{"id":12343,"date":"2026-11-01T23:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossifest.estrela.io\/?p=12343"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:55:00","slug":"simonida-miletic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rossifest.estrela.io\/en\/simonida-miletic\/","title":{"rendered":"Simonida Mileti\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Performer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simonida Mileti\u0107<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simonida Miletic<\/strong> was born in Belgrade, where she completed the Stankovic<\/em> Secondary Music School in the class of Professor Olivera Gruji\u0107<\/strong>. After two years of studying at the Belgrade Music Academy in the class of Professor R. Smiljani\u0107, she continued her education in Florence at the Conservatory Luigi Cherubini.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She graduated in opera singing in 1996 in the class of Professor Kate Lafferty<\/strong>. In 2007, at the same conservatory, she earned a master’s degree in chamber vocal music under Professor Leonardo de Lisi<\/strong>. In June 2011, she also obtained a master\u2019s degree in opera singing in the class of Professor Gianni Fabbrini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While still a high school student, she participated in the World Youth Choir (1989), representing her country among a group of 12 singers selected from the former Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her studies, she attended masterclasses at the Summer Music Academy Mozarteum<\/em> in Salzburg with Galina Vishnevskaya<\/strong>, in Florence with Margherita Rinaldi<\/strong>, in Milan at the Baroque Music School with Claudine Ancerment<\/strong>, and at the Summer Opera Studio in Orvieto with Professor Gabriella Ravazzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the association Amici della musica<\/em> from Florence, she also took part in courses with Professors Julia Hamari (opera studio), Irwin Gage<\/strong> (chamber music), and Jill Feldman<\/strong> (baroque singing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the chamber vocal music competition Seghizzi,<\/em> she won the award for best interpretation of a French solo song as a finalist. She won third prize in chamber vocal music at the Dino Caravita<\/em> competition in Ravenna and third prize in the opera category at the Castello della Maggione<\/em> competition in Siena. At the Spazio Musica<\/em> competition in Orvieto, she was selected as a finalist for the role of Fanny in Rossini\u2019s opera La Cambiale di Matrimonio<\/em>, which was performed at the summer festival in Orvieto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was awarded the Francesco Tamagno<\/em> medal for a concert held at the Liceo musicale<\/em> hall in the city of Varese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She performed at the opera festival in San Gimignano in the operas The Telephone and The Old Maid and the Thief<\/em> by G. Menotti, as well as Il segreto di Susanna<\/em> by Wolf-Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She continued her artistic career by participating in festivals across Italy, performing a repertoire that includes baroque music, Liederabend programs, and opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Belgrade, she has performed multiple times at concerts organized by the Italian Cultural Center and the Music Center at Kolarac. Roles she has performed in Italy include: Susanna, Cherubino, Marcellina, Despina, Zerlina, Fanny, Violetta, Gilda, Adina, Donna Anna, Musetta, and Micaela. She has collaborated with conductors such as Piero Bellugi<\/strong>, Marco Balderi<\/strong>, Giorgio Proietti<\/strong>, Fabio Maestri<\/strong>, Alan Freiles<\/strong>, Giorgio Keiser<\/strong>, Grazia Rossi, and Ennio Clari<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Florence, she gave a recital accompanied by Maestro Gonneli in all major concert halls, including a program of Serbian solo songs and works by Slavic composers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2011, she sang in Florence during the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Milan, she gave a recital at Casa Verdi,<\/em> the home Verdi built for retired artists, which still hosts performances by leading opera figures. In Venice, she performed at Lido di Venezia<\/em> during the film awards ceremony, accompanied by Austrian pianist Franz Moser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is currently a music professor in Florence and a voice teacher at the summer academies in Bristol and Llandovery (Wales).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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At Rossi Fest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n