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Hailed for her “pristine sound” by Opera News and her “considerable top power note”, French Soprano Aura Veruni appears on stages across the country.

Ms Veruni has most recently joined Ars Minerva to sing the role of Alinda in their production of Freschi's Olimpia Vendicata and West Edge Opera to sing the role of Eritea in their production of Cavalli's Eliogabalo.

In recent Seasons Ms Veruni has performed  with Ars Minerva the title roles of Ifigenia in Aulide and  Messalina.

In the 2018/19 season, she returns to the Mendocino Music Festival with a role debut as Adina in L’elisir D’Amore. She also performed concerts with Ars Minerva at prestigious venues such as the 906 World Cultural Center in San Francisco and the Battery Club.

Ms.Veruni also joined the prestigious Ensemble of Sarasota Opera singing the role of  Peppa in Eugene D’Albert’s Tiefland, as well as covering the title role of Bellini’s Norma.

In previous seasons Ms.Veruni covered Hamlet’s Ophelia with West edge Opera. She also sang  Marie in Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment with San Francisco Opera Guild. She covered the title role of Manon with Des Moines Metro Opera, sang exerpts as Cleopatra from Handel’s Giulio Cesare, and from the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor. She also joined the roster of Ars Minerva singing the role of Scilla in world the premiere of La Circe by Andrea Ziani.

Ms.Veruni made her international debut with the iSing! International Festival in China where she was featured in a gala concert broadcast on CCTV and Hunan TV, then went on to perform her debut as Nanetta with Cinnabar Theater in Verdi’s Falstaff.

A recipient of numerous awards Ms. Veruni was twice the winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Kansas City District & Washington District , has been awarded top prize from the Cooper Bing International Vocal Competition,  Second prize at the East Bay Opera League Competition, the Thelma Dry Award - Henri and Maria Holt Memorial Scholarship Competition, and the prestigious Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition.

Ms. Veruni holds a B.F.A in Music Performance from Gnessin College in Moscow Russia where she received the Tchaikovsky Award for excellence in Music Performance. She holds a Masters degree in music, and a Certificate of Professional Studies in Opera Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is fluent in French, English, Russian, Spanish and Italian.

Upcoming

WEST EDGE OPERA SALONS

A SALON WITH A VIEW

IN NORTH BERKELEY HILL

MARCH 20TH 2023

Set against a beautiful view of the Bay, the evening will

feature cellist Vicky Ehrlich, soprano Aura Veruni (Eliogabalo), and   Jonathan Khuner on piano.

   OLIMPIA VENDICATA by DOMENICO FRESCHI

ARS MINERVA

OCTOBER 2O,21 & 22 2023

ODC THEATER

3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

UPCOMING

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Reviews

The opera Tattler

Aura Veruni as Ermione Veruni... has a wonderful effortlessness to her sound, which is very clean. She was ferocious here, razor-sharp in her singing.

MESSALINA 

San Francisco Classical voice :"Soprano Aura Veruni (whom I last saw

in West Edge Opera’s Eliogabalo) proved a perfect Messalina:

sharp-witted, funny, and nimble in acting and voice, eating up every

scene she appeared in."

MESSALINA

 

Exotic and Irrational entertainment :"As always in Ars Minerva

productions, though, the singing in every role was of an exceptionally

high standard. Special praise must go to Aura Veruni for her

commanding performance as Messalina. In gorgeous voice throughout, she

performed her music while wearing revealing costumes and executing

Ricci's at times athletically-demanding comic business."

The Opera Tattler:"Soprano Aura Veruni seemed to perfectly embody

Messalina, her voice has such a spark to it, so alive and clear. Her

movements are also very decisive and conveyed humor well."

L’ELISIR D’AMORE

Classical Sonoma by Terry McNeill.

Ms. Veruni in the first act combined coquettish acting with clear Italian and when needed considerable top-note power, important in the large-volume tent space with zero reverberation.

The “Quanto Amore” duet between Adina and Dulcamara was a highlight as in the second act the plot strands were coming together. 

Parterre Box by Michael Anthonio.

In the title role, soprano Aura Veruni‘s sweet and creamy tone proved devastating in “Madre diletta” and naively hopeful in the “Verace o menzognera” that closed Act 2.

IFIGENIA

San Francisco Chronicle by Joshua Kosman.

But the plot, which can be hard to follow under the best of circumstances, is less pressing than the opportunity for vocal display, and this is where the Ars Minerva company largely shone. Soprano Aura Veruni gave a vivid, tonally rich performance as Ifigenia. 

LE AMAZZONI

San Francisco Classical Voice by Charlise Tiee.

Soprano Aura Veruni, as Pulcheria, had a pristine sound and attacked her brilliant coloratura passages with agility. It was impressive how much heft and volume her slight frame produced. 

LA CIRCE

The Rehearsal Studio by Stephen Smoliar.

Scylla (given an unabashed personification by Aura Veruni that recalled the old Hollywood screwball comedies).

LE AMAZZONI

Opera Today by Maria Nockin.

Princess Pulcheria, sung with exquisite Baroque style by French soprano Aurélie Veruni

 ASTIANATTE

San Francisco Classical 

Aura Veruni made Hermione into a splendidly unpredictable and steely-sharp blade of vengeance.

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