Dana Bramane

History

In 2002 Dana Bramane won the Alīda Vāne International Vocal Competition, and has taken part in several other competitions, including the 2008 s'Hertogenbosch IVC. While still a student at the Jazepa Vitola Latvian Academy of Music, she performed Tatyana (Eugene Onegin). In September 2008 Dana Bramane made her debut with Latvian National Opera as Micaëla (Carmen), and also performed Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at Latvian National Opera. She is the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009 Competition finalist. Dana Bramane sung the role of Micaëla (Bizet's Carmen) at the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus, and the role of donna Elvira (Mozart's Don Giovanni) at the 20th Bydgoszcz Opera Festival.

Movies

Montemezzi: L’incantesimo
A rediscovery at the Latvian National Opera. The opera L’incantesimo was forgotten soon after its premiere. Its composer, Italo Montemezzi, was inspired by the great champions of Italian verismo, including Ruggero Leoncavallo. This resurrection of Montemezzi’s work will be performed in a double bill alongside Pagliacci. Lord Folco is out hunting in dead of winter when a hind with the face of his beloved wife Giselda appears to him in a vision. In a panic, he stabs the creature and flees. A necromancer warns him that if his love for Giselda is to survive, he must find the mortally wounded hind and bring her back to the castle with him. Meanwhile, Giselda’s own feelings for her former suitor Rinaldo have been rekindled.