{"id":8192,"date":"2017-04-10T12:27:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T11:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2017-04-10T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T11:27:13","slug":"alumna-stars-in-magic-flute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2017\/04\/10\/alumna-stars-in-magic-flute\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna stars in Magic Flute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Music Scholarship student and singer, Marina Ivanova, recently appeared in the role of Papagena with Opera South East. As a Music Scholar, she sang in Chorus, Chamber Choir, and numerous Scholar recitals, including a masterclass with Dame Anne Evans; she was also a Music Prize-Winner in 2014. Here, she reflects on music-making and her recent role.<\/p>\n

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Soprano Marina Ivanova singing in Colyer-Fergusson Hall in 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I read European Economics and French at Kent, and graduated in 2014. I had an amazing time as a Music Scholar at Kent between 2010 and 2014. One of my most memorable and exciting experiences was the Scenes from Mozart<\/em>\u00a0concert during Summer Music Week, and singing Vivaldi and Mozart in lunchtime recitals by University Music Scholars.<\/p>\n

Opera South East’s Magic Flute in rehearsal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since graduating, I have been actively seeking for new opportunities as a shorus member or a principal in opera productions. In 2016 I made my operatic debut at Brent Opera, in London, as the Singer in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut<\/em>. Since February 2017, I have been working with Opera South East in a production of\u00a0The Magic Flute<\/em> and I was delighted to appear as Papagena in the two performances last weekend! These were in the White Rock Theatre, in Hastings.<\/p>\n

Marina (right) as Papagena with Opera South East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My intention is to develop further my operatic training and to continue working on new and exciting opera productions.<\/p>\n

Rehearsal photos courtesy of Mark Duncan.<\/strong><\/p>\n