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Ivana Srbljan – mezzo-soprano The acclaimed mezzo-soprano Ivana Srbljan graduated in Music Theory before completing Vocal Studies under the guidance of Vlatka Oršanić at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. She is currently furthering her studies with Dennis O’Neill at the [Wales International Academy of Voice](https://www.wiao.org.uk?utm_source=chatgpt.com) in Cardiff. Since 2014 she has been a member of the soloist ensemble of the Opera of the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka. She has won prizes at international competitions, achieving her first major success with the role of Carmen at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, for which she also received the Rector’s Award of the University of Zagreb. During her studies she appeared frequently with the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Academy of Music. Her professional collaborations include performances with the Symphony Orchestra of Croatian Radiotelevision, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra, Cantus Ensemble, the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Music Biennale Zagreb, Osor Musical Evenings, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Split Summer Festival, St. Mark’s Festival, Rijeka Summer Nights, and guest performances in Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Austria and Hungary. She made her debut at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb in 2010 in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s *The Magic Flute*, at the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek in 2013 in Giuseppe Verdi’s *Nabucco*, and at the Croatian National Theatre in Split in 2014 in Georges Bizet’s *Carmen*. Her recent highlights include the premiere production of Francis Poulenc’s mono-opera *La voix humaine* at Teatar &TD and the role of Dalila in Camille Saint-Saëns’s *Samson et Dalila* in Split. In Rijeka she has appeared in leading roles including Carmen, Giulio Cesare and Cornelia in Handel’s *Giulio Cesare in Egitto*, Maddalena in *Rigoletto*, Olga in *Eugene Onegin*, Charlotte in *Werther*, Dido in *Dido and Aeneas*, Mrs Meg Page in *Falstaff*, Stefano in *Romeo and Juliet*, among others. She has also appeared at the opening of the Pannon Philharmonic season in Pécs as Jocasta in *Oedipus Rex*, performed with the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra and Choir, and appeared at the Musikverein in Vienna. In Finland she performed the title role in sold-out performances of Bizet’s *Carmen* at Jyväskylä Opera.

 

Davor Kelić – conductor Davor Kelić began studying conducting in 2011 at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in the class of Prof. Uroš Lajovic. In June 2016 he earned a Master of Music degree under Prof. Mladen Tarbuk. His notable conducting collaborations include the Symphony Orchestra of Croatian Radiotelevision, the Zagreb Soloists, the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Opera ensemble of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, the Ensemble of Komedija Municipal Theatre Zagreb, the Festival Orchestra of the Samobor Musical Evenings, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra and the Zagreb Youth Orchestra. Since 2016 he has served as professor of conducting and string orchestra at the international Youngmasters seminar in Samobor. He also participated in a collaboration between the Academy of Music and Mala Scena Theatre, conducting Ivan pl. Zajc’s operetta *Momci na brod*, for which he received the Rector’s Award in the academic year 2014/2015. In October 2016 he became chorus master at the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek, preparing productions including Giacomo Puccini’s *Tosca*, Verdi’s *Il Trovatore*, Vincenzo Bellini’s *Norma*, Vatroslav Lisinski’s *Porin*, and Ivan pl. Zajc’s *Nikola Šubić Zrinjski*, as well as Emmerich Kálmán’s operetta *Die Bajadere*, Rodgers’ musical *The Sound of Music*, and an independent choral concert dedicated to Russian Romantic repertoire including Sergei Rachmaninoff’s *Vespers, Op. 37*. In December 2018 he conducted the New Year’s Concert of the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek. Since January 2018 he has been employed at the Komedija Theatre, where he has conducted musicals including *Byron*, *Jalta, Jalta*, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s *Jesus Christ Superstar*.