Urška Arlič Gololičič (born July 19, 1980, in

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, Slovenia) is a Slovenian

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

opera singer.

Education

Arlič Gololičič completed her bachelor studies with distinction at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana under the tutelage of Professor , and postgraduate studies under the tutelage of Professor

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. She is a winner of international competitions, amongst them the

Ada Sari Ada Sari (29 June 1886 – 12 July 1968) was a Polish opera singer, actress, and educator. One of the leading coloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a large, resonant voice with a clear timbre. Her career took her to the stages of th ...

International Vocal Artistry Competition in Poland.

Career

Arlič Gololičič performed "

Dido's Lament Dido's Lament is the aria "When I am laid in earth" from the opera ''Dido and Aeneas'' by Henry Purcell (libretto by Nahum Tate). It is included in many classical music textbooks on account of its exemplary use of the passus duriusculus in t ...

" on the soundtrack of Agnieszka Holland's movie ''

In Darkness In Darkness may refer to: * ''In Darkness'' (2009 film), a 2009 Turkish film * ''In Darkness'' (2011 film), a 2011 Polish film * ''In Darkness'' (2018 film), a 2018 American film * ''In Darkness'' (album), a 2013 album by German band Agathodaim ...

'', which was nominated for the Academy Awards. In 2015/16 she debuted as Gilda in '' Rigoletto'' at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet, where she is a soloist since 2013/14 season and where she performed such parts as Violetta in ''

La traviata ''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...

'', Micaëla in ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'', Mimì in '' La bohème'', Adele in '' Die Fledermaus'' and Lauretta in '' Gianni Schicchi''. In 2017 Arlič Gololičič debuted in the role of Marzelline in '' Fidelio'' at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet. Apart from engagements at opera houses, the artist was invited to festivals such as Polish Music Festival, where on the IXth edition she sang the title part in K. Szymanowski's opera '' Hagith'', which was recorded and published as a CD.

Opera repertoire

* L. v. Beethoven, '' Fidelio'', Marzelline * G. Bizet, ''

'', Micaëla * A. Dvořák, ''

Rusalka In Slavic folklore, the rusalka (plural: rusalky/rusalki; ; pl, rusałka}) is a typically feminine entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water, with counterparts in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melus ...

'', Rusalka * , ', Minka * C. W. Gluck, ''

Orfeo ed Euridice ' (; French: '; English: ''Orpheus and Eurydice'') is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on Orpheus, the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the ''azione teatrale'', mea ...

'', Amore * E. Humperdinck, ''

Hänsel und Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimms' Fairy Tales, ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little ...

'', Gretel * , ''Deseta hči'', Deseta hči * A. Lortzing, '' Undine'', Undine *

W. A. Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

, '' Le nozze di Figaro'', Susanna * W. A. Mozart, '' Die Zauberflöte'', Pamina * J. Offenbach, '' Orphée aux enfers'', Euridice * S. Osterc, ''Saloma'', Saloma * G. Puccini, '' Gianni Schicchi'', Lauretta * G. Puccini, '' La bohème'', Mimì, Musetta * H. Purcell, '' Dido and Aeneas'', Belinda * J. Strauss, '' Die Fledermaus'', Adele * K. Szymanowski, '' Hagith'', Hagith * G. Verdi, ''

'', Violetta * G. Verdi, '' Rigoletto'', Gilda * H. Vidic, ''Izgubljeni nasmeh'', Mother

Oratorio repertoire

* G. Carissimi, '' Jephte'' * E. Elgar, '' The Apostles'' * H. Górecki, '' Symphonie No. 3'' * G. F. Händel, '' Messiah'' * G. Mahler, Symphonies No. 2, No. 4 and No. 8 *

, ''

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

'' * G. B. Pergolesi, ''

Stabat Mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Sabatier, Paul ''Life o ...

'' *

G. Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...

, ''

'' * A. Schnittke, ''Requiem'' * H. Wolf, ''Christnacht''

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