Profile Nihan Inan, Turkish soprano from Ankara continues her carrier as ta member of Ankara State Opera and Ballet, Turkey and places in different projects local and globally.
Education
1996 – 2001
Primary School, Dörtçelik İlköğretim Okulu
1998 – 2001
Part Time Student of Uludağ University State Conservatuvary/ Viola
2001 – 2004
Middle School, Uludağ University State Conservatuvary / Viola
2004 – 2006
High School, Uludağ University State Conservatuvary / Viola
2006 – 2007
High School, İstanbul University State Conservatuvary / Viola
2007 – 2008
Part Time Student of İstanbul University State Conservatuvary / Opera and Singing
2008 – 2014
Bachelor Degree, İstanbul University State Conservatuvary / Opera and Singing Section (Assos. Prof. Şebnem Ünal’s Singing Class)
2014 – 2015
Pedagogical Formation Training, Marmara University
Trainings
2009
Singing Master Class / Mariora Trifan
2011
Acting and Drama Master Class / David Walsh
2012
Singing Master Class / Prof. Mario Steller
2012
Singing Master Class / Montserrat Caballe
2013
Italian Repertoire and Technique Master Class / Silvano Zabeo
2014
Acting and Drama Master Class / David Walsh
Performances
2010
- Cond. Prof. Ramiz Melik Aslanov / Antonin Dvorak / Rusalka / Solo Performance: Song to the Moon
Istanbul University Concert Hall – Turkey
2011
- Cond. Daniel Reuss / Acapella Concert as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Lübeck Cathedral – Germany - Cond. Paul McCreesh / Joseph Haydn / Die Jahreszeiten as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
St. Michael’s Church Lüneburg – Germany - Cond. Stephen Connolly / Sacred Bridges as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
St. Michael’s Church Lüneburg – Germany - Cond. Stephen Connolly / Sacred Bridges as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Lübeck Cathedral – Germany - Cond. Lan Shui / L. W. Beethoven / 9th Symphony as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Sun Moon Lake Area – Taiwan - Cond. Lan Shui / L. W. Beethoven / Fidelio as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Sun Moon Lake Area – Taiwan - Cond. Rolf Beck / R. Schumann / Spanisches Liederspiel / Soprano Solo
Sun Moon Lake Area – Taiwan - Cond. Rolf Beck / J. Haydn / Die Schöpfung as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Aya İrini Church – Turkey - Cond. Rolf Beck / J. Haydn / Die Schöpfung as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Bilkent Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. Rolf Beck / J. Haydn / Die Schöpfung as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
El Hambra – Spain - Cond. Rolf Beck / G. Mahler / Symphony No:2 as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
El Hambra – Spain - Cond. Rolf Beck / C. Orff / Carmina Burana CD Recording as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
NDR Landesfunkhaus – Hannover – Germany - Cond. Prof. Ramiz Melik Aslanov / H. Purcell / Dido and Aeneas / Role: Dido
Istanbul State Opera – Turkey
2012
- Fazıl Say / Opus:40, Ses / Soprano Solo / World Premier
Ankara Modern Arts Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. Rolf Beck / Johannes Brahms / Requiem as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
St. Michael Church – Hamburg – Germany - Fazıl Say / Opus:40, Ses / Soprano Solo
Istanbul State Opera – Turkey - Cond. Rolf Beck / Johannes Brahms / Requiem as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Lübeck Cathedral – Germany - Fazıl Say / Opus:40, Ses / Soprano Solo
Enka Open Air Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny / Acapella Concert as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Lübeck Cathedral – Germany - Fazıl Say / Opus:40, Ses / Soprano Solo / DVD Recording and Performance
- Cond. Rolf Beck / G. F. Haendel / Solomon / Role: Second Woman
Göttingen Haendel Festival – Göttingen – Germany
2013
- Cond. K. Penderecki / K. Penderecki / Symphony No:8 as a Schleswig-Holstein Choir Member
Kiel – Germany - Cond. Prof. Ramiz Melik Aslanov / W. A. Mozart / Le Nozze di Figaro / Role: Contessa
Istanbul State Opera – Istanbul – Turkey (Cancelled at the performance day due to Gezi Park protests)
2014
- Recital / Zorlu Performance Hall
İstanbul – Turkey - Cond. Zbigniew Preisner / Lisa Gerard Concert as a choir member of Borusan Philarmonic Choir
Istanbul – Turkey - Cond. Sascha Goetzel / G. Puccini / Tosca as a choir member of Borusan Philarmonic Choir
Istanbul – Turkey - Cond. Hakan Şensoy / Le Div4s Concert as a choir member of Istanbul Philarmonic Choir
Zorlu Performance Hall – Istanbul – Turkey - Cond. Marcello Rota / Andrea Bocelli Concert as a choir member of Istanbul Philarmonic Choir
Ülker Sports Arena – Istanbul – Turkey
2015
- Fazıl Say / Opus:40, Ses / Soprano Solo / DVD Recording and Performance
TIM Maslak Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. Naci Özgüç / Fazıl Say / Nazım Oratorio as a Nazım Hikmet Choir Member
Bilkent Odeon Open Air Concert Hall – Turkey - Solo Concert
Leyla Gencer Opera Hall – Turkey
2016
- Cond. Murat Cem Orhan / Fazıl Say / Goethe Lieder / Soprano Solo / Turkey Premier
IKU Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. Serdar Yalçın / Cemal Süreya Night / Solo Concert
İş Sanat Cultural Center – Turkey - Cond. Murat Cem Orhan / Fazıl Say / Goethe Lieder / Soprano Solo / Heidelberger Sinfoniker
