Vardanean Zarui
Main achievement
Mezzo-soprano. Professor at Zara -V Music Studio in the United States of America
About
Zarui (Zara) Vardanean is an honored artist of the Republic of Moldova, a mezzo-soprano renowned for her performances in operas such as Bizet's "Carmen," Verdi's "Aida," "Il Trovatore," and "Nabucco," as well as roles like Suzuki in "Madama Butterfly" and Dalila. A graduate of the Chisinau Music Academy with a master's degree in voice, opera, and choral conducting, as well as an MA in Performing Arts Administration from Roosevelt University in Chicago, she debuted on the stage of the Chisinau National Opera and Ballet Theatre in 1991 with the role of Ulrica in "Un Ballo in Maschera." Winner of numerous national and international competitions, including First Prize at the A. Ștircea National Competition in 1998, she has held solo recitals in Bucharest (2004), participated in festivals such as "Opera Nights" in Transylvania (2012), and toured in Romania, the Netherlands, Spain, Great Britain, and Ireland. As the lead soloist of the National Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Moldova, Zarui Vardanean has collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the Bucharest National Opera, where she performed the title role in "Carmen" in 2012, the "Serghei Lunchevici" National Philharmonic in Chisinau, the Manchester Opera, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Coliseum in Lisbon. She has recorded hundreds of video and audio materials with the National Radio and Television Orchestra of Moldova, and her performances have been broadcast on TV Moldova. Until 2018, she actively performed in Great Britain and Ireland with the International Opera and Ballet Company, participating in international festivals and concerts with works by Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Mahler. After emigrating to the United States in 2013, Zarui settled in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago, where she teaches voice and acting at schools such as The Music Room ensembleschools.com and Bravo Theater. Her students excel in school orchestras, choirs, and solo competitions, thanks to her dedicated mentorship, which emphasizes the joy of learning and artistic success. With the motto "Succeed on Stage! Succeed in Life!", she continues to inspire new generations, combining her European stage experience with performing arts education in the USA.
