Internationales Opernstudio

Lobel Barun, bass, is originally from Croatia. He studied with Alexei Tanovitski at the Music Academy in his hometown of Zagreb. In 2023, he won the special "Željko Lučić" Prize at the "Lazar Jovanović" International Singing Competition in Belgrade. That same year, he made his debut at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb as Bacchus in Boris Papandopulo’s Amphitryon. He also appeared with the Zagreb Philharmonic at the Lisinski Concert Hall and portrayed Salieri in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri at the opera studio of the Zagreb Academy. Other roles include Le Surintendant des plaisirs (Massenet’s Cendrillon) at the Zagreb Music Academy, the tame raven Moses (Igor Kuljerić’s Animal Farm) at the Lisinski Concert Hall, Carceriere (Tosca) at the Croatian National Theatre, and Tobias Mill (Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio) in Vis, Croatia. Starting with the 2024/25 season, he will join the International Opera Studio at Zurich Opera House.

Maximilian Bell, bass, studied with Michail Lanskoi and Manfred Equiluz at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna. He furthered his training through masterclasses with Angelika Kirchschlager, Adrian Eröd, and Gerhard Kahry. The Austrian-born singer has already performed roles such as Spinelloccio (Gianni Schicchi) and Norton (La cambiale di matrimonio) at the Bregenz Festival, Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Academy in Vienna and Graz, Snug (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) at Theater Akzent in Vienna, the bass part in Bernstein’s Mass at the Vienna Musikverein, Rocco (Fidelio) in a children’s production in Baden, Austria, Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) at the MuTh in Vienna, and Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro) in a touring theatre production. Starting with the 2024/25 season, he will be a member of the International Opera Studio at Zurich Opera House.

Tomislav Jukić, tenor, is originally from Croatia. He is a prizewinner of major international vocal competitions, including the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský International Vocal Competition and the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition (2023). He studied with Martina Zadro at the Music Academy in Zagreb and took part in masterclasses with Renata Pokupić, Nikola Kitanovski, Alexei Tanovitski, and Mikhail Sinkevich. His engagements have included the tenor part in Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Croatian Radio Choir and the ensemble Concerto dei Venti in Split, Rijeka, and Zagreb, as well as his debut as Mercury (Boris Papandopulo’s Amphitryon) in a production by the Zagreb Music Academy. More recently, he performed Goro (Madama Butterfly) at the opera house in Ljubljana, gave a solo recital at the Allegretto Festival in Žilina (Slovakia), and appeared as a soloist in concert with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra. Tomislav Jukić will join the International Opera Studio at Zurich Opera House starting with the 2024/25 season.

Marie Lombard, soprano, studied at the Paris Conservatory and in Rennes with Stéphanie d’Oustrac, and took masterclasses with Anne Sofie von Otter, Stéphane Degout, Inva Mula, Sylvie Valayre, and Mariella Devia. She was awarded the “Prix Jeune Espoir” at the First International Competition for Young Singers of the Grand Opéra d’Avignon, as well as prizes at the “Corsica lirica” International Singing Competition and the Academy Prize of the International Saxon Academy of Singers. She also won third prize at the Marmande International Singing Competition. In 2023, she was a semi-finalist at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. To date, she has performed roles such as Inès (La favorite) at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, Belinda (Dido and Aeneas) at the Opéra de Rennes and in Bordeaux, Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) at the Théâtre des Étoiles in Paris, Adèle (Die Fledermaus) in a production of the Paris Conservatory and the Philharmonie de Paris, Coraline (Adolphe Adam’s Le toréador) at the Opéra de Rennes, and First Lady (Die Zauberflöte) at the Opéra d’Angers-Nantes. The 2024/25 season will take her to the Auditorio de Tenerife as Najade/Nymph (Ariadne auf Naxos), as well as to the Opéra de Monaco as a member of Cecilia Bartoli’s academy. She is currently a member of the International Opera Studio at Zurich Opera House.

Steffan Lloyd Owen, baritone, comes from Wales. He has received numerous singing awards in the United Kingdom, including the W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship Prize, the Blue Riband Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, and the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Prize. His recent performances include the roles of Sciarrone and the Jailor in a semi-staged production of Tosca alongside Sir Bryn Terfel and Kristine Opolais at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Escamillo (Carmen) with Buxton Opera, the title role in Hans Krása’s children’s opera Brundibár at Welsh National Opera, and the Doctor in Verdi’s Macbeth at Mid Wales Opera. On the concert stage, he has sung Mendelssohn’s Elijah at the Beaumaris Music Festival, Mozart’s Requiem with the Orchestre National de Bretagne in Rennes, and Beethoven’s Mass in C major as well as the Choral Fantasy with the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Starting with the 2024/25 season, he will be part of the International Opera Studio at the Zurich Opera House.

Pablo Salido Pulido wurde in Madrid geboren. Er studierte Klavier in seiner Heimatstadt und setzte seine Ausbildung als Korrepetitor in einem Austauschprogramm in Triest fort. In Italien und Spanien ist der Pianist als Solist und in diversen Kammermusikensembles aufgetreten. Als Korrepetitor arbeitete er am Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto sowie am Teatro Verdi in Triest. 2023 nahm er an der Georg Solti Accademia in Venedig teil, wo er mit Jonathan Papp, Rodrido de Vera, Richard Bonynge und Anthony Legge arbeitete. Ab der Spielzeit 2024/25 gehört er als Korrepetitor zum Internationalen Opernstudio am Opernhaus Zürich.

Sylwia Salamońska, soprano, studied with Wojciech Maciejowski in Poznań. During her studies, she performed roles such as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), and Zosia (Stanisław Moniuszko’s The Spectres). In the 2023/24 season, she was part of the Opera Academy Young Talent Development Programme at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, where she made her debut as First Companion of Dirce in Luigi Cherubini’s Medea. She also sang Frasquita (Carmen) at the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk. In 2024, she appeared alongside Luca Pisaroni at the “Stars and Rising Stars” Festival in Munich. She is a prizewinner of numerous international competitions, including the Halina Słonicka International Singing Competition in Poland (1st prize), the 21st Juventus Canti International Singing Competition in Vráble, Slovakia (3rd prize and special award), the Riccardo Zandonai International Singing Competition in Riva del Garda (finalist), and the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský International Singing Competition in Trnava, Slovakia (finalist). From the 2024/25 season, Sylwia Salamońska will be a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zurich Opera House.

Flavia Stricker, Sopran, studierte an der Musikhochschule Lübeck. Sie sang Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg und Galathée (Franz von Suppés Die schöne Galathée) an der Hochschule Lübeck. Ausserdem war sie in der Weihnachts­gala der Hamburger Symphoniker zu hören. Seit der Spielzeit 2023/24 ist sie Mitglied im Internationalen Opernstudio am Opernhaus Zürich. In der aktuellen Spielzeit ist sie u.a. in In 80 Tagen um die Welt, in der Lustigen Witwe, in Jakob Lenz und in der Neuproduktion Elias zu hören.