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Kristina Bitenc

Soprano

About
             About

Noticed for her “ warm and ethereal voice”  Kristina Bitenc is a rising soprano with wide repertoire as well in opera as in oratorio.

 

In the season 2016/17 Kristina was touring through the Netherlands with Dr. Miracle’s last illusion created by the young uprising opera company Opera2Day. Kristina is performing among others arias from La Sonnambula ( Ah, non credea mirarti) and Menotti’s opera The Medium.

 

“Kristina Bitenc moves with a warm and ethereal sounding "Ah! Non credea mirarti. “ ( Opera Magazine, February 2017)

 

In 2015 she received critical acclaim for her role debut as Eurydice in Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice with the Nederlandse Reisopera staged by Floris Visser. In the Netherlands the opera was chosen as the Opera of the year 2015.

 

“But most impressive is Kristina Bitenc as Eurydice with a huge range and a smooth voice.”

 

“Her acting is sophisticated and convincing and her voice is warm and crystal clear. “

 

“The Slovenian soprano Kristina Bitenc shines in her role as Eurydice. She moves with the grace of a goddess and sings with a powerful and warm voice.”

 

Ms. Bitenc is in great demand as a concert soloist as well as on the opera stage. She has distinguished herself in leading opera roles as Eurydice (Gluck), Sandrina (Mozart), Blanche and Elle ( Poulenc), Max ( Knussen), Mrs. Julian ( Britten), Gianetta ( Donizetti), Femme (Milhaud), Oscar ( Verdi).  She performed with opera companies such as Nederlandse Reisopera, Opera2day, Opéra National du Rhin, Opera Zuid.

Throughout her career Kristina has collaborated with many conductors including Reinbert de Leeuw, David Syrus,  Antony Hermus, Marko Letonja, Karel Deseure, Bas Wiegers, Patrick Davin, Claude Schnitzler, Vincent Monteil , Gordan Nikolic, Friedemann Layer, Leo Hussain and has performed with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovenian Radio Orchestra, Residentie Orkest, ASKO Schönberg ensemble, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg,  Noord Nederland Orkest, Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, Dutch Youth Orchestra, Philharmonie Zuidnederland.

 

In the years 2012-14 Kristina was member of the Opera studio at the Opéra National du Rhin where she participated in productions such as Blanche neige  (La Souris, Le Nain Oups ) by Lange, La belle ou bois dormant (La fée bleue/ Princesse) by Respighi, Aladin et la lampe merveilleuse ( La Princesse Badr-al Budur)

by Rota and Owen Wingrave ( Mrs. Julian) by Britten, Le Pauvre Matelot ( Femme) by Milhaud and Der ferne Klang (Mizi) by Schrecker. She also participated in the guest performances of the Strasbourg Opera studio at the Atelier-Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris).

 

 

“Kristina Bitenc as Femme imposes a real dramatic and musical presence” (Opéra Magazine, May 2014)

 

“Discovery of the evening is the young Slovenian soprano” ( OBD Opéra, April 2016)

 

Ms. Bitenc studied violin at an early age but soon discovered her real passion, singing. Subsequently she graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Royal Conservatory in the Hague with Barbara Pearson. She was then selected to join the Dutch National Opera Academy from 2010-2012, where she received her Master´s Degree in Opera with distinction. She is coached by Brian Masuda and Ira Siff.

Repertoire
Repertoire

Composer                     Opera                                                 Role

G.Bizet                      Carmen                                                    Michaela *

B. Britten                  A midsummer night's dream               Tytania

B.Britten                   Owen Wingrave                                     Mrs. Julian

G. Donizetti              L’elisir d’amore                                       Giannetta

G. Donizetti              Il Campanello                                         Seraphina

C. Debussy               Pélleas et Mélisande                              Melisande *

G. Faure                    Penelope                                                 Melantho

C. W. Gluck              Orphée et Eurydice                               Eurydice

O. Knussen               Where the wild things are                     Max

M. F. Lange               Blanche Neige                                        La Souris, Le Nain Oups

D. Milhaud                Le Pauvre Matelot                                 Femme

W. A. Mozart            La Finta Giardiniera                               Sandrina

W.A.Mozart.             Die Zauberflute                                      Erste Dame

W.A.Mozart              Der Schauspieldirektor                        Madame Silberklang

F. Poulenc                 La Voix Humaine                                   Elle

F. Poulenc                 Dialogues des Carmélites                     Blanche

H. Purcell                  Dido and Aeneas                                   Belinda, 1st Witch

H. Purcell                  The Fairy Queen

M. Ravel                     L´Enfant et les Sortilèges                     La Bergere, La Chauve-Souris

O. Respighi                La belle au bois dormant                       Princesse, La fee bleu

N. Rota                      Aladin et la lampe merveilleuse            Princess Badr-al Budur

F. Schreker                Der ferne Klang                                      Mizi

G. Verdi                     Un ballo in maschera                              Oscar

G. Vedi                      Rigoletto                                                  Gilda *

*partly

Opera

Roles in preparation

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G.Donizetti                L’elisir d’amore                                       Adina

C.Gounod                  Romeo et Juliette                                  Juliette

J. Massenet                Manon                                                     Manon

G.Verdi                       La Traviata                                               Violetta

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Concert

  J.S.Bach                     Johannes Passion

                                       Osteroratorium

  J. Brahms                   Requiem

  L. van Beethoven      An der Freude

  A. Bruckner               Requiem

  G. Faure                     Requiem

  G. Handel                  Messiah

  W.A. Mozart              Krönungmesse 

                                       Missa in c

                                       Requiem

  F.Poulenc                   Gloria

 G.Rossini:                    Petite messe solennelle

  J.Rutter                      Requiem

  A.Vivaldi                     Gloria

M.Ravel                         Shéhérazade

H.Berlioz                       Les nuits d'été

              Media

Opera performances

Portraits

Recordings

J.Massenet: Suis je gentille? Je marche sur tous les chemins

Mirsa Adami, piano

Media
Schedule

ORPHÈE ET EURYDICE Gluck | Nederlandse Reisopera

Role: Eurydice

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Conductor | Sascha Goetz

Director | Jennifer Williams

Choreography | Pim Veulings

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Orphèe | Yaroslav Abaimov

L’Amour | Lucía Martín Cartón

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Za 13 apr: Wilminktheater en Muziekcentrum Enschede

Di 16 apr: Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht

Di 23 apr: SPOT Theater Groningen

Do 25 apr: ATLAS Theater Emmen

Vrij 3 mei: Amare - Den Haag

Di 7 mei: ChasséTheater Breda

Vrij 10 mei: Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Zo 12 mei: Koninklijk Theater Carré Amsterdam

Do 16 mei: Theater & Concert Orpheus Apeldoorn

Za 18 mei: Zwolse theaters Zwolle

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14. 05.2024

Herdenkings concert 2024 in Laurenskerk, Rotterdam met Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest

Vivaldi : Gloria

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W.A.Mozart: Der Schauspieldirector

Role: Madame Silberklang

 

Director: Christopher Gillet

Conductor: Enrico Delamboye

Opera Zuid

Philharmonie Zuidnederland

 

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10.11.2023 at 19:00 Parktheater Eindhoven try-out

12.11.2023 at 14:30 Parktheater Eindhoven première

14.11.2023 at 20:00 Theater Rotterdam

16.11.2023 at 20:00 Chassé Theater

18.11.2023 at 20:15 Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg

21.11.2023 at 20:00 De Lawei Drachten

23.11.2023 at 19:45 Amare Den Haag

25.11.2023 at 20:00 Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

30.11.2023 at 20:00 Parkstad Limburg Theaters Heerlen

3.12.2023 at 19:30 Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht

Contact

Kristina Bitenc

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