final scene of La traviata

Dorota Sobieska, soprano, sings a wide variety of repertoire, in particular the bel-canto and the 18th century classical style. Among composers to whom she feels an especially close connection are Bellini, Mozart & Verdi. In Cleveland, Ohio, where she currently resides, Sobieska garnered rave reviews and audience responses for her rendition of six Bellini heroines: Amina, Elvira, Giulietta, Norma, Alaide, & Imogene. Likewise, she performs with passion both known and unknown Mozart roles, including Konstanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Elisa in Il re pastore, Zaide in Zaide, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Costanze in Il sogno di Scipione, and La Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro. In May of 2006, she sang Saïs, the leading soprano role in the world premiere of the opera Thamos, King of Egypt by Halim El-Dabh, which incorporates fragments of music by Mozart. Acclaimed recitalist, she sang in The United States, Poland, Canada and Germany.

After graduating with a master's degree in English from the University of Warsaw, Sobieska attended the doctoral program at Kent State University, which she completed with honors in 2000, having written her dissertation on the subject of music, poetry, and the philosophy of art. She also also graduated from the F. Chopin School of Music in Warsaw, where she was in the studio of Prof. Hanna Rejmer. A perpetual student, she most recently completed Executive Program for Non-profit Leaders: Arts at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University.

Together with her husband Jacek Sobieski, she founded Opera Circle in Cleveland in 1995. Since its inception, the company has produced over 20 operas in Italian, German, Polish, and English, as well as numerous concerts. Opera Circle enjoys critical acclaim and rapport with its enthused audience. Sobieska stage directed many Opera Circle productions, and wrote very successful dialogues for Zaide, Thamos, King of Egypt, and Bastien und Bastienne.


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