Basha supports project to establish opera school in Tirana

TIRANA, August 8 – New Tirana Mayor Lulzim Basha has supported the idea of Albanian internationally renowned soprano Ermonela Jaho to establish an opera school in the capital city to promote young talented people.
“The municipality will give full support to this project” said Basha during a meeting with Jaho in his office on Monday.
The project is an offer by Italy Emilia Romagna Region and will be curated by Italian professors.
Basha also launched the idea of established what he called a “Hearth” of Albanian art starts living around the world who will be invited by the municipality at least once a year to to promote Albanian talents and participate in cultural events.
“I fully appreciate the support I found for the establishment of an opera school because this would help promote young talented people and I agree with the establishment of a hearth for successful Albanians around the world,” said Jaho.
The renowned came to Tirana soon after appearing in the role of Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata at the Arena di Verona Opera Festival.
Born in Albania, Soprano Ermonela Jaho was hailed as a “revelation” by the French musical press after her debut as Violetta in La Traviata at L’Opera de Marseille in December of 2005 and has since gone on to debut at major theaters internationally including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, the Staatsoper Berlin, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Zurich Opera, Opera de Lyon, Cologne Opera and many others. She has gained international recognition as one of the finest interpreters of the role of Violetta and has also been praised in roles such as Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Massenet’s Manon and Thais, Marguerite in Faust and as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly.
Future engagements include her debuts at the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona as Marguerite in Faust and at the Vienna State Opera as Violetta.