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== Career ==
== Career ==
In 1992 she began an active career on the world's largest opera scenes [[Teatro alla Scala]][[Milan]], [[Teatro dell’opera di Roma]], [[Florencia]], Bologna, Turin, Verona, Palermo, Trieste, [[Napoles]], [[Venecia]], Parma, Festival Rossini di Pesaro, Bergamo, Arena di Verona, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, [[Carnegie Hall in Nova York]], Festival Barroc Innsbruck, [[Bayerische Staatsoper]] [[Munich]], [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]], Hamburgische Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, Opera of Ginebra and Lausana, [[Teatro Real de Madrid]], [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]][[Barcelona]], [[Royal Opera House]] Covent Garden London, Opéra National Paris, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, National Theater Tokyo, Korea National Opera, Opera Canada, Los Angeles Opera House, [[Metropolitan Opera House]]Nova York, among others. Her most noted roles have been Violetta “La Traviata”, [[Semiramide]], [[Lucia di Lammermoor]], [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Anna Bolena]], [[Maria Stuarda]], [[Königin der Nacht]] “[[Die Zauberflöte]]”, Amina “La Sonnambula”, Margherite “Faust”, Elvira “I Puritani”, among others.
In 1992 she began an international active career on the world's largest opera scenes [[Teatro alla Scala]][[Milan]], [[Teatro dell’opera di Roma]], [[Florencia]], Bologna, Turin, Verona, Palermo, Trieste, [[Napoles]], [[Venecia]], Parma, Festival Rossini di Pesaro, Bergamo, Arena di Verona, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, [[Carnegie Hall in Nova York]], Festival Barroc Innsbruck, [[Bayerische Staatsoper]] [[Munich]], [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]], Hamburgische Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, Opera of Ginebra and Lausana, [[Teatro Real de Madrid]], [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]][[Barcelona]], [[Royal Opera House]] Covent Garden London, Opéra National Paris, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, National Theater Tokyo, Korea National Opera, Opera Canada, Los Angeles Opera House, [[Metropolitan Opera House]]Nova York, among others.

In 1995 she sang the title role in Verdi's Luisa Miller in Germany and Switzerland. After singing in a production of The Golden Cockerel in Rome she took part in the Rome Summer Festival as Gilda. At the Geneva Opera Theater she sang in Arabella and Rigoletto. In 1998 Darina Takova made her debut at [[Teatro alla Scala]] as the Queen of the Night with [[Riccardo Muti]] conducting. This was followed by performances at La Scala in Donizetti's Lucrecia Borgia with the famous production by [[Hugo de Ana]]. Additional appearances in Italy in 1998 included Lucia di Lammermoor in Florence and Violetta in Rome. In Lausanne she appeared in Ariadne auf Naxos and in Covent Garden in The Golden Cockerel. In the Covent Garden she also sang Violetta from La Traviata.

Her debut in the United States was in 1997 where she sang in California and Detroit. After that become her debut at Metropolitan Opera House in New York with "Faust" by Gounod as Margherite in the great production of Hugo de Ana.

Her most noted roles have been Violetta “La Traviata”, [[Semiramide]], [[Lucia di Lammermoor]], [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Anna Bolena]], [[Maria Stuarda]], [[Königin der Nacht]] “[[Die Zauberflöte]]”, Amina “La Sonnambula”, Margherite “Faust”, Elvira “I Puritani”, among others.

She worked with the greatest conductors of the time as [[Riccardo Muti], [[Alberto Zedda]], [[Carlo Rizzi]], [[Víctor Pablo Pérez]], among others.


== Teacher and mentor ==
== Teacher and mentor ==

Revision as of 18:15, 29 April 2014

Darina Takova
Born (1963-12-27) 27 December 1963 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Soprano, Teacher

Darina Takova (Sofia, 27 December 1963) is a Bulgarian soprano and teacher. She is one of the leading sopranos of her generation.

Education and First steps

Darina Takova was born in Sofia, where she finished her studies at National Academy Pancho Vladigerov in the class of Prof. Mati Pinkas and Prof. Mila Dyulgerova. Darina has been a member of the National Opera for six seasons since 1989. During this period, she also performed at all national opera houses and concert halls in Bulgaria. She has won awards from Luisa Todi in Lisbon, Young Opera Singers in Sofia, Francesc Viñas Barcelona Totti Del Monte in Treviso.

Career

In 1992 she began an international active career on the world's largest opera scenes Teatro alla ScalaMilan, Teatro dell’opera di Roma, Florencia, Bologna, Turin, Verona, Palermo, Trieste, Napoles, Venecia, Parma, Festival Rossini di Pesaro, Bergamo, Arena di Verona, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall in Nova York, Festival Barroc Innsbruck, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, Opera of Ginebra and Lausana, Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatre del LiceuBarcelona, Royal Opera House Covent Garden London, Opéra National Paris, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, National Theater Tokyo, Korea National Opera, Opera Canada, Los Angeles Opera House, Metropolitan Opera HouseNova York, among others.

In 1995 she sang the title role in Verdi's Luisa Miller in Germany and Switzerland. After singing in a production of The Golden Cockerel in Rome she took part in the Rome Summer Festival as Gilda. At the Geneva Opera Theater she sang in Arabella and Rigoletto. In 1998 Darina Takova made her debut at Teatro alla Scala as the Queen of the Night with Riccardo Muti conducting. This was followed by performances at La Scala in Donizetti's Lucrecia Borgia with the famous production by Hugo de Ana. Additional appearances in Italy in 1998 included Lucia di Lammermoor in Florence and Violetta in Rome. In Lausanne she appeared in Ariadne auf Naxos and in Covent Garden in The Golden Cockerel. In the Covent Garden she also sang Violetta from La Traviata.

Her debut in the United States was in 1997 where she sang in California and Detroit. After that become her debut at Metropolitan Opera House in New York with "Faust" by Gounod as Margherite in the great production of Hugo de Ana.

Her most noted roles have been Violetta “La Traviata”, Semiramide, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucrezia Borgia, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Königin der NachtDie Zauberflöte”, Amina “La Sonnambula”, Margherite “Faust”, Elvira “I Puritani”, among others.

She worked with the greatest conductors of the time as [[Riccardo Muti], Alberto Zedda, Carlo Rizzi, Víctor Pablo Pérez, among others.

Teacher and mentor

Since 2007 Darina started actively teaching by offering master classes and counseling to young opera singers from Bulgaria and abroad. Since 2013 Darina Takova is mentor of Operosa.

In 2007 created the Darina Takova Foundation located in Sofia, to promote young opera talents.

Discography

Opera Role Director Cast Year Tipe Firma
Opera Recital Soprano Metodi Matakiev Darina Takova 2000 CD Gega
La Traviata Violetta Carlo Rizzi Darina Takova, Maya Dashuk, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Vittorio Vitelli 2001 CD/DVD
Tancredi Amenaide Riccardo Frizza Darina Takova, Daniela Barcellona, Marco Spotti, Giuseppe Filianoti, Nicola Marchesini, Laura Polverelli, Raúl Giménez, Simoni Alberghini 2005 CD/DVD Arthaus Musik
Luisa Miller Luisa Maurizio Benini Darina Takova, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Arutjun Kotchinian, Ursula Ferri 2006 CD/DVD Naxos
Torvaldo e Dorliska Dorliska Victor Pablo Pérez Darina Takova, Michele Pertusi, Francesco Meli, Jeannette Fischer 2006 CD/DVD NTSC

References

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