MARIA PALASKA
SOPRANO
**** NEWS ****
"Proserpina sung by Maria Palaska, lyric soprano with a crystal intonation. Her voice was very elastic in the phrases..."
Vojin Jaglicic, Olyrix
"Rich in grace and musicality is the Proserpina by the soprano Maria Palaska..."
Stefano L. Borgioli, artearti.net
Highlights 2023-2024
L'ORFEO
12 & 13 September 2023
Maria interpreted Proseprina in Monteverdis Masterpiece at the Margravial Opernhaus Bayreuth
with Rolando Villazon as Orfeo
L’ORFEO - Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
BACH WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM
Tournee in Bayern and Baden-Württemberg
Kantaten I-VI with Ensemble Soloists
and Gradus ad Parnassum
December 2023 -
January - February 2024
MELODIA MEDITERRANEA
folk songs into art songs
Art songs of Jaime Padros, Yannis Konstantinidis, Ottorino Respighi, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Joseph Marx, Hugo Wolf and Lee Santana
with the exceptional duo partners
Andreas Nebl, Accordion
Yannis Tsanakaliotis, Piano
Lee Santana, Vihuela
CD Recordings at the
Reitstadel Neumarkt
CD Production 2024
DEUTSCHES MUSIKRAT
STIPENDIUM
NEUSTART KULTUR
2021 & 2022
"The Greek Maria Palaska shone as the ideal Giulietta with radiant coloratura and top tones up to the high D..."
Christa Kanand, Südwestpresse.de
In June 2023 Maria performed Giulietta in Vicenzo Bellini's
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI
at the Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn.
"Lisa (M.Palaska) was excellent, I really enjoyed her singing of a role that is pivotal to the dramatic development of the opera. She is in possession of a beautiful soprano voice and sang with great feeling and stamina."
Alexis Spanidis, operattika.gr
"...die dynamische Maria Palaska als Lisa..."
Nikos Vatopoulos, Kathimerini
LA SONNAMBULA
Maria interpreted Lisa in Bellinis masterpiece at the Greek National Opera
under the direction of Philippe Auguin
and Staging of Marco Arturo Marelli
The production is a co-operation of the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House London
"Maria Palaska's Pamina is a miracle of eyes as Louise Brooks, with unique easiness, with a strong and absolutely convincing transition from fear and despair, to strength and boldness."
Katerina I. Anesti, Protagon
Maria was Pamina at the Komische Oper Berlin production and Barrie Koskys staging of the ZAUBERFLÖTE which came to Athens for 2018.
http://www.nationalopera.gr/en/event/o-magikos-aulos-2018/