Radmila Smiljanić
Radmila Smiljanić is a Bosnian classical soprano who has had an active international career in operas and concerts since 1965. She has sung leading romantic roles opposite great artists like José Carreras and Plácido Domingo. She is particularly known for her portrayals of heroines from the operas of Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.[1]
Career
Smiljanić studied singing at the Sarajevo Conservatory where she was a pupil of Brunay Spiler. She made her professional opera debut at the Sarajevo National Theatre in 1965 as Đula in Jakov Gotovac's Ero s onoga svijeta. That same year she won the international singing competition in Reggio Emilia, Italy; followed by competition wins in Ljubljana (1966) and Zagreb (1967).
From early in her career, Smiljanić forged strong partnerships with both the Sarajevo National Theatre and the National Theatre in Belgrade. She remained committed to those houses for more than 30 years. With the Belgrade Opera she toured to Lausanne in 1969 and 1977 and several times to Zagreb and Trient. She also appeared as a guest artist internationally with many important opera houses, including the Liceu (debut 1967), the Vienna State Opera (debut 1972), the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (debut 1976), and La Scala.
Smiljanić currently teaches on the voice faculty of the University of Arts in Belgrade. One of her former students at the university was her son, baritone Nikola Mijailović, who currently has a prominent international opera career.
Opera roles
The following are some of the roles which Smiljanic has created on stage:
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References
- ^ Tanja Nikolic. "Arias from the second floor". Gloria magazine.