Ilona Domnich - Soprano
"A voice of silken beauty"
Opera Now
One of the most exciting
young Opera singers of today, Ilona was plucked by the legendary diva Vera Rosza from St Petersberg to study at the Royal
College.
Her heartfelt warmth in performance has led to concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Gilda
with Southbank Sinfonia at Ischia and Anghiari Festivals in Italy, Mimi with Vignette productions in London-Village
underground, Cambridge -West Road Hall, Festival de Musique Cordial, Festival de Musique Menton in France. La Voix Humaine
with BBC Concert Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, , Chopin recitals with Angela Hewitt, Venus
The Judgment of Paris at Wigmore
Hall, Countess in Figaro Co opera, Blondchen
Die Entfuhrung at Dartington opera school, Zerlina Don Giovanni
and Pamina Die Zauberflote with English Touring Opera, Tatiana Evgene Onegin
at Iford and Elle Poulenc's La Voix Humaine,
as well as Madam Herz Der Schauspieldirektor; Colombina The Jewel Box
and Lizetta La vera costanza.
In recitals Ilona appeared at
St.Martin-in-the-fields, St.James's Piccadilly, St.George's Hanover Square, Loch Shiel festival (BBC radio Scotland),
Jersey International Festival, in Paris and Jerusalem. In symphonic
repertoire Ilona sang soprano solo in Mozart's Mass in C minor,
Mendelssohn's Elijah, Mahler's Symphony n.2, Verdi's Requiem,
Dvorak Te Deum, Strauss Brentano songs op 68, Shostakovich Symphony
14th, Beethoven's 9th.
Born
in St.Petersburg, into non musical family and began her musical education as a pianist.
Future
engagements include: Tatiana at Grange Park, The Tales of Hoffman (cover Olympia/Antonia/Giullietta/Stella) for English
National Opera; Ravel Shaherazade with Southbank Symphonia and Brahms Requiem at Coventry and Westminster cathedrals.
Ilona has been studying with: Vera Rosza, Janis Kelly,
Enid Hartle, Yvonne Kenny, Jonathen Pap, Joan Rodgers, Susan Roberts, Ludmila Andrew
