DENiZ UZUN
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
2022-2023 | 2021-2022
View recent engagements from Deniz's 2021-2022 season as well as selected highlights from previous seasons.
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.
Jun 18th | 4 pm
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 | 7pm
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 | 7pm
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
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
January 8, 10, & 11
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
January 21
February 26
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
November 5,13, & 18
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
October 1 & 3
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 | 6pm
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
June 3, 7, & 15
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 | 9pm
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 | 7pm
April 3 | 3pm
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. The performance will be live streamed at the link below.
March 5th 6pm | St. Anna-Kapelle, Zurich
March 6th 5pm | Chiesa Evangelica, Lugano
March 9th 7pm | 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
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 | 7:30pm
January 30 | 6pm
February 19 | 7:30pm
PARIS OPERA COMPETiTiON
Palais Garnier
Paris, France
Deniz appears in the final round of the Paris OperaCompetition, where she will present scenes from different operas alongside other contestants staged by Florence Alayrac and accompanied by Orchestre Prométhée conducted by Pierre Michel-Durand.
January 17th-22nd
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 | 7pm
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 | 8pm
November 7 | 5:30pm
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
DIE SCHÖNE GALATHÉE
Ganymed
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Munich, Germany
Deniz will sing the trouser role Ganymed in the live streamed operetta “Die Schöne Galathée” (The beautiful Galatea) composed by Franz von Suppé at the Bayerische Rundfunk in Munich.
April 25 | 8:30 pm
Canceled due to COVID-19
EUGENE ONEGiN
Olga
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
In Barrie Kosky's revival production of Eugene Onegin, Deniz debuts the role of Olga alongside Konstantin Shushakov in the title role. Kirill Karabits conducts.
April 23 & 27
May 2, 9, & 14
Canceled due to COVID-19
ST. JOHN PASSiON
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Baroque Orchestra La Scintilla
Zürich, Zwitzerland
Deniz performs the mezzo-soprano solos in Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, with Zürich's own Baroque Orchestra La Scintilla. Conductor Riccardo Minasi leads from the podium.
March 8
Canceled due to COVID-19
ALCiNA
Bradamante
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz debuts the role of Bradamante in Christoph Loy's revival production of Handel's drama of magical proportions, featuring Cecilia Bartoli in the title role and Magdalena Kožená as the heroic knight Ruggiero. Conductor Giovanni Antonini appears at the rostrum.
December 31
January 2, 5, 7, & 9
Canceled due to COVID-19
ANNA KARENiNA
In Concert
Opernhaus Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Deniz performs Rachmaninov songs with orchestra to accompany Opernhaus Zürich's Anna Karenina, a ballet by Christian Spuck based on the Leo Tolstoy novel. Conductor Paul Connelly leads from the podium.
November 15, 20, 27, & 29
Canceled due to COVID-19
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
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
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
BEETHOVEN 9
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Cyprus National Symphony
Boston, MA, United States
Deniz appears as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Beethoven's 9th Symphony alongside conductor Jens Georg Bachmann.
May 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.