Biography
Dutch-Iranian soprano Lilian Farahani graduated cum laude with distinction from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and the Dutch National Opera Academy in Amsterdam.
In the 2022/2023 season, she makes her debut at the Royal Opera House as the Bride in Kaija Saariaho’s creation ‘Innocence’, a role she already sung at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in summer 2021. On the orchestra platfom she also made her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda.
In the 2021/2022 season she sang Zerlina (‘Don Giovanni’) with Dutch National Opera, Elvira (‘L’italiana in Algeri’) with the NTR ZaterdagMatinee and she could be heard in Aalto-Musiktheater Essen in the role of Lauretta (‘Gianni Schicchi’).
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“[…] waarin sopraan Lilian Farahani stralend boven de georganiseerde chaos uitklonk. […] Haar uitstekende Elvira bood een vleug weemoed zonder klagerigheid.”
“[…] in which soprano Lilian Farahani beamed above the organized chaos. […] Her excellent Elvira offered a touch of nostalgia without whining.”
(‘L’italiana in Algeri’ February 2022)
“De verhoudingen liggen echter opeens anders als die ‘seconda donna’, helaas zonder eigen aria, gezongen (en gespeeld!) wordt door een zangeres als Lilian Farahani, die haar afgelopen zaterdag in het Concertgebouw een allure gaf zoals ik die al heel lang niet meer heb meegemaakt. Haar Elvira bleek opmerkelijk sterk aanwezig in dit levendig geacteerde semi-concertante dramma giocoso en vocaal was zij niet weg te denken uit de ensembles…”
“However, the proportions are suddenly different when that ‘seconda donna’, unfortunately without her own aria, is sung (and played!) by a singer like Lilian Farahani, who gave her an allure last Saturday in the Concertgebouw that I haven’t experienced for a long time. Her Elvira turned out to be remarkably strong in this lively acted semi-concertante dramma giocoso and vocally she was indispensable in the ensembles…”
(L’Italiana in Algeri – February 2022)
“Farahani zingt met glinsterende brille de rol van Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi.”
“Farahani sings with glittering brilliance the role of Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi.”
(‘Il Trittico’ January 2022)
“Vaderlandslievende operafans kunnen de vlag uithangen, want Lilian Farahani ontwikkelt zich heel goed en is niet slechts een naïeve, maar ook een beetje cheeky Zerlina.”
“Patriotic opera fans can fly the flag, because Lilian Farahani is developing very well and is not only a naive, but also a bit cheeky Zerlina.”
(‘Don Giovanni’ November 2021)
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