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Mezzo-soprano

Sevana Salmasi

Vienna

Austria

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Recent and Upcoming Projects:
•	August 2024 – Cristina (I pazzi per progetto)
•	August 2023 – Zaida (Il Turco in Italia) at Klassikfestival Kirchstetten
•	Season 2023/2024 - CARMEN – National Opera and Ballett Theatre Armenia
•	Concert Series (January – Dezember) with Wiener Premium Orchestra at Palais Palffy, as well as with the Wiener Residenz Orchester at Palais Auersperg, with the Wiener Barock und Klassikorchester at Palais Schönborn, with the Kaiser Orchester at Festsaal Billrothhaus.
•	August 2022 – Tisbe (La Cenerentola)- Klassikfestival Kirchstetten


Prizes and Awards at international Vocal Competitions:

1.	Finalist of Camerata Bardi International Vocal Competition, New York City (August 2021)
2.	1st Prize, Classic pure Vienna international Music Competition, Konzerthaus Wien (2018)
3.	Finalist at Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program in Los Angeles.
4.	Finalist und Public Choice Award at the international Nico Dostal Operetta Singing Competition in Austria.
5.	Award for the best interpretation of polish art songs at the international Ada Sari vocal competition in Poland.
6.	Supporting prize at the international Ferrucio Tagliavini Vocal Competition in Deutschlandsberg
7.	Honoring Prize at the Classic-Mania Competition in Vienna. 
8.	2. Prize, Public Choice Award and Concert prize at Heinrich Strecker Operetta Competition in Baden.
9.	Winner of Yehudi Menuhin „Live Music Now“ Vocal Competition in Vienna.
10.	Winner of  the Beverly Hills Mansion Auditions 2013 in Los Angeles 
11.	Winner of the Opera Buffs Competition 2013 in Los Angeles 
12.	Winner of the Auditions for Aspen Music Festival 
 

Stage experience  as Mezzo soprano
2023 Zaida/Il Turco in Italia/Klassikfestival Schloss Kirchstetten/Austria
2022 Tisbe/La Cenerentola/Klassikfestival Kirchstetten/Austria
2020 Amneris / Aida / Primicialny Palac / Slovakia 
2019 Azucena/Japan Tour (concertante)
2019 Zulma/L’italiana in Algheri/Klassikfestival Kirchstetten
2017 Sylva Varescu/Die Csardasfuerstin/Tournee in Germany
2015 Bertha/Il barbiere di Siviglia/Opernfestspiele Merano + Arena di Pula, Croatia
2013 Recital with art songs from Pawel Lukaschewsky/Alfred Newman Hall/Los Angeles 
2009 Giulietta/Hoffmann’s Erzaehlungen/Schoenbrunn Schlosstheater/Vienna
2008 Carmen/Carmen/Vivo Allegro Festival/Austria
2009 Anna + Fenena /Nabucco/Opera Festival St. Margarethen and Olympia Stadium Paris
2005 Marcellina/Gartenfestival Graz/Graz
2004 Cherubino/Le nozze di Figaro/Studiobuehne Wien/ Vienna
2004 Sacerdotessa/ Aida /Opera Festival St. Margarethen 
2004 Sextus/Julius Caesar/Studiobuehne Wien
2002 2. Dame/Die Zauberfloete/Schlosstheater Schoenbrunn/Vienn
2003 Miss Pinkerton/ The old maid and the thief/Vienna


Stage experience as Soprano
2013 Opera Recital/Open Orchestra Los Angeles/Downtown Plaza/ Los Angeles 
2013 Angelica/Suor Angelica (Cover)/Aspen Music Festival – Wheeler Opera House/ Aspen 
2013 Lieder- and Opera Recital/Beverly Hills Mansion/Encinitas, Los Angeles 
2013 Lieder- and Opera Recital/Beverlly Hills Mansion / Manhatten Beach, Los Angeles 
2013 Madame Lidoine/Dialogues of Carmelites/Bing Opera Theatre / Los Angeles 
2012 4.Symphony Mahler/South Coast Symphony Orchestra / Orange County 
2009 Hanna Glawari / the merry widow / Großes Salzburger Festspielhaus 
2009 Hanna Glawari / the merry widow/ Stadttheater Merano  
2008 Evelyne/Maske in Blau/Deutsches Theater München 
2007 Rosalinde / Die Fledermaus / Tschaikowsky Theatre/Moskow 
2006 Micaela / Carmen / Opera Festival St. Margarethen 
2005 Rosalinde / Die Fledermaus / National Theater Weimar 
2003 Lauretta /Gianni 2006 Schicchi/ Schloss Neuwaldegg/Vienna 
 







Education:

Master’s of Arts – Voice – University for Music and performing Arts, Vienna (graduated)
Lied and Oratorio Study – University for Music and performing Arts, Vienna (not graduated)
Doctorate of musical Arts Vocal Pedagogy – University of Southern California, USA (not graduated) 
Teaching Assistant (Voice department) – University of southern California, USA
Voice Teacher – Singschule Wien (Karenzvertretung) 2019 - 2021
Voice Teacher – Voice Studio „Sevana Salmasi“ at Music School Vienna. (2013-2022


Teachers and Masterclasses:

Grace Bumbry 
Ana Tomowa Sintow
Siegfried Jerusalem
Marjana Lipovsek
Christa Ludwig


 
BIO:
Sevana Salmasi is an Armenian/Austrian Mezzosoprano, living in Vienna, Austria. 17 years old, she got accepted as Voice Student at the University for Music in Vienna, as one of the youngest students ever. With the age of 24, after completing her studies, Sevana Salmasi started her career on an international level. 2011 -2013 Sevana Salmasi was selected as international Doctoral Student at the University of southern California, were she also was awarded with a Teaching Assistantship. From 2013 Sevana Salmasi again continued her career as Opera- and Concert Singer and established her own Voice Studio in Vienna, Austria teaching professional Opera- and Musical theater Singers. 



Contact:
Mag. Sevana Salmasi
Email: salmasi.sevana@yahoo.de
 
Website: www.sevanasalmasi.com 
Adress: Laubeplatz 3/2, 1100 Vienna, AUSTRIA

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