“Singer from God” - that’s exactly what the Russian star of the world opera is called Veronika Dzhioeva. Among the images that this amazing woman embodied on the stage are Tatyana (“Eugene Onegin”), Countess (“The Wedding of Figaro”), Yaroslavna (“Prince Igor”), Lady Macbeth (“Macbeth”) and many others! It is about the owner of the divine soprano that will be discussed today.
Veronica Dzhioeva's biography
Veronika Romanovna was born in late January 1979. The homeland of the opera singer is the city of Tskhinval of South Ossetia. In an interview, Veronica said that initially her father wanted her to become a gynecologist. True, he changed his mind in time and decided - the daughter should become an opera singer.
By the way, Veronica Dzhioeva’s father has a good tenor. He had heard repeatedly that he should do vocals. However, during his youth, singing in Ossetia among men was considered completely non-masculine. That is why Roman chose sports for himself. The father of the opera singer became a weightlifter.
Carier start
In 2000, Veronika Dzhioeva graduated from the Art School in Vladikavkaz. The girl studied vocal in the class of N. I. Hestanova. After 5 years, she completed her studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where she studied in the class of T. D. Novichenko. It is worth noting that the competition for admission to the conservatory was more than 500 people per place.
The girl first appeared on the scene in 1998. Then she performed at the Philharmonic. Veronica Dzhioeva made her debut as an opera singer in early 2004 - she played the role of Mimi in Puccini's “Bohemia”.
World recognition
Today, Dzhioeva is one of the most popular opera singers, and not only in the Russian Federation, but also outside our country. Veronica performed on the stages of Lithuania and Estonia, Italy and Japan, the United States of America and Spain, Great Britain and Germany. Among the images that Veronica Dzhioeva brought to life, the following:
- Thais (Thais, Massenet).
- Countess ("The Wedding of Figaro", Mozart).
- Elizabeth (Don Carlos, Verdi).
- Martha (The Passenger, Weinberg).
- Tatyana (Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky).
- Michaela (Carmen, Bizet).
- Lady Macbeth (Macbeth, Verdi).
It is worth noting that Veronica is the leading soloist of three Russian opera houses at once: she performs on the stages of the Novosibirsk, Mariinsky and the Bolshoi Theater.
This opera singer gained worldwide recognition after she performed the Fiordiligi part in the Mozart Cosi fan tutte. On the stage in the capital, Veronika Dzhioeva performed the part of Princess Urusova in Shchedrin’s opera “Boyar Morozova”. Conquered the hearts of the audience and Zemfira from "Aleko" Rachmaninov. Her Veronica performed in the late summer of 2007.
Residents of St. Petersburg Dzhioeva remembered and fell in love thanks to the many premieres at the Mariinsky Theater. Pleased Veronica and opera lovers in Seoul. In 2009, the premiere of "Carmen" Bizet took place here. And, of course, Veronika Dzhioeva’s performance in “Bohemia” became a real triumph. Now the Italian theaters in Bologna and Bari are pleased to see the singer on their stage. The audience of Munich also applauded the opera diva. Here Veronica performed the part of Tatyana in the opera Eugene Onegin.
Personal life Dzhioevoy
A special place in the biography of Veronica Dzhioevoy family. The singer is happy in marriage with Alim Shakhmametyev, who at the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society holds the position of chief conductor of the Chamber Orchestra, and at the St. Petersburg Conservatory leads the Big Symphony Orchestra.
The couple has two children - a daughter, Adrian and a son, Roman. By the way, for the second time, the audience did not even notice Veronica’s absence on the stage: the opera singer performed until the eighth month of pregnancy, and only a month after the baby’s birth, she returned to her favorite pastime. Veronika Dzhioeva calls herself the wrong Ossetian woman. The main reason she considers a dislike for cooking. But Veronica is a magnificent wife and mother: order and mutual understanding always reign in her house.
Participation in the TV show "Grand Opera"
In 2011, the southern beauty Veronika Dzhioeva became the winner of the Big Opera project. The opera diva got to the teleconference of her own free will, but contrary to the wishes of her husband, colleagues and relatives.
A few years after the television project in an interview, Veronica said that it all started with a rehearsal of the issue for the New Year's program on the channel "Culture". It was the employees of this channel who told Dzhioeva about the contest.
The recording of the Big Opera program took place on Mondays, when the theater had a day off. Veronica admitted - then she thought that something like this would never happen in her life, and agreed to participate in the project. The singer’s husband was categorically against and argued that Veronica should not waste herself on trifles. Dissuaded the diva and almost all the friends. A large role in the choice was played by the character of Veronica - to spite everyone she said "Yes!"
By the way, the voice of Dzhioeva often sounds in films, including the film “Vasilievsky Island” and “Monte Cristo”. Veronica also recorded an album called Opera arias. And in 2010, Pavel Golovkin’s film “Winter Wave Solo” was released. This painting is dedicated to the work of Dzhioeva.
Interesting Facts
Despite the birthplace of the singer Ossetia, Veronika positions herself as an opera singer from Russia. This is what is always indicated on the posters. However, there were also unpleasant situations abroad. For example, when several theater magazines and posters called Dzhioeva “the Georgian soprano”. The singer was seriously angry, and the organizers had to not only apologize, but also seize all printed copies and publish posters and magazines again.
Veronica explains this very simply - she studied in St. Petersburg with Russian teachers. Georgia has nothing to do with this. Armed conflicts of Georgia and its homeland influenced the position of the opera diva.
Awards
Veronika Dzhioeva is not only the winner of the Big Opera television contest. She is a laureate of various contests and festivals of opera singers. For example, in 2003 she became a laureate of the Glinka International Competition, in 2005 she won the Maria Gallas Grand Prix. Among the awards Dzhioeva - theater awards "Paradise", "Golden Spotlights" and "Golden Mask". It is worth noting that Veronica is a distinguished artist of two republics - South and North Ossetia.