Croatia: Marko Mimica
Bass-baritone - born 1987
Marko Mimica graduated from the Josip Hatze Music High School in Split, majoring in trumpet. In 2010 he graduated from the Music Academy in Zagreb as a vocal student, whilst attending private lessons with Vitomir Marof. In 2007 Marko won the 1st prize at the State Competition in Dubrovnik and in summer 2011 took part in the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival.
After his debut with the Croatian National Theatres in Zagreb and Rijeka as Papageno Die Zauberfl枚te in 2008, Marko has returned there in many roles including Dandini La Cenerentola, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Oroveso Norma, Pistola Falstaff, Ferrando Il trovatore, Monterone Rigoletto, Padre Guardiano La forza del destino, Colline La boh猫me and Kochubey Mazeppa.
In 2011-12 Marko joined the Deutsche Oper Berlin as a Franz Josef Weisweiler Scholarship holder and he became a permanent member of the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin this season, performing Masetto Don Giovanni, Zuniga Carmen, Angelotti Tosca, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Raimondo Lucia di Lammermoor, Tchelio L'amour des trois oranges, the title role in Le nozze di Figaro and Verdi鈥檚 Requiem.
In his spare time he enjoys movies and books.
- Finalist
Final repertoire
Tutto 猫 disposto 鈥� Aprite un po鈥檘uegli occhi (Le nozze di Figaro) Mozart
Figaro wrongly believes that his new bride, Susanna, has secretly arranged a romantic assignation with the Count. He angrily warns all men to beware of the 铿乧kleness of women 鈥� they are roses with thorns.
Uldino, Uldin? 鈥� Mentre gonfiarsi l鈥檃nima?鈥ltre a quel limite (Attila) Verdi
Attila, king of the Huns, is encamped near Rome. He awakes in terror and tells his servant, Uldino, about a terrible dream in which an old man stops him at the gates of Rome, grabs him by the hair and orders him to stop his attack on the holy city.
La calunnia (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Rossini
Dr Bartolo is Rosina鈥檚 guardian, and would like to become her husband. He is in cahoots with Don Basilio, Rosina鈥檚 music master, who suspects that Rosina and the handsome young Count Almaviva are in love. Here, Don Basilio advises Dr Bartolo to discredit the Count by spreading a rumour about him. In a witty 鈥榩atter鈥� song, he describes how calumny can start as a breath of wind and end as a storm of scandal.
Fr眉hlingstraum (Winterreise) 鈥� Schubert
Come away, come away, Death (Let us garlands bring) 鈥� Finzi
Doubt 鈥� Glinka
Kaddish (Deux m茅lodies h茅bra茂ques) - Ravel
Thus saith the Lord鈥ut who may abide (Messiah) 鈥� Handel
This comes from Part I of Messiah. The recitative is based on the prophecies of Haggai and Malachi 鈥� the Lord will shake all nations and will suddenly come to the temple. The aria, which is usually sung by an alto voice, reflects on Malachi鈥檚 prophecy, awaiting in fear the Lord鈥檚 appearance, for he is like a refiner鈥檚 fire.
Vieni, o Levita!...Tu sul labbro (Nabucco, Act II) 鈥� Verdi
Zaccaria, High Priest of the enslaved Hebrews in their Babylonian captivity, prays for God鈥檚 help in converting the Babylonian princess Fenena, daughter of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), to Judaism.
S矛, vi sar脿 vendetta鈥� Deh! ti ferma鈥� Que' numi furenti (Semiramide) - Rossini
Prince Assur has helped Queen Semiramide to kill her husband, expecting to marry her and ascend the throne. But she is waiting for another 鈥� Arsace 鈥� whom only the High Priest knows to be Semiramide鈥檚 own son. After the king鈥檚 ghost announces that Arsace will be his successor, Assur loses his mind and seeks revenge 鈥� he will kill Arsace.
