DENiZ UZUN
mezzo soprano
Praised for her “phenomenal, concise and clear voice” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), “great projection” (Bachtrack) and commended for the “warmth and poise” of her sound (Seen and Heard International), Turkish-German singer Deniz Uzun brings her unique cultural background and artistry to each role she performs.
BiOGRAPHY
about deniz uzun
Supported from an early age, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun's first performances regularly took place both on the opera stage as a child soloist, as well as later as a mezzo-soprano at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and in concerts in Germany and abroad. Today, her international performing career encompasses a growing list of awards and honors and includes a series of exciting house debuts, both in recent seasons and on the horizon.
Supported from an early age, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun's first performances regularly took place both on the opera stage as a child soloist, as well as later as a mezzo-soprano at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and in concerts in Germany and abroad. Today, her international performing career encompasses a growing list of awards and honors and includes a series of exciting house debuts, both in recent seasons and on the horizon.
"A TRUE DISCOVERY iN THE MEZZO-SOPRANO RANGE"
rivista musica
25/26
season highlights
Deniz's 25/26 season is filled with exciting projects, role debuts, and performances in new venues such as Teatro Verdi Trieste, Teatro Real Madrid, Théâtre Champs-Élysées Paris, Victoria Hall Genève, Carnegie Hall NYC, Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa Warszawa, Festival Valle D'Itria, and many more. Role debuts, including „Tamiri“ in Vivaldi's Farnace with Ensemble Gemelli, „Erda“ in Siegfried, and „Erste Norn“ in Götterdämmerung with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, as well as „Mrs. Quickly“ in Falstaff, enrich her already colorful repertoire. Deniz is also looking forward to reviving the role of „Maddalena“ in Rigoletto at Opéra Marseille and Carmen (tba) towards the end of the season. In the concert field, her already established repertoire, such as Verdi's Messa da Requiem, Shéhérazade (Ravel), Les Nuits d'été, and Beethoven's 9th Symphony, takes her to most beautiful concert halls in the world with top orchestras such as Cleveland Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Borushan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Filarmonica de Stat Dinu Lipatti and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
FARNACE
Spain | France | Switzerland
MESSA DA REQUiEM
Carnegie Hall, New York
Wuppertal, Germany
SiEGFRiED
CALENDAR
ALTERNATiVE MUSiC
non-classical performances
Equally at home in alternative genres of music, Deniz's artistic portfolio highlights a passion for world music, which has always accompanied her musical path, whether it is rearranging traditional Turkish folk songs or improvising on themes of Benjamin Britten.
DENiZ UZUN
