Who at home, who on holiday, who is busy at work: here's how opera-divas spent Christmas. Olga Peretyatko has been involved in a series of concerts: at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlem and at Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna. Between a performance and another of Andrea Chenier at Teatro alla Scala, Anna Netrebko... Continue Reading →
A look at the New Year’s Concerts 2017
Let's celebrate the beginning of the year 2017 with a series of concerts in all theaters of the world! Soprano Sonya Yoncheva joined tenor Piotr Beczala and husband-conductor Domingo Hindoyan with Deutsche Radio Philarmonie in a Gala Concert at Festspielhaus in Baden Baden. For this occasion Sonya chose two gowns based on the timeless black and... Continue Reading →
Sonya Yoncheva for Opera News
The magazine Opera News, November 2016 issue, dedicates a long interview with the Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva after her success as Norma at Royal Opera House. The photo-shoot by Fernando Pinheiro shows Sonya in excellent form with outfits that highlight its strong and impactful personality (http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2016/11/Features/Soul_Sister.html) Beautiful pictures in black and white! In a photo, the artist... Continue Reading →
Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala 2015
The Metropolitan Opera hosted its opening night gala on September 21. This year’s performance of Verdi's Otello with Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello and Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona was preceded by a cocktail party and followed with a cast dinner in Damrosch Park, which had been designed to resemble the glass house sets seen in the production.... Continue Reading →
Return to Bulgaria for Sonya Yoncheva
Return to Bulgaria for Sonya Yoncheva, invited by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert on April 5. The Bulgarian soprano, accompanied by her husband-director Domingo Garcia Hindoyan, sang some songs included on her new album "Paris, Mon Amour". Sonya wore a gorgeous geometric pattern evening gown: deep V-neckline, seam sculpting a second-skin silhouette, a final... Continue Reading →
Jewellery maisons love opera – Le maisons della gioielleria amano l’opera
Many have been the social events taking place this month, but Lady Maxwell would like to speak about two of them sharing a common detail – the interest that some of the most important jewellery maisons are showing for opera and its protagonists. The first event was the Semperopern Ball held in Dresden on February... Continue Reading →
Diva! Sonya Yoncheva concert in Paris – Diva! Concerto di Sonya Yoncheva a Parigi
The young Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, winner of the 2010 Domingo-Operalia Award, has made a name for herself in just a few years, thanks to her versatile voice which allows her to move easily from Baroque music to Bel Canto. From the success she had at the Lille Opera in the role of Poppea by... Continue Reading →
Parade of stars for AIDS Gala in Berlin – Parata di stelle per l’AIDS Gala a Berlino
On November 2nd the Deutsche Oper Berlin hosted an important opera gala in support of the German Foundation Against AIDS. Such an important charity event was attended by some of the most popular opera stars - Joyce DiDonato, Olga Peretyatko, Simone Kermes, Sonya Yoncheva and Elena Tsallagova. Each of the ladies sported outfits in tune with... Continue Reading →