DENiZ UZUN
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022
View recent engagements from Deniz's 2023-2024 season as well as selected highlights from previous seasons.
THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS
The Angel
Feierabendhaus der BASF
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Deniz Uzun performs the mezzo-soprano solo "The Angel" in Edward Elgar's oratorio Dream of Gerontius alongside Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) and Nicolas Ries (bass), accompanied by the Cantus Juvenum Karlsruhe Chamber Choir and the German State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Tristan Meister. This performance is part of the centennial anniversary concert of the Beethoven Choir Ludwigshafen.
June 8 | 2024
RING CYCLE
Fricka & Waltraute
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas, Texas
Deniz returns to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the complete Ring Cycle in order across a single week of concerts conducted by Fabio Luisi.
Das Rheingold — Fricka
May 1 & 4 | 2024
Die Walküre — Fricka & Waltraute
May 2 & 5 | 2024
MESSA DA REQUIEM
Soloist
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Deniz sings in the concert performance of Verdi’s Messa di Requiem under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst alongside Asmik Grigorian, Limmie Pulliam and Mika Kares with Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
April 11 & 12 | 2024
DREI GEISTLICHE LIEDER
Konzerthaus Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz sings for the first time with Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Drei Geistliche Lieder by F. Mendelssohn, under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis.
March 16 | 2024
STABAT MATER
Soloist
The Berliner Philharmoniker
Berlin, Germany
Deniz Uzun steps in as the alto soloist, replacing Wiebke Lehmkuhl, in Antonín Dvořák’s Stabat Mater op. 58. She performs alongside Iwona Sobotka, Dumitru Mitu, and Yorck Felix Speer with the Berlin Philharmonic Choir and the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt under the baton of Nicolas Fink.
March 8 | 2024
NERONE
Rubria
Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Deniz makes her role and house debut, opening the new season at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari in the role of Rubria in Boito's unknown and rediscovered opera, Nerone. The new production is directed by Fabio Ceresa and conducted by Francesco Cilluffo.
February 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17 | 2024
EUGENE ONEGIN
Olga
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz returns to Komische Oper Berlin as Olga in Barrie Kosky’s celebrated staging of Tchaikovski’s Eugene Onegin, under the baton of James Gaffigan.
December 15, 19, 22, & 27 | 2023
January 13 & 21 | 2024
MESSA DA REQUIEM
Soloist
RTS Symphony Orchestra and Choir, National Theater Choir
Belgrade, Serbia
Deniz makes her Serbia debut in Verdi’s Messa di Requiem with the RTS Symphony Orchestra at the Bemus festival in Belgrade under the baton of Bojan Sudjic amongst singers as Sonja Saric, Mario Bahg and Goran Juric.
October 14 | 2023
TE DEUM
Alto Soloist
Church St Laurentius
Winterthur, Switzerland
Deniz sings the Alto Solo in Charpentier’s Te Deum, conducted by Felix Reolon.
September 16 & 17 | 2023
RECITAL
Grande Salle des Malades
Louhans, France
Deniz reunites with pianist Yael Dengler in a colourful recital program with selected arias and songs by Rossini, Bach, Händel, Berlioz, Schubert, Marx within the concert series „Les concerts de L’Hotel Dieu de Louhans“
September 10 | 2023
2022 / 2023
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Waltraute
Müpa Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Deniz makes her role and house debut at Müpa Budapest as Waltraute in a concert version of Götterdämmerung under the baton of Ádám Fischer.
June 18th | 2023
CAPUCHOS MUSIC FESTIVAL
In Recital
Capuchos Monastery
Almada, Portugal
Deniz reunites with pianist David Santos and performs a colorful program within the Capuchos Music Festival in Almada/Portugal. The program includes songs by Berlioz, Brahms, Korngold, Berg, Marx, Alma Mahler, Montsalvadge and Gershwin with David Santos on the piano
May 28th | 2023
BEETHOVEN 9
Mezzo-soprano Soloist
Irish Symphony Orchestra
Dublin, Ireland
Deniz Uzun marks her Ireland debut with Irish National Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven 9 Europa Day Dublin 2023 alongside Amy Ni Fhearraigh, Saimir Pirgu, Leon Kosavic under the baton of David Brophy to celebrate Ireland’s 50 years of membership of the European Union.
May 9th | 2023
VIVA LA MAMMA
Luigia
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz returns to Opernhaus Zürich for her role debut as Luigia in Donizetti’s Viva La Mamma under the direction of Mélanie Huber and the baton of Adrian Kelly.
April 14, 16, 21, & 23 | 2023
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Orlofsky
Teatro Carlo Felice
Genoa, Italy
Deniz makes her role and house debut as Orlofsky in a new production of Die Fledermaus at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genua under the baton of Fabio Luisi.
December 31 | 2022
January 8, 10, & 11 | 2023
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Third Lady
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz makes her role debut as Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Komische Oper Berlin staged by Barrie Kosky under the baton of Erina Yashima.
December 15 & 26 | 2022
January 21 | 2023
February 26 | 2023
FALSTAFF
Meg Page
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz makes her role debut as Meg Page in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi at Komische Oper Berlin staged by Barrie Kosky.
October 15 & 23 | 2022
November 5,13, & 18 | 2022
INTOLLERANZA 1960
Una Donna
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz makes her role debut as Una Donna in a new production of Intolleranza 1960 by Luigi Nono for Komische Oper Berlin’s season opening under the direction of Marco Štorman and the baton of Gabriel Feltz.
