NINA DOMINKO
Her stage artistry combines precision, musical intelligence and interpretive depth, making her one of the most distinguished Slovenian singers of her generation. She graduated summa cum laude from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana under Prof. Pia Brodnik and also holds a degree in Music Education from the University of Maribor. During her studies, she received the Prešeren Student Award, Slovenia’s highest recognition for young artists.
At the Slovenian National Opera in Ljubljana she has performed leading roles such as Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Violetta Valéry (La traviata), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Sophie (Werther), Eurydice (Orphée aux enfers), Olympia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), and Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), receiving outstanding critical acclaim. At the Maribor Opera she is a regular interpreter of the Queen of the Night and has also sung the title role in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Her Musetta (La bohème) captivated audiences both in Ljubljana and at HNK Zagreb.
Her international engagements include appearances at HNK Split (Giulietta, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), HNK Rijeka (Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos), HNK Zagreb (Die Zauberflöte, La bohème), the Piccolo Opera Festival in Italy (as Amina in La sonnambula) and Teatro Verdi in Trieste, where she performed in Mozart’s Mozartiade. She also appeared as Violetta Valéry at the renowned Lent Festival in Maribor.
As a concert soloist, she has sung Orff’s Carmina burana at the prestigious Ljubljana Festival with the Maribor Symphony Orchestra, as well as in Maribor. She sang Carmina burana also in Rijeka and Sarajevo. She has collaborated with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovenian Army Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of SNG Maribor, the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra, and numerous ensembles across Italy, Croatia and Serbia. Her concert repertoire includes Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Spatzenmesse, Haydn’s Missa brevis and many gala performances.
Awards
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1st Prize, International Competition “Lav Mirski”, Osijek
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3rd Prize, International Competition “Bellano paese degli artisti”, Italy
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Prešeren Student Award
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Semifinalist, Ondina Otta International Competition
Education & Masterclasses
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Academy of Music Ljubljana – summa cum laude
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University of Maribor – Music Education
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Masterclasses with V. Garcia Sierra, B. Fink, M. Lipovšek, C. Spencer, S. McCoy
ROLES
MOZART
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Königin der Nacht – Die Zauberflöte
SNG Ljubljana, SNG Maribor, HNK Zagreb
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Blondchen – Die Entführung aus dem Serail
SNG Maribor
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La Regina – Mozartiade (koncertna vloga)
Teatro Verdi, Trst
ROSSINI
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Rosina – Il barbiere di Siviglia
SNG Ljubljana, SNG Maribor
DONIZETTI
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Adina – L’elisir d’amore
SNG Ljubljana
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Norina – Don Pasquale
SNG Maribor
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Lucia – Lucia di Lammermoor
SNG Maribor
BELLINI
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Amina – La sonnambula
Piccolo Opera Festival, Italija
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Giulietta – I Capuleti e i Montecchi
HNK Split, SNG Ljubljana
OFFENBACH
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Olympia – Les contes d’Hoffmann
SNG Ljubljana
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Eurydice – Orphée aux enfers
SNG Ljubljana
PUCCINI
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Musetta – La bohème
SNG Ljubljana, HNK Zagreb
VERDI
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Violetta Valéry – La traviata
SNG Ljubljana, SNG Maribor, Festival Lent
MASSENET
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Sophie – Werther
SNG Ljubljana
RICHARD STRAUSS
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Zerbinetta – Ariadne auf Naxos
HNK Rijeka, SNG Ljubljana
JOHANN STRAUSS (ml.)
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Adele – Die Fledermaus (Netopir)
SNG Ljubljana, SNG Maribor
DVOŘÁK
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Prva vila – Rusalka
SNG Maribor
CÉSAR CUI
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Princesa – Maček v škornjih
SNG Maribor
POULENC
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Sestra Constance – Dialogues des Carmélites
SNG Maribor
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