Sylvia Virag - Bajcanova Mezzo-soprano

Sylvia Virag-Bajcanova - Mezzo-soprano, ArtD.

Slovakian born and educated Australian mezzo-
soprano, graduated with Master of Arts degree
and completed her Ph.D. in Bratislava. Her
research included the History of Vocal Technique
represented with the success of Lucia Popp,
Sergey Koptchak, Edita Gruberova and Peter Dvorsky.

At age 12 won First Prize in Children's Vocal
Competition. At age 14 won Second Prize at the
International Youth Vocalist competition. At age
21 Sylvia was already a soloist at the Slovakian
National Opera singing Fenena (Nabucco) with the
famous bass Sergey Koptchak. Throughout her career
she performed as a Soloist at the Theatre of Operetta
New Scene and the Chamber Opera. Recorded several
productions in many languages for television
in Prague and Bratislava.

In Vienna Austria Sylvia performed twice at the Belvedere International Singing Competition becoming a Semi-Finalist. Also performed in New York, Atlanta, Vienna, Linz, Moscow, Budapest, in many German cities and in Scotland, at the Edinburgh Music Festival in B. Martinu's opera "Julietta".

In Izmir, Turkey for three years at the State Opera, Sylvia was a Soloist, also Lecturer and Singing Instructor at the Conservatorium. In 1998 Sylvia sang Alto Solo in Beethoven's Symphony No.9 and Habanera from G. Bizet's Carmen at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall conducted by Maestro Tommy Tycho. This spectacular event has been recorded on CD and Video. For six years Sylvia has performed on Captain Cook Cruises “Opera Afloat”, at the same time teaching classical voice at The Australian Institute of Music and now she teaches classical voice privately and performs at concerts in Australia and in Europe.

In 2005 Slovakia, Sylvia sang at a Gala Concert with
Ilona Tokody, Jozsef Gregor, Peter Dvorsky and Otto
Klein accompanied by the Slovakian National Opera
Orchestra. In 2004 and 2005 she performed opera
arias and musicals on Budapest TV. In Sydney Sylvia
gave recitals at the Goethe Institut and at The
Liszt Society singing popular songs composed by
F. Liszt ("Oh, quand je dors"), R. Schumann song
cycle ("Frauenliebe und Leben" Op.42) and songs by
V. Bellini, A. Dvorak, P.I. Tchaikovsky and R. Strauss.

The Slovakian and Hungarian Embassies in Australia are regularly asking Sylvia to perform at their Gala Events.

Sylvia organizes her own concerts, inviting special guests to promote classical music to all communities; Annual Gala Christmas Concert, Easter Concert, Italian Concert "From Palermo to Milano", Verdi Concert "Festival of Music" including popular Operettas by I. Kalman, F. Lehar, J. Strauss.

Her repertoire includes all major mezzo-soprano operatic roles, oratorios, operettas, musicals and more than 250 songs in eleven languages.

CD recordings:

1. Highlights – Opera, Operetta, Baroque Music and Sacred Songs.
2. Portrait – R. Schumann “Frauenlieben und Leben”, A.Dvorak “Gypsy songs” and songs by M.S. Trnavsky, Dusic, Baslic, J. Strauss and R. Sieczynski.
3. Highlights – Operettas by F. Lehar, I. Kalman and Hungarian Gypsy Songs.

Contact:

E-mail: dalilasinging@gmail.com
Tel: 612 9415 4532
Address: P.O. Box 1218 Chatswood NSW 2057 Australia

REPERTOIRE

A. Caldara:
Caro mio ben

G.B. Pergolesi:
Siciliana
Stabat Mater – Alto Solo

A. Stradella:
Kirchen-Aria “Sei miei sospiri”

G.F. Handel:
Piangero la sorte mia (Cesare e Cleopatra)
Rinaldo
Ombra mai fu (Xerxes)
Deidamia (Odysseus)
Alleluja (Esther)

J.S. Bach:
Weichnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio)
“Schaeme dich, o Seele” (aria from kantata No.147)
“Bist du bei mir” (Geistliches Lied)
Qui sedes (Messa h-moll)
Agnus Dei (Messa h-moll)
“Laudamus te”

W.A. Mozart:
“Als Luise die Briefe…”
Abendempfindung
Ridente la calma
Ave Verum
Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro)
Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte)
Sextus, Vitelia (Titus)
Ch’io mi scordi te? (Rezitativ, aria K.V.502)

L. von Beethoven:
Symphony No.9 in D minor – Alto Solo
“Busslied”

J. Brahms:
“Gypsy songs” op.103

R. Schumann:
“Frauenliebe und Leben op.42 (Song cycle)

A. Dvorak:
Rusalka (The Witch)
“Gypsy melodies” (Song cycle)
“Biblical songs” (Song cycle)

G. Rossini:
Rosina, Marcellina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)
Aria of Isabella (L’Italiana in Algeri)
Aria of Cinderella (Cinderella)
Stabat Mater (Alto Solo)

J. Massenet:
Aria of Charlotte (Werther)

C. Gounod:
Aria of Siebel (Faust)
“Ave Maria”

F. Cillea:
Aria of Pricipessa (Adriana Lecouvreur)

G. Donizetti:
Aria of Leonora (La Favorita)

C. Saint-Saens:
3 arias of Dalila (Samson et Dalila)

P. Mascagni:
Santuzza et Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana)

V. Bellini:
Norma (Adalgisa)
Selection of songs

G. Verdi:
Il Trovatore (Azucena)
Rigoletto (Maddalena)
La forza del destino (Preziosilla)
Nabucco (Fenena)
Un ballo in maschera (Ulrica)
Don Carlos (Eboli)
Messa di Requiem – Alto Solo

A. Ponchielli:
La cieca, Laura (La Gioconda)

G. Bizet:
Carmen

P.I. Tschaikovsky:
Romance of Paulina (The Dame of Spades)
Selection of Romances

M. Ravel:
“5 greek national songs”

M. de Falla:
“7 spanish songs”

S. Rachmaninov:
Selection of Romances

B. Martinu:
Julietta

E. Suchon:
Nox et solitudo (Song cycle)

A. Moyzes:
V jeseni (Song cycle)

M.S. Trnavsky:
Songs “Drobne kvety” and “Zo srdca”

Operetta Repertoire

F. Lehar:
Songs of Ilona (Gypsy Love)
Songs of Hanna (Merry Widow)
Song of Giuditta (Giuditta)
Song of Sonja (Carevits)
Song of Friderika (Friderika)

E. Kalman:
Song of Silvia and duets of Anastasia
(Csardas Princess)
Song of Maritza (Countess Maritza)

J. Strauss:
Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus)

G, Dusik:
Songs and duets of Silvia (Blue Rose)
Songs of Anicka and Katka (Potter’s ball)

Musical Repertoire

L. Bernstein:
Songs and duets of Maria (West Side Story)

G. Gershwin:
Summertime Lullaby (Porgy and Bess)

A. Lloyd Webber:
Songs of Christine (Phantom of the Opera)
Memory (Cats)
Songs of Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar)

F. Loewe:
Songs of Elisa (My Fair Lady)

C. Porter:
Songs and duets of Pistache (Can-can)

Folk songs and Traditional music:

Italian, Hungarian, Jewish, Gypsy, Russian and Slovak