"A profile of the Argentinian / Slovakian soprano who is not your ordinary run of the mill singer!."It´s not every singer, who can switch from Tchaikovsky, Verdi to Dvorak and Mozart to a tango, but that´s the Argentinian - Slovakian soprano Ana Carolina Diz"

The soprano Ana Carolina Diz has been performing in opera houses and concert halls for more than two decades. Her vast and versatile repertoire spans both lyric soprano and spinto roles, including concert repertoire, chamber music, 20th-century works, zarzuela, operetta, and academic tango with Camerata Tango. She also frequently appears in numerous private concerts as well as in radio and television programs.

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Education and Academic Career

Ana Carolina Diz initially studied singing and piano, graduating as a Music Teacher and Singing Teacher from the Academy of Music Arts in Buenos Aires.

Driven by her commitment to lifelong learning, she obtained an international scholarship from the Slovak government to pursue advanced studies. She subsequently earned a Magister artium (Mag. art.) degree with honors in Singing from the Banská Bystrica Music University. Following this achievement, the Slovak government granted her a second scholarship for Ph.D. studies in Musicology at the Faculty of Philosophy in Bratislava.

She has attended masterclasses with such prestigious artists as Vlasta Hudecová, Marcelo Álvarez, Peter Dvorský, Prof. Eva Blahová, and Prof. Gabriele Lechner, among others.

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Repertoire and Roles

The soprano has performed leading roles including:

• II Wood-sprite (Dvořák's Rusalka)

• Mrs. Nolan (Menotti's The Medium)

• Nedda (I Pagliacci)

• Giulietta (I Capuletti e i Montecchi)

• Lucia (Martín Palmeri's Mateo)

Her repertoire also includes Mozartian roles such as Contessa, Arminda, Bastienne, and Donna Elvira, as well as Verdi roles like Maria Grimaldi (Simon Boccanegra) and Elisabetta (Don Carlo). She has also performed Tatyana (Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky), among others.

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Orchestras and Performances

Ana Carolina Diz has performed with numerous renowned ensembles and orchestras, including:

• Bratislava Ladies' Chamber Orchestra

• Vienna Technical University Orchestra

• Slovak National Radio Orchestra

• Slovak Sinfonietta

• Bratislava Symphony Orchestra

• Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic

• The State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice

• Moravian Theatre Olomouc

• National Theatre Brno

• Slovak National Theatre

Notable venues and festivals include the United Nations Vienna, Altes Rathaus Vienna, International Festival Tamaulipas Mexico, International Music Festival Las Palmas - Gran Canaria, and the International Theatre and Opera Summer Festival Zvolen.

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Special Mentions & Awards

• Special Prize for Best Interpretation at the International Singing Competition Belvedere (2000).

• Special Recognition at the International Singing Competition Neue Stimme (2000).

• International Scholarship of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic for Magister artium (Mag. art.) studies, completed with highest honors (2001).

• International Scholarship of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic for Ph.D. studies in Musicology (2005).

• Special Recognition from the Slovak Ministry of Culture as "The best representative Artist" of the country (2008).

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Discography

• “SONGS” (2018): Works by Tibor Frešo & Bartolomej Urbanec. Ana Carolina Diz, soprano – Ladislav Fanzowitz, piano.

• ANA CAROLINA DIZ & CAMERATA TANGO (2017): Argentinian tango pieces (Astor Piazzolla and others) for voice, violin, cello, and piano.

• SONGS (2016): Works by Alberto Ginastera & Francesco Paolo Tosti (21 pieces celebrating their 100th anniversaries).

• ZARZUELA GALA (2015): Romances and zarzuela arias (Live performance from the International Music Festival, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).

• BALADA TRISTE DE TROMPETA (2015): Music from the film score by Roque Baños for soprano and orchestra.

• CASTLEVANIA (2013): Music from the game Castlevania: Lords of the shadow mirror of fate by Oscar Araujo for soprano, choir, and orchestra.