" She can sing as loud as she wants..." Watertown Daily Times

  Evgeniya Krachmarova-Sotirov has charmed audiences as a soloist throughout Europe and US. Born in Varna, Bulgaria, she studied at the Varna College of the arts, then in Sofia at the State Music Academy where she received her masters degree in opera and vocal performance. She attended master classes with Renata Scotto in Savona, Italy, and has performed throughout Europe, the Middle East and the US.

Evgeniya's career began at the age of seven when she won a position in the Varna Opera Children’s Choir. After graduation magna cum laude from the College of the Arts, she was a soloist at the State music Theater Shumen and, simultaneously, as a concert soloist for the famous Choir at Sofia State Philharmonic Orchestra. Evgeniya has performed at the large Bulgarian Opera stages in Bourgas, Varna, Plovdiv, and Sofia where her memorable roles include Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) , Fenena in Nabucco (Verdi), Amneris in Aida (Verdi), and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni). Evgeniya has also been a frequent participant in a number of festivals including the Summer Festival in Orange France, Varna Summer Bulgaria, and the well known Salzburg Mozart festival in Austria. She has toured the world extensively with performances to her credit in Spain, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, and Monte Carlo. Since moving to Northern New York and beginning a family, she recently performed with The Orchestra of Northern New York, Lake Placid Sinfonietta and many others.

Evgeniya will be touring Northern and Central New York in November, December and January (2011) with a recital program accompanied by the virtuoso pianist Ida Trebicka. click here for more info

Singing lessons also given click here for more information

For information on anything please e-mail: krum@ionopsis.com

Cilea Acerba Volutta

Bizet Seguidila 25 March 2012

Mascagni, Ave Maria

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Adagio - Tomasso Albinoni - Carl Bingle (organ)

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J.S. Bach - Magnificat – Esurientes implevit bonis  aria for alto

J.S. Bach - Magnificat – Et misericordia (duet for alto and tenor)

J.S Bach - Magnificat - Quia Respexit humilitatem

J.S. Bach - Du lieber Heiland Du (Bus und Reu) - (Leipzig, 1729)- live performance at Watertown First Presbyterian church (2 Mar 08) Evgeniya Krachmarova-Sotirov (mezzo-soprano), Carl Bingle (organ) "Thou dear Savior, while Thy disciples foolishly quarrel
because this woman would prepare Thy body with precious
ointment: Let me pour the tears from my own eyes upon Thy
head.

Penance and regret cut my sinner's hearth in two;
Let my teardrops bear a pleasing balm to Thee, O Jesus
Christ."

A. Stradella  Pieta Signore- live performance (20 Mar 08) at Watertown First Presbyterian church Evgeniya Krachmarova-Sotirov (mezzo-soprano), Carl Bingle (organ)

"Have mercy, O Lord, upon my pain! Hear my prayer, do not
punish me with Thy wrath. Not so harshly, but with tender
forgiveness cast your regard upon me. Do not condemn me to
the eternal fires of hell, Great God; never may I be in the
fires of Thy wrath."

Handel Lascia ch'io pianga

Handel, Ah Mio Cor - concert

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