Marigona
Qerkezi
Soprano

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Soprano Marigona Qerkezi has been celebrated for her portrayal of Bellini’s Norma in Frankfurt, where Oper Aktuell praised her: “breathtaking, voluminous voice, which - alongside all its power in the outbursts - also brought the perfect technique for sustained, sublime pianissimi and long, ornamented phrases. Her wonderfully velvety, dark soprano unfurled with full splendour, a special radiance and bloom.”

Current engagements include her Royal Ballet and Opera debut as Leonora Il trovatore, Aida at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro de la Maestranza, and Ópera A Coruña, and debut as Tosca at Copenhagen Opera. She reprises the title role in Norma at Oper Frankfurt, Palm Beach Opera, Prague National Theatre and performs Abigaille Nabucco with Savonlinna Opera Festival, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and Teatro Municipal de São Paulo where she will also make her role debut as Lady Macbeth Macbeth.

Other appearences include Aida with the Polish National Opera and Dubai Opera, World Premiere of Pucciniana at Opera Royal de Wallonie where she also performed Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Lucrezia Contarini I due Foscari at Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Teatro Comunale di Piacenza, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Manon Lescaut at Teatro Petruzzelli, Mimì La bohème at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, where she also performed the soprano solo in Verdi's Messa da Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.

Past performances include her debut at Ópera de Oviedo as Elvira Ernani, a role she performed also at Theater St Gallen and in Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, and her role debut as Anna Bolena at the Lithuanian National Opera. She has also sung the title role in Giovanna d’Arco at the St. Galler Festspiele, Leonora Il trovatore at the Verdi Festival in Parma and Croatian National Theater, Rosalinde Die Fledermaus in Bari, Madama Cortese Il viaggio a Reims at the Rossini Opera Festival and Gran Teatre del Liceu, and a televised Ernani from Cagliari, Mathilde Guillaume Tell at the theatres of Brescia, Cremona, and Como where she also perfomed Der Messias by Handel/Mozart, Contessa d’Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro, Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor in Bari, Cagliari, Pisa and Kiel, Gilda Rigoletto, Queen of the Night at the Royal Opera House Muscat, and Donna Anna Don Giovanni at the New National Theatre Tokyo.

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Oper Frankfurt - Norma
The dramatic soprano shapes the title character of Bellini’s Norma with vivid contour. Over the course of the performance at Oper Frankfurt, she is even able to intensify her presence both vocally and dramatically. Her command of the role’s vocal and emotional demands left a lasting impression in this revival. Even more, it was extraordinarily impressive how she truly sang her soul out as the situation of her character became more desperate. For Christof Loy’s production, now back in the repertoire after its 2018 premiere, Qerkezi proved to be a virtually ideal cast: a brilliant debut. She fulfilled the production’s core approach, to draw a highly nuanced portrait of the main character, with excellence - Frankfurter Neue Presse
Opera A Coruña - Aida
Platea Magazine
Marigona Qerkezi proved to be a soprano who has a beautiful timbre, a very elaborate technique, a powerful voice that jumped the orchestra without problems, that always excelled in the concertantes and that nuanced with an exquisite taste. A voice, in short, that admired the public and, of course, who signs these lines, who enjoyed a canonical Aida, of which they do not forget. A great night for her and for all of us who were lucky enough to hear her
Opera A Coruña - Aida
Ópera Actual
The absolute star of the evening was Marigona Qerkezi. With increasing intensity as the performance progressed, Qerkezi displayed a well-stamped instrument, with a remarkable vocal presence and exuberance. Her « Oh, Patria mia » showecased her spianato singing and in the final duo with Radamés she shone with some some beautiful pianissimi
Opera A Coruña - Aida
La Voz de Galicia
Marigona Qerkezi's first Aida was overwhelming thanks to a voice of warm timbre and exceptional musicality, and to the intelligence of singing from the nature of her instrument, without forcing the emission. With a voice always homogeneous, her school is evident in moments such as the pianissimo finale of “O patria mia” - to be framed. The audience had a great time (thunderous final ovation for Qerkezi)
Theatro Municipal Sao Paulo - Nabucco
O Globo
The highlight of the evening was the extraordinary soprano Marigona Qerkezi, who displayed immense control over her voice and volume, singing excellently even while lying on her back in the water.. Qerkezi was a delightful Abigaille to the ear, aware of what Verdian bel canto is, and dramatically very convincing in her ambition as a usurper