Tanasii Natalia
Main achievement
Soprano. Active at the Volks Opera in Vienna
About
Natalia Tanasii, a remarkable Moldovan soprano, quickly made a name for herself on European opera stages with her clear, warm voice and impeccable intonation, winning Second Prize at the prestigious Neue Stimmen competition. Her professional debut took place at just 21 years old as Countess Almaviva in "The Marriage of Figaro" at the National Opera of Moldova, followed by her integration into the young ensemble of the Norwegian National Opera in 2014, where she performed roles such as Micaëla in Calixto Bieito's production of "Carmen" and Fiordiligi in "Così fan tutte." Her career includes notable successes in roles like Mimì in "La bohème" at the Staatsoper Hamburg and the National Theatre of Prague, Tatyana in "Eugene Onegin" at La Monnaie, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, and other theaters, as well as Micaëla at Oper Frankfurt and Zurich Opera. Between 2017 and 2019, she was a member of the International Opera Studio at the Opernhaus Zürich, where she performed in new productions such as Sandman in „Hänsel und Gretel” under conductor Fabio Luisi, Javotte in „Manon”, Kate Pinkerton in „Madama Butterfly”, and Arminda in „La finta giardiniera”. She has collaborated with renowned institutions such as Glyndebourne Festival Opera as a Jerwood Young Artist, where she performed Chocholka in „Cunning Little Vixen”, Volksoper Wien in the title role of „Iolanta”, the Salzburg Easter Festival in „Khovanshchina” under Esa-Pekka Salonen, as well as theaters such as Teatro Real Madrid, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and Garsington Opera. Her debuts at the Salzburg Festival in „Elektra” and other European festivals have solidified her status as a rising artist. His musical studies were undertaken at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chișinău, forming the basis of an international career that continues to expand, with future engagements in roles such as Gorislava in "Ruslan and Ludmila" in Hamburg and Marenka in "The Bartered Bride" at Teatro Real. Although details about his personal life remain private, his dedication to opera and his captivating performances, praised by critics for their brilliant timbre and expressiveness, place him among the most promising soprano voices of his generation, proudly representing Moldovan talent on the world's grand stages.
