Best Female Singer: Ermonela Jaho, finalist among world stars

Ermonela Jaho, finalist at the Bachtrack Opera Awards in the category ‘Best Female Singer’. The name of Albanian soprano ranks as Best Female Singer, with stars like Anna Netrebko or Anita Rachvelishvili

The most prestigious voices of operatic voices at the World Opera Bachtrack Opera Awards have selected among the 6 finalist names also the Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho. After selecting about 600 best international productions during the 2016-2017 season, Ermonela Jahos’s name is ranked Best Female Singer, starred as Anna Netrebko or Anita Rachvelishvili. The Best Female Singer category is Anita Rachvelishvili with the production of Samson et Dalila (Opera de Paris), Anna Netrebko (Il trovatore, Vienna State Opera), Ermonela Jaho nominated for her role in the opera (Madame Butterfly, Royal Opera, London) Gawlle Arquez (Xerxes, Oper Frankfurt), Joyce DiDonato (Semiramide, Bayrishe Statsoper, Munich) and Karita Mattila in production (Jenufa, Metropolitan Opera, New York).

In the criticism published on the official website of the Bachtrack Opera Awards on Ermonela Jahos’s performance as Madame Butterfly notes: “Jaho not simply sings Butterfly, it turns into Butterfly. From the moment she appears in the cherry garden we believe in her character. Sliding and easy step, sleek gestures and twinkling eyes, she becomes a 15-year-old bride. Jaho takes the character a little bit by illuminating it and sticking to the top of the fragility. ” If you want to vote for talented and full-bodied Albanians you can vote on the official website of the Bachtrack.com competition. Bachtrack Opera Awards.

While the day before, the soprano has invited the audience to her live performance at the Royal Teatro, Madrid, through the release of a video. Ermonela, who played the role of Cio-Cio-San at the Madame Butterfly show across different parts of the world, is now on the 30th of June in Spain. For this reason, in her social network announcement, soprano has shown that this June 30 show will be broadcast live in 200 cities across Spain, which comes under the third edition of the Royal Teatro Opera Week in Madrid Spain. In May 2016, the soprano won the International Opera Award from the world’s votes. This award, which can be called the “Oscar” of the World Opera, at the Savoy Theater in London.

In the category of prize awarded by the world audience, the Albanian soprano competed with some of the most beautiful and best-known voices of contemporary world opera like Joyce Didonato, Juan Diego Florez, Dimitri Hvorostovsky or Eva Maria Westbroek.

This award actually marked the appreciation for an Albanian artist at such high levels.

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