Helena Holl
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Helena Holl is a Russian dramatic soprano.[1] In addition to numerous other performances, she has been a regular performer at the broadcast gala concerts for New Year's Eve in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Education
She began her vocal studies at Moscow's Gnessin State Musical College. She continued her musical education at the Moscow Lunacharsky University of Dramatic Arts, where she received her Master of Fine Arts degree, while studying in the studios of Boris Pokrovsky and Dina Potapovskaya.
Career
Following the completion of her studies, Ms. Holl was invited to perform in numerous productions with the Moscow Operetta Theatre, the Moscow Stanislavsky Opera and Ballet Theatre, and the famous Bolshoi Theatre. Her roles included "Fedora" in Emmerich Kálmán’s Die Zirkusprinzessin, "Donna Anna" in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, "Santuzza" in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, and the title role in Verdi's Aida.
After moving from Moscow to Budapest, Ms. Holl became the leading singer at the Interoperett Theatre for seven years. She performed the evergreen arias of Léhar, Paul Abraham, Kálmán and Strauss, with other celebrated artists of the Hungarian Opera and Operetta and the Interoperett dance group. With this company, she sang over 170 concerts each year in the famous Vigadó Concert Hall. Her New Year's Eve gala concert performances were broadcast throughout Europe and Asia.[1]
During this time, Ms. Holl was invited to sing at the Arena Theatre in Xanten, Germany and the Opera Nova Theatre in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Her roles at these theatres included "Saffi" of Strauss’ The Gypsy Baron and "Sonya" of Léhar’s operetta Der Zarewitsch. In addition, she performed across Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
In 1999 Ms. Holl moved to Canada, and she made her North American debut in a Gala Benefit Concert at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Toronto. She became a soloist at the “Salute to Vienna” Concert Series for ten years. Ms. Holl had great success at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver and at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. She performed concerts at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, the Cerritos Center near Los Angeles, the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego and the Chrysler Theatre in Windsor with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. In November 2000 she sang with the Russian Salon in the role of "Tatiana" in Yevgeny Onegin at the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. This concert was hosted by Stuart Hamilton[who?]. Ms. Holl took part in the “Viva Verdi” concert series in Toronto and Hamilton where she sang great arias from Aida, Lady Macbeth and La Forza del Destino.
These concert series were continued in Italy in August, 2001. She also took part in the Spring Opera Workshop where Ermanno Mauro, the Canadian tenor, has held masterclasses. In May 2009, she has performed as a soloist at the Klezmer Magic Concert held at the Toronto Center for the Arts in Toronto and the Théátre Outremont in Montreal. She returned the same year to the Interoperett and performed in their live television production. She currently sings at the annual Spring Opera and Operetta Gala in Toronto.
