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Markus Fink (bass baritone)
Marcus was born into a Slovenian family in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. There he performed with many vocal groups including
the Bach Academy of Buenos Aires. He was awarded the Shell Co Argentina
Scholarship in 1988 and in 1990 was invited by the Saltzburger Landestheater
to participate in the performances commemorating the bicentenary of Mozart’s
death. He was subsequently invited to perform in the opera houses
of Basel, Frankfurt, Bordeaux, Catania, Trieste, San Sebastian and the
Opera Comique de Paris. He is also regularly invited to perform as
soloist in Buenos Aires, Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Barcelona, Geneva, Prague,
Bratislava, Ljubljana, Strasbourg, Lisbon, Milan, Zagreb and Tokyo.
In 1998 the Academie du Disque de Paris awarded him the prize for best
interpretation of Schubert’s works and Guastavino’s Argentinian songs (Flores
Argentinas). In 1999 he was awarded the Pre¹ern Prize of Slovenia.
He has recorded CDs: featuring Handel’s ‘Messiah’;
Mozart’s ‘Messiah’, ‘Requiem’ and ‘Coronation Mass’; Puccini’s ‘Messa di
gloria’; J. Haydn’s ‘Cecillia’s Mass’; Bach’s “Mass in B minor’; Rossini’s
‘Petite mese solennelle’ and the ‘Musica imperialis’ by Leopoldus I.
Vivien Fale¾ (dramatic soprano)
Vivien was born and grew up in Canberra, Australia
and always loved to sing. After moving to Sydney she realised that
she had a passion for singing and classical music in particular.
She commenced singing studies with John Davis and culminated this with
her performance in the ‘Opera in the Shire’ held in Sutherland in 1997.
Since then she has studied in Torino, Italy under Prof. De Salio and later
in Nimes, France under Madame Garner and finally with Brian Stanborough.
Nata¹a Valant (piano)
 Nata¹a
completed her studies at the Ljubljana Musical Academy under Prof. Hildi
Horak-Èas. She has been repetitrice for the Slovenian Chamber Choir
and harpist with the Ljubljana Opera since 1991. Her concert performances
are primarily as accompanist to vocal soloists both in Slovenia and around
the world. She has also participated in the recording of music for
the Radio Slovenia archive project. In 1999 she and Markus Fink were
awarded the Pre¹ern Prize for their recording of Schubert song cycle ‘Schwanengesang’
in slovenian translation.
Australian tour 1999
Adelaide:
Petek, 11.6. v Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders St.
City, ob 19.00 uri;
Melbourne:
Nedelja, 13.6. v Slovenskem verskem centru sv Cirila
in Metoda, v Kew, po sv. masi ( masa ob 9.00 uri);
Bright:
Sreda, 16.6. v Bright Art Gallery and Cultural
centre, Mountbatten Ave, ob 20.00 uri;
Canberra: Cetrtek, 17.6.
v Slovenskem drustvu, 19 Irving St. Phillip, ob 20.00;
Sydney:
Petek, 18.6. v Slovenskem
drustvu Sydney, 2 Elizabeth St, Wetherill Park, ob 20.00;
Nedelja, 20.6.
v Slovenskem verskem centru sv. Rafaela, Marrylands po sv. masi (masa ob
9.30 uri)
Torek, 22.6. v
'The Studio', v Sydneyski operi (Western side) ob 20.15 uri.House, Sydney,
8:00 pm Bookings: 9250 7777
Tickets: $15, concessions $10, Opera House $25, concessions
$15
Performance and booking information can be
obtained on (02)6291 8426 or 0418 768 131
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