Lidia Fridman

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Lidia Fridman
Born (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28)
Samara, Russia
OccupationOperatic soprano

Lidia Olegovna Fridman, born 20 February 1996, is a Russian operatic soprano.

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Biography

She was born in Samara, Russia, and graduated in singing and piano in 2011 from the School of the Arts No. 17. [1] In 2015 she completed her degree in the vocal department of the Samara Music College D.G. Shatalov. [2] From 2015 to 2018 Fridman attended the Tomadini Conservatory of Music in Udine. She later studied at the Conservatory of Music “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice, and while there completed an internship at the Belcanto Rodolfo Celletti's Academy in Martina Franca, with Fabio Luisi as music director.

Singing career

Fridman made her theatrical debut in 2019 in the lead role in the first modern production of Albinoni's opera La Statira , at La Fenice in Venice. She subsequently performed at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca where she sang the title role in the opera Ecuba by Nicola Antonio Manfroce in an updated staging by Pier Luigi Pizzi. [3] Additionally she starred in the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo as Sylvia de Linares in the world premiere of the opera L'Ange de Nisida directed by Francesco Micheli. [4]

In 2020 Fridman assumed leading roles in the operas Dido and Aeneas in Padova and Lucrezia Borgia at Müpa Budapest, Teatro Verdi in Trieste and the Aalto Theatre in Essen. [5] During the 2021–2022 season she sang lead roles in the operas Norma at La Monnaie in Brussels and at Teatro Regio in Turin; Aroldo at the Theatre Galli in Rimini; Don Giovanni at Deutsche Oper Berlin; [6] Il segreto di Susanna at the Konzerthaus in Berlin; and Eugene Onegin at Staatsoper Hannover. [7]

In 2022 she was invited by Pier Luigi Pizzi to make her debut as Giuseppe Verdi's Lady Macbeth on a tour in Italy. The following year she sang the main roles in the first staging of the opera Dalinda by Gaetano Donizetti, at the Konzerthaus Berlin, [8] and in Richard Strauss's Salome at the Immling Festival. [9] In 2024 she will play the role of Amelia in the opera Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Regio di Torino under the direction of Riccardo Muti. [10]

Fridman's repertoire extends to modern music by composers writing specifically for her voice: L’ombra della luce by Marco Sinopoli (Biennale Festival in Venice 2019), the opera Cassandra by Marco Podda (Theater Coccia of Novara, 2020) and Epigrammi by Domenico Turi (Verdi Theater in Martina Franca, 2022).

Repertoire

Discography

Albums

Recognition

Reviews

Many plays by Fridman received high marks from opera critics in Europe, the UK and the US, [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] who noted that her voice has a rare dark (metal) timbre, and her performances are distinguished by filigree phrase and emotional acting. [17]

Awards

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  2. ↑ "Branch "Vocal Art"". Samara Music College.
  3. ↑ Roman Rudnitsky (August 12, 2019). "Lidia Fridman: in my colleagues I appreciate the ability to work, optimism and ability to work in a team". Operatime.
  4. ↑ Renato Verga (November 18, 2019). "Donizetti's L'ange de Nisida proves to be a masterpiece". Bachtrack .
  5. ↑ Francisco Salazar (January 13, 2020). "Artist Of The Week: Lidia Fridman". OperaWire.
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  7. ↑ "Lidia Fridman". Aart Music.
  8. ↑ David Salazar (May 11, 2023). "Lidia Fridman Headlines Konzerthaus Berlin's World Premiere of Donizetti's 'Dalinda'". OperaWire.
  9. ↑ "Salome". Immling Festival .
  10. ↑ "Un ballo in maschera 2023/2024". Teatro Regio (Turin) .
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