Ochakovski
Ochakovski
Ochakovski, Manuela
Singing is not only art but also top sport.
Every part of the body is connected with each other. Working on the freedom of sound emission means connecting all the body parts and finding the right balance between them. This includes also spirit, soul and emotions. When this freedom and balance is achieved, singers are free to vibrate their breath and communicate the music, text and emotions.
Biography
| 1963 | 2 February born in Onesti/Romania |
| 1977 – 1979 | Music Study at the Music and Art Gymnasium, Pitesti/Romania |
| 1980 – 1981 | Private study Singing with Magda Ianculescu |
1981 – 1986 | Study Singing and Opera at the National Music University ‘George Enescu’, Iasi/Romania |
1986 – 1990 | Soloist at the National Opera Timisoara/Romania |
1992 – 1994 | Soloist at the Stadttheater Regensburg/Germany |
1994 – 2001 | Soloist at the Staatstheater Oldenburg/Germany |
2001 – 2002 | Free lance Soloist at the Staatstheater Hannover and the Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin |
2002 – Now | Owner of vocal studio ‘il Portamento’/Netherlands and vocal coach in Brussels and London |
Selection of works
| Bach | Johannes Passion |
Bellini | Sonnambula |
Berg | Lulu |
Berlioz | Béatrice et Benedict |
Cage | Europeras 1 - 5 |
Debussy | Pelléas et Mélisande |
Dendrino | Lasati-ma sa cint |
Donizetti | Don Pasquale, Lucia di Lammermoor |
Gounod | Romeo et Juliette |
Händel | Alcina |
Hervé | Mam'zelle Nitouche |
Hölszky | die Wände |
Honnegger | Johanna auf dem Scheiterhaufen |
Hummel | An der schönen blauen Donau |
Humperdinck | Hänsel und Gretel |
Kálmán | Csárdásfürstin, die Zirkusprinzessin, Gräfin Mariza |
Lehar | Land des Lächelns, Zigeunerliebe |
Loewe | My fair lady |
Lortzing | Wildschütz |
Martin | le Vin herbé |
Monteverdi | l'Incoronazione di Poppea |
Mozart | Don Giovanni, die Zauberflöte, Requiem |
Offenbach | Orpheé aux Enfers, les Contes d'Hoffman |
Orff | Carmina Burana |
Paul Abraham | Ball im Savoy |
Puccini | la Bohéme, Turandot |
Reimann | Lear |
Rossini | Barbiere di Seviglia |
Schubert | Dreimädlerlhaus |
Strauss | Elektra, Rosenkavalier |
Strauss | Wienerblut, die Fledermaus, Eine Nacht in Venedig, der Zigeunerbaron |
Verdi | Rigoletto, Aïda |
Wagner | Götterdämmerung |
Wolf-Ferrari | il Campiello |
Zimmermann | Weisse Rose |
Organizing masterclasses together with George Emil Crasnaru, Marie Angel, David Freeman, Hilary Summers, Waltraud Österreicher, Roberta Alexander and Alan Herdman.