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Krassimira Stoyanova
Person · female · Bulgaria · Veliko Tarnovo · born 1962 · recording since 2011
opera singer
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Also known as Krassimira Stojanowa · 克拉西米拉·史托亞諾娃
Timeline
1960s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Slavic Opera Arias
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Krassimira Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Красимира Стоянова; born 16 August 1962) is a Bulgarian soprano.
Born in Veliko Tarnovo, she studied violin at the Conservatory and singing and violin at the Plovdiv Music Academy. She made her professional debut in 1995 at the Sofia National Opera, where she debuted a wide range of roles. Since 1998 has a close relationship with the Vienna State Opera where she has sung Rachel, Le nozze di Figaro, Micaëla, Antonia, Liù, Nedda, Mimì, Violetta, Alice, Rusalka, Desdemona, Elisabetta, Ariadne auf Naxos, Amelia, Anna Bolena, to mention only a few. She is particularly well known for the title role in La Juive. She was awarded the Austrian title of Kammersängerin in 2009.
She sings regularly at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, Teatro Colón, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Diego, Chicago, the Liceu in Barcelona, Royal Opera House Covent Garden London, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, the Bastille Paris, to the State Operas of Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden and Zürich. In 2003 she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival where she has been a regular guest since then.
Recordings
Debut recital Palpiti d'amor Friedrich Haider. Orfeo.
Slavic Opera Arias – Tchaikovsky, Parashkev Hadjiev, Borodin, Dvorak, Smetana, Rimsky-Korsakov, Veselin Stoyanov. Orfeo
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis, Thielemann
Strauss, ¨Der Rosenkavalier¨, Franz Welser-Möst, Salzburg Festival, DVD
"Eugene Onegin", ROH CG, Ticciati, DVD
"Eugene Onegin", Jansons, DVD
Verdi, Requiem, Mariss Jansons.
Verdi, "OtelloOtelloSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 29 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Otello: Atto I. “Una vela! Una vela!” (Ciprioti, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo)4:272Otello: Atto I. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)2:273Otello: Atto I. “Roderigo, ebben che pensi?” (Iago, Roderigo)2:214Otello: Atto I. “Fuoco di gioia!” (Ciprioti, Iago, Cassio, Roderigo)4:035Otello: Atto I. “Inaffia l’ugola!” (Iago, Cassio, Roderigo, Ciprioti)4:046Otello: Atto I. “Capitano, v’attende la fazione ai baluardi” (Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Ciprioti)1:197Otello: Atto I. “Abbasso le spade!” (Otello, Iago, Cassio, Montano)3:128Otello: Atto I. “Già nella notte densa…” (Otello, Desdemona)10:419Otello: Atto II. “Non ti crucciar” (Iago, Cassio)2:5410Otello: Atto II. “Credo in un Dio crudel…” (Iago)4:1311Otello: Atto II. “Eccola… Cassio” (Iago, Otello, Ciprioti)6:3312Otello: Atto II. “Dove guardi splendono raggi…” (Ciprioti, Desdemona, Fanciulli, Otello, Iago)4:0113Otello: Atto II. “D’un uom che geme…” (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Emilia)4:4914Otello: Atto II. “Desdemona rea!” (Otello, Iago)5:2915Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte…” (Iago, Otello)4:0116Otello: Atto II. “Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!” (Otello, Iago)2:25Disc 21Otello: Atto III. “La vedetta del porto ti ha segnato…” (Un araldo, Otello, Iago, Desdemona)2:402Otello: Atto III. “Dio ti giocondi, o sposo…” (Desdemona, Otello)10:063Otello: Atto III. “Dio! mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali…” (Otello, Iago)4:054Otello: Atto III. “Vieni, l’aula è deserta” (Iago, Cassio, Otello)3:595Otello: Atto III. “Questo è una ragna” (Iago, Cassio, Otello, Chorus)3:196Otello: Atto III. “Viva! Evviva!” (Chorus, Lodovico, Otello, Desdemona, Emilia, Iago)5:317Otello: Atto III. “A terra! … sì… ne livido fango” (Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Lodovico, Ciprioti, Iago, Otello)7:388Otello: Atto IV. “Era più calmo?” (Emilia, Desdemona)4:449Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando…” (Desdemona, Emilia)6:4110Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria…” (Desdemona)5:0211Otello: Atto IV. “Chi è la?” (Desdemona, Otello)6:4612Otello: Atto IV. “Aprite! Aprite!” (Emilia, Otello, Desdemona, Cassio, Iago, Lodovico, Montano)3:1713Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema…” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)5:21", Liceo, Ros-Maria, DVD
Verdi, "Otello", Muti, CD
Verdi, "Un ballo in maschera", Gelmetti, DVD
Verdi, Arias, Baleff, CD
Puccini, Complete Songs, Prinz, CD
Rossini, Petite Messe Solennelle, Creed, CD
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:18:22
