Jenny Drivala Explained

Jenny Drivala (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τζένη Δριβάλα; Kalamata, Greece 1957) is a Greek soprano singer.

History

Education

Drivala studied Byzantine literature at the University of Athens, classical ballet (Morianova School), acting at the National Theatre School, piano (under Aikis Pandzari and G. Arvanitaki) and singing (under Eirini Lambrinidou and Mireille Flery) at the Athens Conservatory. She completed her musical studies at the University of Bremen under John Modinos (1980).

Work

She debuted in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor[1] at the Greek National Opera and at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Italy in 1983.[2] From 1982 to 2007 she interpreted leading roles in approximately twenty operas: La traviata, Rigoletto, and L'Assedio di Corinto as Greek National Opera premieres, Attila, Anna Bolena, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and Die sieben Todsünden as Greek National Opera premieres, Die Zauberflöte, La bohème, Pagliacci, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Die Fledermaus, Faust (Athens Festival 1994), among others.

Currently

Since 2008 she works as a director. She has sung in the world premieres of The Return of Helen by Thanos Mikroutsikos (1993) and Antigone by Mikis Theodorakis (1999) at the Athens Concert Hall.

Awards

Recordings

Cinema

References

  1. Web site: Vorstellungen mit Jenny Drivala – Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper. archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at. 24 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Contributors. www.tch.gr. 24 March 2018.
  3. Web site: KAROUSOS ART CRITICS: Greek opera star Jenny Drivala awarded the Prize "UNESCO Maria Callas 2016" of the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands. Panagiotis. Karousos. 24 March 2018.