna Glawary The Merry Widow 1994
Greta Metamorphosis 1995
Mimì La Bohème 1995
Marussa Nozze Istriane 1995
Jelena Nikola Šubić Zrinjski 1995
Marianne Tales from the Vienna Forest 1997
Girl Tell mi about Augusta 1999
Abigaille Nabucco 2001, 2002
Suor Angelica Suor Angelica 2001
Santuzza Cavalleria Rusticana 2002
Suzuki Madama Butterfly 2003, 2019
Princess Eboli Don Carlo 2004
Fenena Nabucco 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Ulrica In Ballo in Maschera 2007, 2009
Mrs.Steel Penguins 2007
Zia Principessa Suor Angelica 2008
Maddalena Rigoletto 2009
Doma[18] Ero the Joker[19] 2011, 2017
Carmen[15] Carmen 2005, 2008, 2011
Amneris Aida[20] 2013, 2014
Jele Equinox 2015
Princess Clarice[21] Love for three Oranges[22] 2017
Vornic's Wife Adel and Mara 2017
Mary[23] The Flying Dutchman 2018
Azucena[24] Il Trovatore 2005, 2005, 2019

Personal life edit

Sofia Ameli Gojić[25] lives with her husband, Croatian actor Dušan Gojić[26] and their daughter in Zagreb, Croatia

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Sofia Ameli Gojić". HNK (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ "Zagreb: Operne dive Valentina Fijačko i Sofija Ameli Gojić - Pixsell". www.pixsell.hr. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Sofia Ameli Gojić". TEATAR.HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ "Reference". www.operabase.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ "Opera 'Ero s onog svijeta' in Tuzla". Sarajevo Times. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ^ "B OPER/OPERETTE THEATER". operone.de. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  7. ^ "Zagreb Premiere of the Verdi's Troubadour". Just Zagreb. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. ^ Balázs, Csák. "Opera circus - Operaportál". www.operaportal.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  9. ^ "Zbog velikog uspjeha HNK nastavlja s opernim koncertima po zagrebačkim kvartovima". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  10. ^ "North Macedonia Timeless". northmacedonia-timeless.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  11. ^ "Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba". www.infozagreb.hr. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  12. ^ "Obilježavanje 25 godina umjetničkog djelovanja: Sofia Ameli Gojić!". Scena.hr. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  13. ^ "Apoxyomenos". HNK. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  14. ^ a b von Engelhardt, Dietrich; Henkelmann, Thomas; Krämer, Annette (1987), "Grosseto", Florenz und die Toscana, Basel: Birkhäuser Basel, p. 152, doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-6271-4_16, ISBN 978-3-0348-6272-1, retrieved 2020-07-24
  15. ^ a b "Prvakinja zagrebačkog HNK-a obilježava 25 godina umjetničkog rada - Studentski.hr". studentski.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  16. ^ "Sofia Ameli Gojić, mezzo". www.operabase.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  17. ^ "Prvakinja zagrebačkoga HNK-a Sofia Ameli Gojić obilježava 25 godina umjetničkog djelovanja". H-Alter - Udruga za medijsku kulturu (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  18. ^ "Jegy.hu - Ero, a tréfacsináló". Jegy.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  19. ^ "Sofia Ameli Gojić - Vue globale - Ôlyrix". Olyrix.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  20. ^ "Aida - Giuseppe Verdi". iiczagabria.esteri.it (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  21. ^ "Opera "Zaljubljen u tri naranče" u veljači premijerno u zagrebačkome HNK". Show Bizz Magazin (in Croatian). 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  22. ^ "Sofia Ameli Gojić". revival19.planet-opera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  23. ^ "Zagrebački HNK priprema premijeru opere "Ukleti Holandez" Richarda Wagnera". Show Bizz Magazin (in Croatian). 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  24. ^ "Nova premijera u HNK-u zbog koje ćete planirati odlazak u kazalište". Journal.hr (in Croatian). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  25. ^ "Sofia Ameli Gojić, mezzo". www.operabase.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  26. ^ "Jutarnji list - Što je Hamlet naspram dirnutih žena zbog ljubavnog pisma?". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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