Karin Shifrin

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Karin Shifrin

Karin Shifrin (Hebrew: קארין שיפרין‎) (born in Jerusalem) is an Israeli mezzo-soprano opera singer. She regularly performs in Israel and Europe. She has previously performed under the baton of conductors Zubin Mehta, Shlomo Mintz, Andreas Kowalewitz, Salvador Brotons, David Stern, Noam Sheriff and Dan Ettinger, among others. Since the age of 24, she sang in concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the Teatro Comunale di Bologna orchestra, as well as other orchestras. Shifrin has been performing in the Israeli opera since 2005.[1]

Career

Shifrin graduated her "B.Mus." degree (with honors) in the Buchmann-Mehta Music Academy at the Tel-Aviv University. Her vocal instructors were Prof. Tamar Rachum (Israel), Kammersängerin Hilde Zadek (Austria) and Mrs. Patricia McCaffrey (NY). Shifrin’s debut with the Israeli Opera was at the age of 25.

Among the roles she performed:

  • Max and Moritz (conducted by Gil Shochat)
  • The second Lady in The Magic Flute (conducted by Dan Ettinger)
  • The Woman Who Comforts at the world premiere of the contemporary opera The Child Dreams (adaptation to a Hanoch Levin play)[2]
  • Rossini's Cenerentola in a special production
  • Mrs. Smith, the leading role in a contemporary opera based upon Eugène Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano”[3][4]

International Performances

Some of Shifrin's international performances:

  • Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, The Marriage of Figaro (as Marcellina) and Beethoven's 9th Symphony (soloist) (conducted by Zubin Mehta)
  • Various recitals in Germany and Britain
  • "Concert for peace" – a duo concert with a Palestinian singer at the "Il Violino Magico" festival in Venice, Italy
  • "Concert For Life And Peace" - which took place in Rome, Beth-Lechem and Jerusalem, with the Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra (conducted by Shlomo Mintz)
  • Several concerts in Poland in commemoration of the Holocaust victims (conducted by Omer Welber)
  • The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the title role in Arabella in Sigriswil, Bern and Bad Ragaz, Switzerland (Conducted by Andsreas Kowalewitz)
  • Rosina in The Barber of Seville with the National Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan (conducted by Vag Papian)

Awards

Some of the Awards Shifrin has received over her career include:

  • 2002 - Buchman - Mehta music academy vocal competition (Israel) - Finalist and 2nd place winner
  • 2003 - Buchman - Mehta music academy vocal competition (Israel) - Finalist and 2nd place winner
  • 2003 - Internationaler Hild Zadek Gesangwettbewerb (Austria) - Finalist and 4th place winner
  • 2004 - International Hans Gabor Belvedere Gesangwettbewerb (Austria) - Semi-Finalist and special award winner
  • 2008 - Iris Adami Corradetti Lyrical International Competition (Italy) - Semi Finalist
  • 2009 - Concours international de chant de Clermont-Ferrand (France) - Semi Finalist
  • 2011- The Montserrat caballe international competition (Spain) - Semi Finalist

In addition, she has obtained the "Hildegard Zadek Stiftung", the "AICF" and the "Opernwerkstatt Verena Keller"[5] scholarships for outstanding vocal, musical and creative achievements.

Australian/New Zealeand Tour

In 2012, Karin was invited by the Israeli Embassy in Australia to perform a special composition by Kobi Oshrat, in Melbourne[6][7][8][9][10][11] with the Orchestra Victoria, in honour of Irena Sendler, a catholic Polish who saved Jews' lives during WWII. The New Zealand tour following that invitation included concerts in Wellington[12][13]

Diva De Lai

Since 2012, Karin has been the leading singer for international Rock/Opera act Diva De Lai. The band's debut album, "Dylan at the Opera" was released in October 2013, and featured 12 Bob Dylan songs, reworked into various Rock/Opera styles.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.israel-opera.co.il/Eng/?CategoryID=263&ArticleID=839
  2. ↑ http://www.israel-opera.co.il/Eng/?CategoryID=337&ArticleID=700
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20060827152323/http://www.jmc.co.il/concert.asp?sid=343
  4. ↑ http://pamelahickmansblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/bald-soprano-chamber-opera-plays-at.html
  5. ↑ http://www.opernwerkstatt.com/index.php?id=63
  6. ↑ http://embassies.gov.il/canberra/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Sendler.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.jhc.org.au/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/item/263-irena-sendler.html?tmpl=component&print=1
  8. ↑ http://www.zrobtosam.com/PulsPol/Puls3/index.php?sekcja=47&arty_id=11787
  9. ↑ http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Event/304845,irenas-song---a-ray-of-light-through-the-darkness.aspx
  10. ↑ http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/tribute-concert-held-for-catholic-who-saved-jewish-children/
  11. ↑ http://www.jewishnews.net.au/honouring-a-resistance-hero/26688
  12. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/475489489144604/
  13. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/259693464132529/

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