Soprano

  • Diana Orlanova

    SOPRANO

  • ELLA TYRAN

    SOPRANO

  • HEATHER GREEN

    SOPRANO

  • Katrina Taynara Poniatowski

    Soprano

  • Verity Jo Spencer Hall

    Soprano

Diana

Orlanova

Diana, Armenian Soprano born in Erevan, started her music education at the age of 5 and became a winner of numerous international competitions as a young pianist, graduating from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Central Music School (College). In 2016, she graduated with excellence as an opera singer from the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (St.Petersburg). Already during her studies, she became a soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Young Artist Programme (2014-2017). Subsequently, she was refining her art at the Academie Musicale de Villecroze (France, 2017), Opera Accelerator YAP (Lithuania, 2019), Exzellenz Labor Oper (Germany 2021), European Opera Academy (Czech Republic, 2021), etc. Solo singing teachers - prof. I. Maslennikova, prof. M. Kasrashvili, G.Hanedanian, T. Berganza, E.Randova. As a part of the Weiterbildung programme for opera soloists, she has been a trainee of P. Tomek at the Bavarian State Opera (2022) and W.Wichert at the Deutsche Oper an Rhein (2022-23).
Diana is fluent in English, German and Italian languages. The young singer is a soloist of the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg, as well as guest soloist of the opera houses in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Belgium. In the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons she performed the following roles: Contessa in W. A.Mozart’s opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” (Basel, Switzerland, Opera Studio “Debut”), Aida in G. Verdi’s “Aida” (Ticino Foundation, France), Tosca in G. Puccini’s “Tosca” (Munich, Lirica moderna ), Cio-cio San in G. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” (Theater-in-Zak: Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany), Tatiana in the opera by P.I.Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" (Nord Opera Production, Germany, Belgium, Poland), the role of Soprano in the production of "Opéra Olympionica" by Werktheater München - with excerpts from the parts of Maria/Marieta (E.W. Korngold, “Die Tote Stadt"), Aida, Tosca and Daphne (R. Strauss, "Daphne"). Earlier,Diana portrayed on stage Mimi (“La Boheme” by G. Puccini), Micaela (“Carmen” by G. Bizet),Rusalka (“Rusalka” by A. Dvorak). Her repertoire also include such roles as Lisa (“Pique Dame” by P.I. Tchaikovsky), Suor Angelica (“Suor Angelica” by G. Puccini), Donna Elvira (“Don Giovanni” by W. A. Mozart) and Elsa (“Lohengrin” by R. Wagner).
Diana is active as a concert singer as well, performing Lied recitals, oratorio and opera programs. Major concert events of the 2023-24 season include Christmas solo recital with an opera program in two parts in the Great Hall of the Ehrbar Palace in Vienna (Austria, piano I-H. Hutterman) and debut in the Gewandhaus (Leipzig, Germany) and the Elbphilharmonie Laeiszhalle (Hamburg, Germany) as soprano solo in L. van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (cond. Marco Parisotto). In addition, Diana collaborated with such conductors as Michael Preiser, Fabio Mastrangelo, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Peter Wiegold, Kristian Knapp, Alexander Petukhov, Andrey Velikanov, Sergey Fedoseev, Jiří Štrunc , Michael Ostrzyga, Norbert Baxa, Andreas Pascal Heinzmann and others. 
Diana Orlanova is a winner of several international vocal competitions, in particular: “Romana Vaccaro” special Prize at the 1st International opera singing competition “Romana Vaccaro” (Bad Schwalbach, Germany, August 2024), Giacomo Puccini Prize at the International Competition in Memory of G. Puccini in Milan (Italy, 2024), 1st prize and special prizes of the 55th Antonin Dvorak International Singing Competition (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 2021), 1st prize at the International Italian Music Vocal Competition in St. Petersburg (Russia, 2017), 1st prize at the International Vocal Competition “Citta di Pesaro” (Italy, 2012) and others.

Ella

Tyran

Viennese-born soprano Ella Tyran honed her craft at the Vienna Conservatory, attending master classes with renowned artists Patricia Wise, Raul Gimenez, and Mirella Freni. She has won the Nico Dostal Competition and Classic Mania contest, and is also a prize winner of the Ferruccio Tagliavini International Singing Competition.

Ella was part of the ensemble at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, where she captivated audiences with her roles as Madeline in Philip Glass's The Fall of the House of Usher, Adele in J. Strauss's Die Fledermaus, Edronica in Telemann's Der Geduldige Sokrates, Elvira in Rossini's Italiana in Algeri, Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen, and Nanetta in Verdi's Falstaff.

Her career has also included guest performances at renowned venues such as Teatro Pergolesi, Theater Koblenz, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Opera Cluj, Opera Tampa Florida, and various opera houses in China and Japan.

Ella's extensive repertoire features roles like Mimi and Musetta in La Boheme, Liu in Turandot, Nedda in I Pagliacci, and Micaela in Carmen. In concert, she has portrayed Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Leonora in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. In operetta, she excels in the title role of Kalman’s Gräfin Mariza, Sylva in Die Csardasfürstin, and Rosalinde in Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus.

