Marková, Dominika Isabell
No. 40
Voice type: Mezzo-soprano
Country: Slovakia
Date of birth: 24 August, 1993
Dominika Isabell Marková graduated from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music in 2022. Then she undertook an internship at the Opera Studio of the Liszt Academy. From September 2023 until January 2024, she participated in the Specialized Music Performance program at the Swiss Opera Studio at Bern University of the Arts. In May 2024, she was selected for the Modena Belcanto Masterclass held at Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena, with the final concert within the Modena Belcanto Festival. She participated in masterclasses by Adrian Kelly, Maciej Pikulski, Mario Antonio Diaz Varas, and Sonia Prina. She currently continues her vocal studies with Vivica Genaux. In February 2024, she received an award at the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg Competition in Germany. In 2023, she performed at the Prešov’s Music Spring festival, and at the Opera Hall of the University of Music in Bucharest.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll
Mozart: E giunge a questo segno… Và pure ad altri in braccio – Ramiro’s aria from La finta giardiniera
R. Strauss: Wie du warst! Wie du bist! – Octavian’s aria from Der Rosenkavalier
Semi-final
Mascagni: Povero amico!… O pallida, che un giorno – Beppe’s aria from Lʼamico Fritz
Tchaikovsky: Da, tchas nastal – Joan of Arc’s aria from The Maid of Orleans
Final
Bizet: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle – Carmen’s Habanera from Carmen
Donizetti: Fia dunque vero... O mio Fernando – Leonora’s recitative and aria from La favorita
Massenet: Werther... Werther… Je vous écris de ma petite chambre – Charlotte’s recitative and aria from Werther