1Yevgeny Onegin, Op. 24, Act I: Puskáy pogíbnu ya12:392Maria Desislava, Scene 4: Velíki bózhe3:493Knyaz Igor, Act I: Arioso: Ne málo vrémeni9:484Iolanta, Op. 69, Scene 1: Arioso: Otchevó éto prézhde ne znála2:265Mazeppa, Act III: Spi, mladénets moy prekrásny2:146Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Mesícku na nebi hlubokém5:297Dimitrij, Op. 64, B. 127, Act IV: Mne zdálo se, že smrt bledá7:298Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act III: Necitelná vodní moci5:469Dimitrij, Op. 64, B. 127, Act IV: On odešel! Již obet' dokonána4:0010Pikovaya Dama, Op. 68, Act III: Uzh pólnoch blízitsya7:4811Snegurochka: Prologue: S podrúzhkami3:3912Hitar Petar, Act I: Zvezdíte tázi noshch blestyát2:3113Prodaná nevesta, Act III: Och, jaký žal! Jaký to žal!6:1914Tsarskaya nevesta, Act IV: Aria: Iván Sergéyevich4:252013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 2:16:08
Disc 11Otello: Atto I. “Una vela! Una vela!” (Ciprioti, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo)4:272Otello: Atto I. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)2:273Otello: Atto I. “Roderigo, ebben che pensi?” (Iago, Roderigo)2:214Otello: Atto I. “Fuoco di gioia!” (Ciprioti, Iago, Cassio, Roderigo)4:035Otello: Atto I. “Inaffia l’ugola!” (Iago, Cassio, Roderigo, Ciprioti)4:046Otello: Atto I. “Capitano, v’attende la fazione ai baluardi” (Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Ciprioti)1:197Otello: Atto I. “Abbasso le spade!” (Otello, Iago, Cassio, Montano)3:128Otello: Atto I. “Già nella notte densa…” (Otello, Desdemona)10:419Otello: Atto II. “Non ti crucciar” (Iago, Cassio)2:5410Otello: Atto II. “Credo in un Dio crudel…” (Iago)4:1311Otello: Atto II. “Eccola… Cassio” (Iago, Otello, Ciprioti)6:3312Otello: Atto II. “Dove guardi splendono raggi…” (Ciprioti, Desdemona, Fanciulli, Otello, Iago)4:0113Otello: Atto II. “D’un uom che geme…” (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Emilia)4:4914Otello: Atto II. “Desdemona rea!” (Otello, Iago)5:2915Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte…” (Iago, Otello)4:0116Otello: Atto II. “Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!” (Otello, Iago)2:25Disc 21Otello: Atto III. “La vedetta del porto ti ha segnato…” (Un araldo, Otello, Iago, Desdemona)2:402Otello: Atto III. “Dio ti giocondi, o sposo…” (Desdemona, Otello)10:063Otello: Atto III. “Dio! mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali…” (Otello, Iago)4:054Otello: Atto III. “Vieni, l’aula è deserta” (Iago, Cassio, Otello)3:595Otello: Atto III. “Questo è una ragna” (Iago, Cassio, Otello, Chorus)3:196Otello: Atto III. “Viva! Evviva!” (Chorus, Lodovico, Otello, Desdemona, Emilia, Iago)5:317Otello: Atto III. “A terra! … sì… ne livido fango” (Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Lodovico, Ciprioti, Iago, Otello)7:388Otello: Atto IV. “Era più calmo?” (Emilia, Desdemona)4:449Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando…” (Desdemona, Emilia)6:4110Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria…” (Desdemona)5:0211Otello: Atto IV. “Chi è la?” (Desdemona, Otello)6:4612Otello: Atto IV. “Aprite! Aprite!” (Emilia, Otello, Desdemona, Cassio, Iago, Lodovico, Montano)3:1713Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema…” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)5:21
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RequiemSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:26:22Disc 1 1Messa da Requiem: Requiem und Kyrie9:11 2Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Dies irae2:22 3Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Tuba mirum3:19 4Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Liber scriptus5:15 5Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Quid sum miser3:54 6Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Rex tremendae3:46 7Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Recordare4:09 8Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Ingemisco3:31 9Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Confutatis5:28 10Messa da Requiem, Dies irae: Lacrymosa5:56 Disc 21Messa da Requiem, Offertorio: Domine Jesu4:28 2Messa da Requiem, Offertorio: Hostias5:37 3Messa da Requiem: Sanctus2:46 4Messa da Requiem: Agnus Dei5:30 5Messa da Requiem: Lux aeterna6:34 6Messa da Requiem: Libera me14:36 | Live | October 2014 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Krassimira Stoyanova head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Österreichischer Kammersänger | won | |
| — | Österreichischer Kammersänger | won |
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of Bulgarian musicians and singers
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Image: Renate Bienert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q517571 · MusicBrainz: 8687b521-8088-49d3-a526-a57d7216f6e3