Pannon Philharmonic

Kristina Kolar is a leading Croatian soprano of the younger generation, principal soloist in Croatian Theatre Rijeka, and winner of the state vocal competitions.

• . She studied with famous world singer Ljiljana Molnar Talajić, and graduated in Zagreb Music Academy in the class of Professor Zdenka Žabčić Hesky.

 

MASTER CLASSES 

2003: Accademia Lirica del Rotary Internacional – Milano Prof.Rubboli-Montanari-Marchesi

2007: Alesandro Svab –Italy

2008: Nelli Manuilenko – Ukraine.

2015: Dunja Vejzović - Croatia

In 1997, she joined the ensemble of the opera house in Rijeka

She won the most important professional award “Milka Trnina” in 2010, for the best role in opera

“Cavalleria rusticana” - Santuzza.

SOME OF PERFORMED ROLES:

G.Verdi: Aida (Aida), Croatian National Theatre Zagreb, Croatian National Theatre Rijeka, SNG Maribor, Split summer festival, Oderzo summer festival - Italy
Conductors: A.Allemandi, R. Homen, I. Vlajnić, F. Rosa, N. Bareza.

In 2014, she had a tour with Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, singing Aida in Japan (Tokyo-Orchard Hall, Nerima, Fukuoka, Maebashi, Hachioji.)
Total: twenty five times in her career.

W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), CNT Rijeka, Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier (Maddalena di Coigny), CNT Rijeka, Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

P. Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza), CNT Rijeka, CNT Split

Conductors: N.Matošević, L.Voltolini.

G. Puccini: Tosca (Tosca), CNT Zagreb, CNT Rijeka, Conductors: S. Dinić, I. Skender, Robert Homen.

F. Cilea – Adriana Lecuvrier (La principessa Bouilon), Rijeka

G. Verdi – Nabucco (Abigaille) CNT Rijeka, SNG Ljubljana, Theatre Freiburg Germany
Conductors: N. Matošević, I. Švara, Johannes Knapp, De Nadai, F.Bollon.

G. Bizet - Carmen (Carmen)

W. A. Mozart – Cosi fan tutte (Dorabella), Rijeka, Dubrovnik summer festival

A. Ponchielli – La Gioconda (Laura Adorno) Rijeka, Split summer festival, Conductor: N. Bareza

I. pl. Zajc – Nikola Šubić Zrinjski (Eva Zrinjski)

G. Puccini - Gianni Schichi (Ciesca ) - Madame Butterfly (Suzuki), Conductor: Ivan Repušić

G. Verdi - La forza del destino (Preziosilla)

R. Wagner – Parsifal (Blumenmädchen), CNT Zagreb, Conductor: N. Bareza

Ambroise Thomas – Hamlet (Gertrude), CNT Zagreb, Conductor: H. Niquet

J. Golob – Ljubezen kapital (Mama), SNG Ljubljana, Conductor: M. Hribernik, M.Gašperčić

 

Concert repertoire:

G. Verdi: Requiem

G. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder

G. Mahler: Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen

W. A. Mozart: Requiem

G. B. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

L. van Beethoven: Masse in C-major

G. Rossini: Piccola messa solenne

A. Dvorak: Stabat Mater

G. Rossini: Stabat Mater

M. Haydn: Requiem in C-minor

G. A. Ristori: Messa per il Santissimo Natale

Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto