IRINA MARINAș
PERFORMING ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY
Irina Marinaş travelled around the world for her musical education. Born in Romania, the soprano started her studies in her hometown Râmnicu Vâlcea by taking piano lessons at the age of five. A decade later she started studying classical singing in Montreal, Canada. She is a graduate of the McGill University Schulich School of Music, where she was a pupil of Stefano Algieri. Ms. Marinaş completed her studies in Salzburg, Austria at the Mozarteum University, where she obtained a Master's Degree in the class of Horiana Brãnişteanu and Josef Wallnig. The soprano's debut was in 2009 at the Operafestival di Roma as Susanna in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, role which she interpreted again in 2011 at the Sommer Oper Bamberg Festival. Directly after Ms. Marinaş was hired as a fest member of the Musiktheater Ensemble in Koblenz, Germany, where she sang roles such as Anne Trulove (The Rake's Progress), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Adina (L'Elisir d’Amore), Marzelline (Fidelio), Micaela (Carmen), Stella (A Streetcar Named Desire), Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro) and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin). Ms Marinaş currently lives in Vienna, Austria and works internationally as a freelancer.
Performances
Singing and Acting
Micaela, Carmen | Theater Koblenz
Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro | Theater Hagen
Madeline, Fall of the House of Usher | Theater Koblenz
Janthe, The Vampire | Theater Koblenz
Princess Rosemarie, The Duchess from Chicago | Theater Koblenz
Pamina, The Magic Flute | Theater Koblenz
Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro | Theater Koblenz
Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire | Theater Koblenz
Adina, L’Elisir d’Amore | Theater Koblenz
Marzelline, Fidelio | Theater Koblenz
Tatiana, Eugene Onegin | Theater Koblenz
Emilia Galotti, Emilia Galotti | Theater Koblenz
Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus | Theater Koblenz
Anne Trulove, Rake’s Progress | Staatsoper Oldenburg
Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel | Theater Koblenz
Anne Trulove, Rake’s Progress | Theater Koblenz
Konstanze, Entführung aus dem Serail | Theater Koblenz
Zerline, Fra Diavolo | Theater Koblenz
Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro | Sommer Oper Bamberg
Noemie, Cendrillon | Montreal, Canada
Crepin, The Fan (Goldoni) | Montreal, Canada
VIDEOS
ABOUT
Covered Roles
Violetta La Traviata G. Verdi
Musetta La Boheme G. Puccini
Zerlina Don Giovanni W.A. Mozart
Awards/Scholarships
Awarded the Richard-Wagner-Association Scholarship Koblenz 2016
Twice awarded the Grant for Classical Musicians by the Canadian Council for the Arts 2009- 2011
2nd Prize at the Canadian Music Competition 2007
Education
Master in Oper und Musiktheater Universität Mozarteum Salzburg 2011
Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance Schulich School of Music, McGill University 2008
ARIAS
TESTIMONIALS
“A fantastic, vocally flexible singer, who impresses audiences and colleagues with her admirably professional working style and impressive stage presence.”
Till Fabian Weser, Artistic Director of Sommer Oper Bamberg:
“I had the pleasure of working as a composer and conductor together with Irina Marinas. The first time was when she did the title role in my opera Emilia Galotti and the second time was when she sang a spectacular Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. In both roles she showcased her wonderful balance between precision and expressivity, and also her outstanding acting skills.”
Marijn Simons, composer, conductor, concert master/violinist
“Irina has a wonderful lyric, light-lyric soprano voice with a colour perfectly suited for Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti roles. Her artistic sensitivity and her performing talent allow her to touch the audiences’ hearts from the very first moment and to carry them into the drama of the opera.”
Giuliano Betta, conductor
PRESS
“As Adina she is perfectly cast. Ms. Marinas has a distinct timbre which can convey from a smile to a small tear in the voice. Moreover, she is an outstanding actress in this role.”
Die Rhein-Zeitung
“The demanding part of the maid Susanna is in good hands with Irina Marinas. The soprano can, with her exceptional timbre, make a statement: she is at home in this role and stands out as a great Mozart Stylist”
Die Rhein-Zeitung
GALLERY
“Performing is the way I connect with other people. Being on stage and telling a story turns my heart inside out. That’s what life is all about: feeling alive, feeling that heartbeat, which ultimately makes us embrace our humanity and connects us with each other.”
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