Alinka Kozári Soprano
Recipient of INDEPENDENT OPERA Postgraduate Voice Fellowship
Hungarian born Alinka is a graduate of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, Budapest, Birmingham Conservatoire, where she held the Weingarten Scholarship, and National Opera Studio. She currently studies with Lillian Watson.
The winner of the 2006 Mario Lanza Opera Prize and the St. Clare Barfield Memorial Bowl for Operatic Distinction, Alinka is the holder of an Independent Opera Postgraduate Voice Fellowship and has been awarded the prestigious Hungarian State Eötvös Scholarship.
Operatic roles include Adina L’Elisir d’amore for Anghiari Festival, Norina Don Pasquale, title role Lucia di Lammermoor, First Lady and Queen of the Night Die Zauberflöte, Donna Anna Don Giovanni, and Konstanze Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
She has also been active in contemporary repertoire as Princess Caraboo in Malcolm Williamson’s English Eccentrics and Lucille The Sofa for Independent Opera (and recorded by Chandos). She created the role of Sally Bones in Varjak Paw (Julian Philips) for The Opera Group.
On the concert platform, Alinka’s busy schedule lists appearances in Italy, Hungary and the UK. She has participated in masterclasses with Malcolm Martineau at Crear, Sir Thomas Allen (Samling), Leo Nucci (George Solti Accademia di Bel Canto), and José Cura.
Alinka covered the title role in Mirandolina for Garsington Opera 2009 and was awarded the Garsington Opera Cover Award. She also participated in the Verbier Festival Academy, Switzerland.
Roles since then include Berenice, L'occasione fa il ladro for Minatour Opera, Countess, Marriage of Figaro, for ETO, Gilda, Rigoletto, Iford Arts Festival.
Forthcoming roles include the cover of Fiorilla, Il Turco in Italia for Garsington Opera.
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