September 23, 25, 27, & 29 | 2022
October 1 & 3 | 2022
HONEY AND BLOOD
Folk Music Concert
World Music Festival Inselsommer
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Deniz appears in a colorful program of Spanish sephardic, Turkish and other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean folk songs with Onur Caliskan (clarinet) from the Turkish music band Kardes Türküler and Jon Wasserman (lute) at World Music Festival Inselsommer in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
August 6 | 2022
2021 / 2022
TANCREDI
Isaura
Festival de Beaune
Beaune, France
Deniz appears as Isaura in the concert version of Rossini’s Tancredi under the baton of Jérémie Rhorer at the Festival de Beaune.
July 16 | 2022
CARMEN
Carmen
Landestheater Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Deniz debuts the title role in Bizet's opéra comique Carmen. The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg is conducted by Gabriel Venzago, the Salzburg State Theatre’s Principal Conductor.
May 20, 24, 28, & 31 | 2022
June 3, 7, & 15 | 2022
EUGENE ONEGiN
Olga
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas, Texas
Deniz debuts the role of Olga alongside Etienne Dupuis in the title role with The Dallas Symphony. Fabio Luisi conducts.
April 1 & 5 | 2022
April 3 | 2022
ZANETTO
Zanetto
St. Anna-Kapelle
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz debuts the title role in Mascagni's one act opera, Zanetto next to Carolina López Moreno as Silvia in the St. Anna-Kapelle chapel.
March 5th 2022 | St. Anna-Kapelle, Zurich
March 6th 2022 | Chiesa Evangelica, Lugano
March 9th 2022 | St. Anna-Kapelle, Zurich
IN A THIRD CLASS COACH
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz jumps in as a part of a Turkish/German project with the celebrated Turkish Band „Kardes Türküler“ — In a Third Class Coach (Im Wagen dritter Klasse/Ücüncü Mevki) – a literary-symphonic Train-phantasy composed and conducted by Tolga Zafer Özdemir based on poems by Nazim Hikmet, Bertolt Brecht, Gülten Akin, Nelly Sachs, Serko Bekes, Else Lasker-Schüler – including Turkish, German, Armenian, Kurdish, Greek and Assyrian songs.
February 3 & 4 | 2022
EUGENE ONEGiN
Olga
Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deniz jumps into a house and role debut as Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Barry Kosky's celebrated production at the Komische Oper Berlin.
January 27 | 2022
January 30 | 2022
February 19 | 2022
ALUMNI RECITAL
Mezzo-soprano
Rittersaal Hall
Mannheim, Germany
Deniz sings proudly as an Alumni of Muho Mannheim with the pianist David Santos at the historical baroque castle Mannheim in the Rittersaal hall presenting songs and arias together with the baritone Reuben Wilcox who will be accompanied by pianist Corinna Korff.
November 12 | 2021
DIDO AND AENEAS
Dido
Teatro Massimo
Palermo, Italy
Deniz Uzun debuts the title role in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Teatro Massimo under the baton of Gabriele Ferro.
November 5 & 6 | 2021
November 7 | 2021
ÉVA MARTON COMPETiTiON
Liszt Academy
Budapest, Hungary
Deniz appears in the final round of the Éva Marton International Singing Competition, where she will present a selection of arias alongside fellow competitors.
August 29th-September 5th | 2021
2018 — 2021
ELEKTRA
Third Maid
Salzburg Festival
Salzburg, Austria
Deniz returns to the the Salzburger Festspiele to reprise the role of Third Maid with a new cast.
July-August 2021
OPERA GOES FOLK
Recital
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz Uzun takes us on a trip from Spain to Hungary, via Scotland and France in a song song recital presented with pianist Yulia Levin as part of Opernhaus Zürich's “Opera goes wild” program.
May 2021
ELEKTRA
Third Maid
Salzburger Festspiele
Salzburg, Austria
Deniz makes her debut with the Salzburger Festspiele as the Third Maid.
July & August 2020
SALOME
Page
Dallas Symphony
Dallas, TX, United States
Deniz makes her debut with the Dallas Symphony as the Page in Strauss's Salome, conducted by Fabio Luisi.
February 2020
HÄNSEL & GRETEL
Hänsel
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz appears as Hänsel with Opernhaus Zürich over two seasons under the baton of Markus Poschner and Paul Daniel.
2018 & 2019
BEETHOVEN 9
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Copenhagen, Denmark
Deniz makes her debut with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's 9th Symphony alongside conductor Fabio Luisi.
December 2019
VEČ
MAKROPULOS
Krista
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz performs the role of Krista in a new production of Leoš Janáček's Več Makropulos directed by Dmitri Tscherniakov and conducted by Jakub Hruša.
September & October 2019
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Lola
Jurmala Music Festival
Riga, Latvia
Deniz appears as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana and in an Italian Opera Gala with the Jurmala Music Festival under the baton of conductor Vello Pähn.
July 2019
SEMELE
Ino
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz performs the role of Ino in Handel's Semele, featuring Cecilia Bartoli in the title role. Production by Robert Carsen, conducted by William Christie.
January 2019
LA VERiTÁ iN CiMENTO
Zelim
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz appears in the role of Zelim in La Veritá in Cimento, a Jan Philipp Gloger production conducted by Ottavio Dantone.
September 2018
L'ENFANT ET LES SORTiLÈGES
L'Enfant
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz debuts the title role in Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges at Opernhaus Zürich, directed by Jan Essinger and conducted by Pavel Baleff.