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Jelena Banković

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Born in Belgrade, soprano Jelena Bankovic earned her Master Piano Degree (class of Prof. Aleksandar Serdar and Bachelor Singing Degree (class of Prof. Aneta Ilic) at University of Music in Belgrade as well as her Master Opera and LOK 
Degree at University of Arts in Berlin, class of Prof. Peter Maus. 

She refined her education in collaboration with a.o.  Ruggero Raimondi, Brigitte Fassbaender, Teresa Berganza, Snezana Nena Brzaković, James Hooper, Doreen Defeis and with Ruth Falcon, Diana Soviero and Mignon Dunn as part of International Vocal Arts Institute in New York.

She performed as soloist with Serbian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Serbian Military Symphony Orchestra, with Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra, with Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra in the large broadcasting hall of RBB, with Leipzig Symphony Orchestra in Berlin Philharmonic and with Munich's I Virtuosi Ambulanti at “Esterhazy Festival” in Haydnsaal in Austria and in Auditorio Nacional in Madrid. For two years in a row she was a guest of honor at Achilleon Palace in Corfu (Greece), where she gave two solo recitals accompanied by pianists Alexis Agrafiotis and Sotiris Louzios. She made her debut at Berlin State Opera in Hermann's »Die Luft hier: scharfgeschliffen« and in Mozart's »La finta giardiniera«, production of Christoph Hagel, as well as in Landestheater Coburg, where she performed in Korngold's »Die stumme Serenade« and as the flower girl in »Parsifal«. Recently she jumped in with great success as Morgana in the production of "Alcina" at Theater Vorpommern, as Musetta in the production of "La Boheme" in State Theater Meiningen and in Theater Bremen as The Angel in the production of "Angels in America". She has already won several renowned competitions, including  “International Competition Giacomo Lauri Volpi” in Latina with Teresa Berganza as jury president.

In cooperation with the “Asociación Luigi Boccherini”, a CD (World Premiere) with arias by Boccherini and Brunetti was produced for the music label Lindoro in Madrid and in cooperation with Braunschweig State Orchestra a CD with excerpts from Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel" was made, where she sang the role of Gretel for the music label Coviello Classics.

She was an ensamble member of the State Theater Braunschweig since 2017 and presented herself to the audience, (a o.) as Gretel (»Hänsel und Gretel«), Lidotschka (»Moscow, Tscherjomuschki«), Fifth Maid (»Elektra«), Servilia (»La clemenza di Tito«), Sophie (»Werther«), Musetta (»La Bohème«), Flora (»The Turn of the Screw«), Charlotte (E. Krenek »Diktator«), Ursula/Marie/Ygraine (Aribert Reimanns »L`Invisible«), Lucy (Menotti »The Telephone«), Angel (» Angels in America«), The Voice (»Transstimme« Munich Biennale 2020), Hanako (Toshio Hosokawa`s »Hanjo«), Erste Waldenfee (»Rusalka«), Morgana (»Alcina«), Sister Rose (»Dead Man Walking«), Papagena (»Die Zauberflöte«), Gretchen (»Der Wildschütz«), Hasenscharte (Sidney Corbetts'»Das große Heft«), La Sacerdotessa (»Aida«).

Ms Bankovic is a Richard Wagner Scholarship holder for the year 2023

Jelena Bankovic has been working as a freelancer since the 2022/23 season.  
At Theater Osnabrück she gave her role and theater Debut as Thekla in the production of Ulrich Mokrusch, opera "Wallenstein" by Jaromir Weinberger, where she will be returning in the new Production of "Peter Grimes" and giving her role debut as 1.Niece. Premiere on 20th January 2024

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G. Puccini: La BohemeII Act, entrance of Musetta and Aria "Quando me'n vo"Jelena Bankovic, soprano

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"Quando me'n vo" (La Boheme/Musetta's Waltz)

Jake Heggie: DEAD MAN WALKING 2. Act, Scene 2 : Helen`s bedroom "God`s love and forgiveness" Sister Rose: Jelena Bankovic, soprano

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