Heidelberg Musik Festival – Heidelberg – Germany - Cond. İbrahim Yazıcı / Fazıl Say / Bells as a Nazım Hikmet Choir Member / Turkey Premier
Bilkent Odeon Open Air Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. İbrahim Yazıcı / C. Orff / Carmina Burana as a Nazım Hikmet Choir Member
Bilkent Odeon Open Air Concert Hall – Turkey - Cond. İbrahim Yazıcı / Fazıl Say / Nazım Oratorio as a Nazım Hikmet Choir Member
Bodrum D-Marin Open Air – Bodrum – Turkey - Cond. Patrick Lange / Fazıl Say / Goethe Lieder / Soprano Solo / Wiesbaden Oper Orchestra
Wiesbaden Opera House – Wiesbaden – Germany
2017
- Cond. Howard Griffits / Fabian Künzli / Die Orchestermause (Turkish Version)
CD Recording / İstanbul – Turkey - Cond. Zdravko Lazarov / Youth Concert / İstanbul State opera and Ballet Orchestra
Süreyya Opera Hall / İstanbul – Turkey - Cond. İlke Karcılıoğlu / Turkish Composers Night / Solo Concert / İstanbul Concertante Orchestra
Caddebostan Cultural Center / İstanbul / Turkey
2018
- Cond. Sunay Muratov / J. Strauss / Die Fledermaus – Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Alessandro Cedrone / G. Donizetti / L’elisir D’amour- Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Sunay Muratov / G. Bizet / Carmen – Mercedes
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Solo Concert
Women Songs / Nihan İnan & Ezgi Karakaya
Contemporary Arts Center / Ankara / Turkey
2019
- Cond. Mehmet Nezih Seçkin / G. Donizetti / L’elisir D’amour / Giannetta
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Murat Cem Orhan / Muhlis Sabahattin / Ayşe Opereti / Neşe
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Antonio Pirolli / G. Puccini / Turandot / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Fabrizio Maria Carminati / G. Verdi / Aida / Sacerdotessa
Aspendos Ancient Theater / Antalya / Turkey - Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Composition Competition Final Concert
Contemporary Arts Center / Ankara / Turkey - G.B. Pergolesi / Stabat Mater / Soprano Solo
Sakıp Sabancı Museum / İstanbul / Turkey - Cond. Jordan de Souza / Fazıl Say / Goethe Lieder / Soprano Solo / Komische Oper Orchestra
Berlin Komische Oper – Berlin – Germany - Solo Concert
Russian Composers Night / Piano Melahat İsmayilova
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey
2020
- Cond. Sunay Muratov / N.B. Demireller / Gangster Musical / Soprano Solo / World Premiere
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day Concert / NTV Live / Piano: Hande Uçar
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Cemi’i Can Deliorman / Martin Palmeri / Missa Tango / Soprano Solo
Presidential Symphony Orchestra / Cermodern Open Air Concert Hall / Ankara / Turkey - Solo Concert
Russian Composers Night / Piano Melahat İsmayilova
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Solo Concert
Turkish Composers Night / Piano Melahat İsmayilova
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey
2021
- Cond. Giampaolo Vessela / W.A.Mozart Requiem /Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Doruk Gönentür / A midsummer Jazz Dream / Soprano Solist
Presidential Symphony Orchestra Hall / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Doruk Gönentür / N.B. Demireller / Gangster Musical / Soprano Solo
Bodrum Castle Open Air Concert Hall / Bodrum / Turkey - Cond. Doruk Gönentür / N.B. Demireller / Gangster Musical / Soprano Solo
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Solo Concert
Republic Day of Turkey Concert / Piano Esra Poyrazoğlu Alpan
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Kemal Günüç / K. Günüç / Kuvayi Milliye Destanı / Soprano Solo
Ankara City Orchestra / City Concert Hall / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Tolga Taviş / F. Tüzün / Midas’ın Kulakları / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Gordion Ancient City / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Raoul Grüneis / P. Mascagni / Cavalleria Rusticana / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Andrea F. Solinas / R. Leoncavallo / I Pagliacci / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey
2022
- Cond. Doruk Gönentür / N.B. Demireller / Gangster Musical / Soprano Solo
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Doruk Gönentür / N.B. Demireller / Gangster Musical / Soprano Solo
Atatürk Cultural Center / İstanbul / Turkey - Cond. Raoul Grüneis / P. Mascagni / Cavalleria Rusticana / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Andrea F. Solinas / R. Leoncavallo / I Pagliacci /Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet / Ankara / Turkey - Cond. Andrea F. Solinas / G. Verdi / Un Ballo in Maschera / Ankara State Opera and Ballet Choir Member
Ankara State Opera and Ballet/ Ankara / Turkey - Solo Concert
Contemporary Turkish Composers Night / Piano: Hande Uçar
State Painting and Sculpture Museum Operetta Stage / Ankara / Turkey
Achievements
2010
Siemens Opera Yarışması / Honorable Mention
2014
Belvedere International Singing Competition – Local Winner
2014
Belvedere International Singing Competition – Belkıs Aran Honor Award
References
- Piyanist and Composer Fazıl Say
- Prof. Şebnem Ünal
- Cond. Rolf Beck
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