Martina Koljenšić
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| Born | January 26, 1998 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation(s) | Opera singer, painter |
Martina Koljenšić (born January 26, 1998, Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian mezzo-soprano opera singer and academic painter. Since 2023, she has been a regular soloist at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad.[1][2]
Early life and education
She was born in Belgrade, where she completed both her undergraduate and master's studies in solo singing at the Faculty of Music. In parallel, she earned a degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, obtaining the title of Academic Painter. [1] [2]
Opera career
She began her professional engagement in 2023 at the Serbian National Theatre, appearing as Olga in Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. She subsequently performed there as Flora (La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi), Marthe (Faust by Charles Gounod), Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II), and Zita (Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini).[2] [3][4]
In 2024, she made her debut at the National Theatre in Belgrade as Zita, and the same year debuted at the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre as Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini.[3]
She has also performed the roles of Zerlina (Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Dorabella (Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Mercédès and Carmen (Carmen by Georges Bizet), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck), and Cinderella (La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini).[3][4][5]
She performed as a soloist in Mozart's Requiem at Kolarac Concert Hall in 2022.[3] [6]
International performances and concerts
She has performed in Serbia and abroad, including Italy, Greece, Germany, Slovenia, and Bulgaria. [2][3]
In 2022, she joined the Pehlivanian Opera Academy in Slovenia, performing the roles of Carmen and Mercédès from Carmen by Georges Bizet in concerts across the country. As part of this tour, she appeared in Bled, where she performed in open-air productions of Carmen.[7]
The following year, she appeared in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi at the international "Festival of the Aegean" on the island of Syros, Greece.[3]
Visual arts
Alongside her performing career, Martina Koljenšić is actively engaged in painting. She has held several solo exhibitions.[7]
She participated as a painter-animator in the Polish animated feature The Peasants, produced by the Academy Award-nominated creators of Loving Vincent, created using an innovative oil-on-canvas animation technique in which each frame is hand-painted.[1] [8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Martina Koljenšić, operska pevačica i akademska slikarka – kako pomiriti dva umetnička poziva". РТС. Retrieved Jan 29, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Martina Koljenšić, mecosopran," Radio Beograd 2, RTS, https://www.rts.rs/lat/radio/radio-beograd-2/5798362/-martina-koljensic-mecosopran.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://www.operabase.com/martina-koljensic-a2185844/en
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Martina Koljenšić za LA VIE EN ROSE: Bez publike, opera ne postoji," La Vie en Rose, https://www.lavieenrose.rs/martina-koljensic-za-la-vie-en-rose-bez-publike-opera-ne-postoji/.
- ↑ "Hoće li Beograd dobiti zgradu opere - Martina Koljenšić". Nova.rs. Aug 26, 2025. Retrieved Jan 29, 2026.
- ↑ “Dari u čast – 6.6.2022. u 20:30, Velika dvorana,” Kolarac Concert Series, https://www.kolarac.rs/koncerti-lat/dari-u-cast-6-6-2022-u-20-30-velika-dvorana/?lang=hr.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Martina Koljenšić: Radujem se svakoj novoj ulozi i smatram je neizmernim izazovom". Nov 8, 2022. Retrieved Jan 29, 2026.
- ↑ “Martina Koljenšić,” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15281541/.
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