Learning a new Wagnerian role for the next season—the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and prosperity: Venus in Tannhäuser. As a high school student, while I was devoted to the organ at music school, my path led me to the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where I heard my very first Wagner—Tristan und Isolde—and it…

Thanks to an invitation from Maestro Alain Altinoglu, I was invited to perform Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. As one of the world’s leading orchestras, being part of this concert—also recorded and available to watch on YouTube—was an indescribable feeling. Just five days after my last Eboli, singing concert repertoire…

Ah—an immense joy! One of those roles you can hardly believe you’ve just sung! I’m only now beginning to understand why my teachers warned me to enter the dramatic repertoire as late as possible, because roles like these require complete vocal, physical, acting, and mental readiness. I’m grateful to myself for patiently building my vocal…

The phone rang one bright April afternoon — Vilnius was calling! The wonderful National Theatre invited me to step into the regal shoes of Amneris in Verdi’s Aida, with opening night set for June. Overwhelmed? Absolutely. Thrilled? Even more so. My heart did a little somersault. Of course I knew the role — every mezzo…

Pants are back on—yep, it’s time to be a boy again! I’m returning to the mischievous role of Nicklausse/The Muse. There’s nothing quite like the joy of revisiting a demanding role you’ve already sung. This time, I get to fine-tune, throw in some fresh flair, and basically show off just how much deeper I can…

Soon, I will shout these words once again on the stage of La Monnaie in Brussels, as we bring the epic conclusion of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung to life. I’m proud to be preparing for my eighth Wagnerian role, this time as Wellgunde in Götterdämmerung. With every new phrase, I’m reminded of how deeply…

I’m thrilled to be back in Taiwan, a country of breathtaking landscapes, delicious cuisine, and warm-hearted people. This time, I’m preparing something entirely new and challenging for my voice, but when the theater invited me to return, I eagerly embraced the opportunity. I will step into the shoes of Mrs. Quickly from Verdi’s Falstaff, the…

Back in 2015, I made the bittersweet decision to leave my beautiful homeland of Croatia to pursue my dream of singing on world’s grand stages. After nine years of incredible and unforgettable experiences as an ensemble member at Semperoper Dresden, Staatstheater Braunschweig, and Nationaltheater Mannheim, my heart is full of gratitude, my mind enriched with…

With the piano rehearsals of Cendrillon here in lovely Taichung, Taiwan in full swing, I nevertheless have to get ready for my next debut. The role of Nicklausse in The Tales of Hoffmann had somehow yet escaped me, so I gladly accepted the invitation of the Lithuanian National Opera and its music director Sesto Quattrini…

Today, I had the great pleasure of appearing at the official press conference of the National Taichung Theatre for the upcoming premiere of Massenet’s Cendrillon / Cinderella. Unlike a press conference in Europe, I was actually asked to appear in costume! So I showed up in my Act 2 gala tailcoat, in wig and makeup,…