Heather

Green

Heather Green is internationally acclaimed vocal artist who hails from a farm in Pennsylvania, USA, and currently resides in Berlin, Germany. In 2024, Green was thrilled to reprise the role of Salome (Strauss) and make her debut as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Die Walküre. The previous year, in 2023, she made a notable debut at the Berliner Staatsoper in Petr Eötvös's modern opera, SLEEPLESS.
Heather has performed the title role in Richard Strauss' Elektra with MusikfürMusik in Berlin, played Fata Morgana with Regents Opera in London, and collaborated with the Eclectic Music Extravaganza for a program focusing on contemporary compositions. Her versatility is apparent both in traditional stage settings and avant-garde productions.
In past seasons, Green's portrayal of Richard Strauss's Salome has been praised by audiences and critics alike. She performed this role with West Bay Opera in Palo Alto, CA (2017), at the Black Orchid Theater in New York (2018), and in a modern adaptation, Ausser sich/Salome, with People in Rooms in Berlin (2019). Critics have described her as "a dynamic Salome, with a voice up to the challenge of this demanding role. Her performance is fearless, as is her singing" (R. Batti, Almanac), and as having “a silken soprano with a big sound and luscious top notes” (A. Broner, Repeat Performances). In a 2018 review of her performance with Black Orchid Theater, Jan Ewing commented, “Ms. Green has a fine, strong voice, with an amazing vocal range, capable of shaking the walls when necessary, but also able to produce lovely pianissimos and amazing low notes that would make any baritone jealous.”
In 2019, Green marked several significant performances: the New York debut of Luis Andrei Cobo’s "It’s About Time" with Composers Concordance, the soprano solo in Brahms' Requiem with Concerts in the Village in Kinderhook, NY, and the world premiere of the opera Era of Good Feelings at La Mama, NYC. Her other performances included the title role in Puccini's Tosca with Amici Opera in Philadelphia, PA, the alto soloist in Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" with TSL in Hudson, NY, and the debut of her original composition, "Tomorrow Never Knows," with EMX at Sowieso, Berlin, and later with the Hartnell Choir in Carmel, California.
Heather’s favorite performances also include Wagnerian roles such as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer and Sieglinde in Die Walküre, as well as Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West and Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth. She also took part in the world premiere of Gene Pritsker’s “Splice” with the Eclectic Music Extravaganza at Sowieso in Berlin, Germany.

Katrina

Taynara  Poniatowski

Ms. Taynara, “a rising star in the operatic firmament, has been lauded for her portrayal of Adele in "Die Fledermaus," showcasing a masterful performance with powerful coloratura”. She has participated in a broad spectrum of opera productions. In the summer of 2024, she took on the role of the Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute" at the Rheinfelder Castle Festival, in collaboration with Opera Piccola. Her repertoire spans roles such as Valencienne in "The Merry Widow," Countess Ceprano in "Rigoletto," Ortlinde in "Die Walküre," the Sandman and Dew Fairy in "Hansel and Gretel," and Musetta in "La Bohème." Her experience is enriched by projects with groups like the Bavarian Radio Choir, the Würth Philharmonic under Donald Runnicles, and the International Opera Academy in Bad Schwalbach. She has also collaborated with Opera Classica Europa, the Rhein-Main Philharmonic, the Johann Strauss Orchestra Wiesbaden, the Chamber Philharmonic Europe in Cologne, and the Virtuosi Brunenses Orchestra in the Czech Republic, working with various conductors.

Moreover, her extensive song repertoire encompasses multiple musical eras.

Her concert performances have taken her to renowned venues such as the Gasteig Munich, Cuvilliés Theater Munich, Kulturforum Wiesbaden, Kurhaus Bad Schwalbach, Gran Teatro de Córdoba in Argentina, Teatro del Libertador San Martín in Argentina, Carmen Würth Forum, and the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden.

verity jo

spencer hall

Verity, a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, discovered passion for singing at the age of 17. She began as a sopr soloist with various choirs in southern Spain, captivating sold-out audiences during her solo concerts. In 2018, she caught the attention of Yuriy Yurchuk, a student in the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, who invited her to the Royal Opera House for a consultation with vocal teacher Jack Livigni. Impressed by her talent, Livigni offered her a place in the ‘Mediterranean Opera and Studio Festival’ young artist programme in Sicily. During her time there, she joined the chorus for Puccini’s ‘La Rondine’ and made her opera debut as Zerlina in Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’. 
Encouraged by vocal coach Marek Ruszczynski, Verity auditioned for the Royal Academy later that year and was accepted into the BMus undergraduate program under the guidance of Alex Ashworth. Over the past four years, she has performed at prestigious venues, including the Dukes Hall at the Royal Academy and the Royal Festival Hall. Her recent accomplishments feature her American debut as Michaela in Bizet's Carmen in Seattle, Washington, and a semi-finalist position in the inaugural Romana Vaccaro competition in Bad Schwalbach, Germany (near Frankfurt/Wiesbaden).