Adela Zaharia Last updated July 13, 2025 Early life and education Born in Arad, Romania , [ 4] [ 5] Zaharia studied piano from the age of six and later, music theory . She first sang with her church and high school choir. [ 6]
Silvia Demian the former director of the Sabin Drăgoi College of Art Zaharia studied claimed, the soprano's "lucky star" was meeting Mariana Nicolesco when Zaharia won the National Music Olympiad. [ 7]
Zaharia earned her bachelor's degree and master's degree, from Gheorghe Dima Music Academy studying voice and piano with Marius Budoiu. [ 6] [ 8] [ 9]
Career Zaharia made her debut in 2010 [ 10] with the Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca as Gilda in Rigoletto , followed by Norina in Don Pasquale , Musetta in La bohème , and Michaela in Carmen . [ 11]
From 2012 to 2014 Zaharia was an ensemble member of the Komische Oper Berlin , [ 12] where she performed as Musetta ( La bohème ), Pamina ( The Magic Flute ), Donna Anna ( Don Giovanni ), Helena ( A Midsummer Night's Dream ) and Micaëla ( Carmen ). Other roles include Donna Anna ( Don Giovanni ), Norina's ( Don Pasquale ) and Gilda's ( Rigoletto ) repertoire. Since the 2015/16 season, Zaharia has been a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein , where she performed as Snow Queen in The Snow Queen , Najade in Ariadne auf Naxos [ 13] Lucia di Lammermoor , [ 14] [ 15] Konstanze (Mozart 's The Abduction from the Seraglio ), (Mozart 's Don Giovanni ) [ 16] among others. In the 2017/18 season she will perform as Le Feu in L'enfant et les sortilèges , Gilda, Lucia and Konstanze. [ 17] Guest engagements include Zaharia as Pamina at the Komische Oper Berlin; Gilda in Rigoletto [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] and Violetta in La traviata at the Los Angeles Opera . [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
In December 2017 she gave her debut as Lucia at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich , Germany , substituting for Diana Damrau , who withdrew due to illness. [ 25] [ 26] As of 2018, she continues to collaborate with Komische Oper Berlin and has been debuting on stages such as Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona , Bolshoi Theatre Moscow , Edinburgh International Festival and Shanghai Grand Theatre . [ 8] [ 27]
Additional 2017/18 season include her debut as Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux at the Frankfurt 's Opera and Play House , her debut at the George Enescu Festival with the mad scene from Iain Bell ’s A Harlot's Progress [ 28] and a three-week tour in Japan, where she will play Pamina in Die Zauberflote . Zaharia is also scheduled to perform with Plácido Domingo at a concert with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra in Guadalajara . [ 29] [ 30] [ 8]
References ↑ "Soprana Adela Zaharia şi tenorul Bogdan Zaharia în opera "Carmen" la Haifa" [ Soprano Adela Zaharia and tenor Bogdan Zaharia in "Carmen" opera in Haifa] . www.icr.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Cultural Institute . Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Schmid, Rebecca (August 27, 2018). "At Operalia, the Zarzuela Tradition Lives On" . The New York Times . Retrieved 31 August 2018 . ↑ Kirschner, Max (20 November 2017). "Opernsängerin Zaharia: "In Düsseldorf kann sich meine Stimme entwickeln" " [ Opera singer Zaharia: "In Düsseldorf my voice can develop"] . Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia" . www.komische-oper-berlin.de (in German). Komische Oper Berlin. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Interviu cu Adela Zaharia – câștigătoarea concursului Operalia 2017" [ Interview with Adela Zaharia - winner of the Operalia 2017 competition] . Radio România Cultural (in Romanian). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . 1 2 Cahen, Eva (27 May 2018). "Talking with singers: Adela Zaharia" . Schmopera . Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia - "cea mai bună voce feminină" " [ Adela Zaharia - "The Best Female Voice"] . Jurnal Aradean (in Romanian). 1 August 2017. Archived from the original (Online and print) on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . 1 2 3 "Adela Zaharia Steps in as "Lucia" to Make Her Bayerische Staatsoper Debut" . IMG Artists . 11 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ Pascu, Cristina. "Profesorul tenor Marius Budoiu punctează pe scenă, eleva soprană Adela Zaharia strânge diplome de laureaţi" [ Tenor Professor Marius Budoiu scores on the stage, student Adela Zaharia collects laureates diplomas] . Muzica Instantelor . Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ "De vorbă cu Adela Zaharia" [ Talking with Adela Zaharia] . jurnaldesoprana.ro (in Romanian). Jurnal de Soprană. September 11, 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . [ permanent dead link ] ↑ Cotuna, Adrian (30 July 2017). "Adela Zaharia scrie istorie pentru Arad: a triumfat la Operalia, concursul lui Placido Domingo - Glasul Aradului" [ Adela Zaharia writes history for Arad: she triumphed at Placido Domingo's Operalia contest] . Glasul Aradului (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . [ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Adela Zaharia" . www.komische-oper-berlin.de (in German). Komische Oper Berlin. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2018-06-04 . ↑ "Die Schneekönigin" [ The Snow Queen] . OperaVision . 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Tellechea, Juan Carlos. "Aclamada la soprano Adela Zaharia en la Lucia di Lammermoor de la Ópera de Düsseldorf" . Toda la Música (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Steppan, Isabella (11 December 2017). "Sie kam, sang und siegte: Adela Zaharias Lucia" [ She came, sang and won: Adela Zaharias Lucia] . Bachtrack (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia gewinnt bei Plácido Domingos Gesangswettbewerb "Operalia" - DAS OPERNMAGAZIN" [ Adela Zaharia wins at Plácido Domingo's singing competition "Operalia"] . Das Opernmagazin (in German). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia, soprano" . Operabase . Retrieved 4 June 2018 . 1 2 "LA Opera: Rigoletto" . www.laopera.org . LA Opera. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ " "Rigoletto" Review: Spectacular Los Angeles Opera Debuts for Michael Fabiano, Adela Zaharia – May 27, 2018" . Opera Warhorses. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Jalali, ByImaan (June 1, 2018). "LA Opera's "Rigoletto" Is a Tremendous Tale of Love, Intrigue, and Tragedy" . LA Excites . Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia - Profile - Deutsche Oper am Rhein" . operamrhein.de . Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Zaharia Adela" . Bayerische Staatsoper (in German). Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Thomas, Sean P. "The "Don't Miss" List" . Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles . Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "LA Opera Presents Verdi's Rigoletto Conducted by Matthew Aucoin" . BroadwayWorld.com . 24 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Uraufführungsfragment – Offenbachs "Fantasio" an der Komischen Oper Berlin" [ Premiere - Offenbach's "Fantasio" at the Komische Oper Berlin] . www.nmz.de (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Adela Zaharia, Ludovic Tézier in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Bavarian State Opera" . Operalia . 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ Zărăndan, Vasile (2 October 2017). "Deschiderea stagiunii 2017-2018 la Filarmonica de Stat Arad s-a petrecut duminică la TEBA" [ The opening of the 2017-2018 season at the Arad State Philharmonic took place on Sunday at TEBA] . ARQ (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . 1 2 "Adela Zaharia: IMG Artists" . IMG Artists . 5 October 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . [ permanent dead link ] 1 2 Salazar, Francisco (25 May 2018). "Q&A: Adela Zaharia On Winning Operalia & Her U.S. Debut At The LA Opera" . operawire.com . Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ Salazar, Francisco (17 December 2017). "Adela Zaharia To Make Her Bayerische Staatsoper" . operawire.com . Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ Mitran, Laura (13 August 2012). "Soprana Adela Zaharia, câştigătoare a Marelui Premiu Darclée" [ Soprano Adela Zaharia, winner of the Darclée Grand Prix] . Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ Buluc, Magdalena P. (14 August 2012). "S-a încheiat în triumf Concursul Darclée" [ The Darclée Contest ended in triumph] . Cotidianul RO (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ "Romanian soprano wins opera competition established by Placido Domingo" . Romania Insider . 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018 . ↑ Cristescu, Dana (30 July 2017). "Soprana Adela Zaharia, dubla castigatoare la concursul de opera "Operalia" " [ Soprano Adela Zaharia, double winner of the opera contest "Operalia"] . HotNews (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2018 . ↑ "Kazakhstan hosts Plácido Domingo's famed opera contest" . Euronews . 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018 . External links
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