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Ahead of her debut as Julia in Spontini’s La Vestale at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Sonya Yoncheva spoke with two German newspapers about her life on and off the stage.

In B.Z., she talks with Martina Hafner about the vocal and dramatic demands of Julia, the challenges she faced early in her career and her special relationship with Berlin.

BILD devoted the centre of its back page to a major feature on Sonya and her husband, conductor Domingo Hindoyan. In their joint interview with Dirk Steinbach, they discuss their relationship, their admiration for each other’s work and family life alongside two international careers.

Following her performance of “Hymne à l’amour” at the opening of Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual: An Oyster Story exhibition at Shanghai’s West Bund Dome Art Center, Sonya Yoncheva gave an interview for Vogue about her art, the enduring appeal of opera and her relationship with the stage.

She discusses the ability of the human voice to communicate emotion beyond linguistic and cultural boundaries, the importance of bringing an individual perspective to classical roles and her own transformation from a shy child into a performer who feels most free on stage. Sonya also reflects on opera’s place in an age of increasingly short attention spans and speaks about an immersive opera project she is currently developing to introduce the art form to new audiences.

She furthermore addresses Rolex’s commitment to supporting emerging artists and draws parallels between opera and watchmaking: two long-standing traditions that remain alive by continually responding to the present.

Read the full interview here:
https://sonyayoncheva.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Vogue-Oyster-Story-Opening-Event-August-2026_traduction.pdf