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Sonya Yoncheva will be one of the stars of the Dubai Opera Ball 2024. On November 15, Sonya will share the stage of the Dubai Opera with legendary Plácido Domingo, who will also conduct, as well as with violinist Pavel Milyukov (violin), and saxophone player and jazz legend Igor Butman.

Among the arias and duets Sonya will sing are “Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen and “Lippen schweigen” from Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe with Plácido Domingo.

The Vienna Strauß Festival Orchestra will accompany the event under the musical direction of Dmitri Jurowski.

More information about the Dubai Opera Ball: https://www.dubaiopera.com/en-US/product-details?ID=e090b78f-8f6a-ef11-a670-6045bd6b3fa1

Sonya Yoncheva will team up again with one of her most important mentors, William Christie, and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants. On the 1st of November, they will present the all new concert program Marie-Antoinette, featuring music from the era of France’s last queen consort. There will be two additional concert dates on November 5 at the Halle aux grains in Toulouse and on November 7 at the Théâtre Impérial of Compiègne.

Sonya will sing arias from Gluck’s Alceste, Iphigénie en Tauride and Armide; Cherubini’s Médée and Démophoon; Piccinni’s Didon and Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito as well as melodies by Chardin and Martini.

Before rocketing to stardom, Sonya was an alumna of William Christie’s Le Jardin des Voix. She started her career in the Baroque and Early Music repertoire, working frequently and closely with the French American conductor.

More information about Marie-Antoinette:
https://www.arts-florissants.org/en/evenements/marie-antoinette-sonya-yoncheva

[Photo: © Anne-Elise Grosbois]

During her recent stay in Spain, Sonya Yoncheva visited the internationally renowned winery Botega Valduero. She was received by the owners of the winery, sisters Yolanda and Carolina García Viadero, who honored her visit to the winery by making her an honorary member of the La Tenada membership, a select club that the winery has dedicated to personalities representing different fields. Among these personalities, to cite a few examples, are other artists such as actress Glenn Close, tenor Javier Camarena, musician Mark Knopfler, and from the world of sports, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. On the occasion, Sonya also got dedicated to her name a barrel of whine. Here are some photos: