Bojan Sober
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Bojan Šober is a bass-baritone
opera singer and manager. He has also served as a director of the Lions Clubs International
.
. Simultaneously, he studied singing in Italy and in 1982 graduated (BA) from a specialty course at Teatro alla Scala, Milan
(Centro di Perfezionamento per Artisti Lirici). He acquired his MA at the Music Academy "Ino Mirković" in Lovran
.
as well as at many summer music festivals there. His many performances abroad include two consecutive seasons at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has also appeared on the concert stage, performing oratorios
, cantatas and sacred music.
In 1998, he recorded a CD with the Moscow Great Hall Symphony Orchestra, directed by conductor Leonid Nikolayev and in 2000, he recorded with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, conducted by Fabiano Monica. In 2004 he recorded a combination DVD and CD of "The Barber of Seville
" for Portuguese TV with José Ferreira Lobo and the Orchestra du Nord.
In 1997 he debuted as an opera stage director with the "Barber of Seville" at the National Opera House of Rijeka. His other productions include Puccini's "Madama Butterfly
" in Jefferson, LA, USA in 1999; and "La Traviata
" in Mississauga (Canada) in 2002.
As of 2009, he was the general manager of the Festival Opatija Opera House.
, Thailand, June 23-27, 2008.
A member of the Rijeka Lions Club and a Lion since 1994, he has held many offices within the association. He also serves as a "Coordinating Lion" for Bosnia and Herzegovina
. In addition, he has received numerous awards, including the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association grants its members. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
Bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing three Wagnerian roles: the Dutchman in Der fliegende...
opera singer and manager. He has also served as a director of the Lions Clubs International
Lions Clubs International
Lions Clubs International is a secular service organization with over 44,500 clubs and more than 1,368,683 members in 191 countries around the world founded by Melvin Jones Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and...
.
Education
He graduated high school in his home town and became an English language professor at the Teachers Training College, University of RijekaUniversity of Rijeka
The University of Rijeka is situated in the city of Rijeka with faculties also located in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika....
. Simultaneously, he studied singing in Italy and in 1982 graduated (BA) from a specialty course at Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(Centro di Perfezionamento per Artisti Lirici). He acquired his MA at the Music Academy "Ino Mirković" in Lovran
Lovran
Lovran is a town in Istria, Croatia. It is situated on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay with a population of 3,241 . Its name derives from Laurel , as shown in the coat of arms....
.
Career
During almost thirty years of his solo singer career he has performed at all the opera stages of former YugoslaviaFormer Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
as well as at many summer music festivals there. His many performances abroad include two consecutive seasons at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has also appeared on the concert stage, performing oratorios
Oratórios
Oratórios is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ponte Nova.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
, cantatas and sacred music.
In 1998, he recorded a CD with the Moscow Great Hall Symphony Orchestra, directed by conductor Leonid Nikolayev and in 2000, he recorded with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, conducted by Fabiano Monica. In 2004 he recorded a combination DVD and CD of "The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville, or The Futile Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville , which was originally an opéra comique, or a mixture of spoken play with music...
" for Portuguese TV with José Ferreira Lobo and the Orchestra du Nord.
In 1997 he debuted as an opera stage director with the "Barber of Seville" at the National Opera House of Rijeka. His other productions include Puccini's "Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...
" in Jefferson, LA, USA in 1999; and "La Traviata
La traviata
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
" in Mississauga (Canada) in 2002.
As of 2009, he was the general manager of the Festival Opatija Opera House.
Awards and prizes
- "A.T.A. Laboratorio Lirico Sperimentale" (Alesandria, Italy) for his performance of Verdi’s FalstaffFalstaff (opera)Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy...
. - Second prize "G.B. Viotti" at the International opera singer’s contest in VercelliVercelliVercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
, Italy, 1982; - "Croatian Theater Prize" for the main male role in "The Barber of Seville" in 1998;
- "Croatian Presidential Medal of Merit" for contributions to Croatian culture 1998;
- Annual Award of the City of Rijeka in 2004;
- "Milka Trnina Award", the highest artistic prize in Croatia.
- Cavaliere (Knight of the Order the Star of Solidarity), conferred on him by Italian president Giorgio NapolitanoGiorgio NapolitanoGiorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to...
for promoting Italian culture around the world.
Lions Clubs International
Šober was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association's 91st International Convention, held in BangkokBangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand, June 23-27, 2008.
A member of the Rijeka Lions Club and a Lion since 1994, he has held many offices within the association. He also serves as a "Coordinating Lion" for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. In addition, he has received numerous awards, including the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association grants its members. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
Sources
- International Association of Lions Clubs, Biography: Bojan Sober
- Maljavac, Marino, "Rekordna posjećenost koncerata na Ljetnoj", Novi ListNovi listNovi list is the oldest Croatian daily newspaper published in Rijeka. It is most read in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County of Croatia....
, 18 August 2009 - Ožegović, Nina, "Pravi bračni par u ulogama supružnika u preljubu i svađi", NacionalNacional (weekly)Nacional is a Croatian weekly newsmagazine published in Zagreb.-History:Nacional was started in 1995 by Denis Kuljiš, Ivo Pukanić and other journalists dissatisfied with the editorial policies of Croatian weekly newspaper Globus. Both publications were hostile to the ruling HDZ government...
, Issue 432, 24 February 2004 - Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana, Sober, Maestro Bojan - Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella della solidarietà italiana