Kate Murphy – Titanic
Valentina sings the part of Kate Murphy, a young Irish girl who takes the infamous trip to America on the Titanic. She is a happy 3rd class passenger who miraculously survives this horrible tragedy. The character is based on an actual ‘Kate’ who, it is also believed, managed to survive.
This production was directed by Stanislav Moša under the baton of Maestro Dan Kalousek.
Kate Murphy sees the Titanic for the first time
the three Kates (Mojca Potrč, left, Valentina, middle, Sabina Cvilak, right) meet for the first time
Can't wait to board that ship today!
the three Kates (Valentina, left, Sabina Cvilak, middle, and Mojca Potrč, right) laughing in 3rd class
two Kates (Mojca Potrč, left, Valentina, right) dreaming of the new world
two Kates (Mojca Potrč, left, Valentina, right) dreaming of the new world
dreaming of the new world
Lisa – La Sonnambula
Valentina appears as Lisa in a Hugo de Ana production of ‘La Sonnambula’, a bel canto opera by Vincenzo Bellini. Lisa is the villain in this story, jealous and angry at the world around her. When given an opportunity, she accuses Amina, the heroine, of infidelity, thus snatching away her fiancée Elvino. However, her own infidelity comes to light and Lisa is shunned by the entire village, leaving her to bathe in her anger alone.
This is a Hugo de Ana production under the baton of Maestro Simon Robinson.
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by s. Rajh
Lisa from La Sonnambula
with Luka Brajnik as Il Conte, SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
with Luka Brajnik as Il Conte, SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
(from left to right) Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak (choir-director), Jure Počkaj, Valentina Čuden, Martin Sušnik, Maestro Simon Robinson, Petya Ivanova, Luka Brajnik, Bogdan Stopar, SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
with Martin Sušnik as Elvino, SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
with Irena Petkova (Theresa in the opera) and Petya Ivanova (Amina), SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
with Jure Počkaj as Alessio, SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Lisa from La Sonnambula
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
2018 sonnambula premiere
SNG Maribor April 2018, Photo by Marko Knehtl
Musetta – La Boheme
La Boheme tells the story of a group of artist friends dealing with the double-edged sword of life as a ‘starving artist’ in 19th century Paris.
This is an Arnaud Bernard production under the baton of Maestro Francesco Rosa.
Musetta - La Boheme
Backstage selfie
Musetta - La Boheme
Backstage selfie
Musetta - La Boheme
Backstage selfie
Musetta - La Boheme
Backstage selfie
Eliza Doolittle – My Fair Lady
Valentina appears as Eliza Doolittle in SNG Maribor’s production of My Fair Lady, a well-known story about how an uneducated but smart girl, living on the streets of London, becomes a lady in the sophisticated, upper-class world of English society. The show was directed by Paul-Emile Fourny under the baton of Maestro Simon Robinson.
Photos courtesy of SNG Maribor.
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins and Martin Sušnik as Freddy
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Martin Sušnik as Freddy
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015 with Jaki Jurgec as Mr. Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady, SNG Maribor, Feb 2015
Amore – The Coronation of Poppea
Valentina sings Amore, the god of love, who directs all the events occurring on stage, as was the vision of director Krešimir Dolenčič. Amore might be young and small but he is the most powerful god and proves in the end that love always wins.
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Tanja Baronik
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Dada Kladenik
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Tanja Baronik and Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Tanja Baronik and Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Tanja Baronik and Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt
Amore
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SNG Maribor, 2016 with Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt and Barbara Jernejčič-Furst
Berta – The Barber of Seville
Valentina sings the role of Berta, a grumpy old housekeeper in SNG Maribor’s production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, directed by Pier Francesco Maestrini.
Berta
The Barber of Seville, SNG Maribor, 2015
Berta
The Barber of Seville, SNG Maribor, 2015
Berta
The Barber of Seville, SNG Maribor, 2015 with Nina Dominko and Giuseppe Esposito
Berta
The Barber of Seville, SNG Maribor, 2015 with Valentin Pivovarov, Jure Počkaj, Giuseppe Esposito, Martin Sušnik and Nina Dominko
Nella – Gianni Schicchi
Nella
Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor, 2013 with Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova, Guadalupe Barrientos, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Alfonz Kodrič, Valentin Pivovarov, Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt and Karoly Szemeredy as Gianni Schicchi
Nella
Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor, 2013 with Valentin Pivovarov, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Guadalupe Barrientos, Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova and Alfonz Kodrič
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Nella
Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor, 2013 with Dušan Topolovec, Irena Petkova, Guadalupe Barrientos, Martin Sušnik and Jaki Jurgec
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Nella
Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor 2013 with Dušan Topolovec, Irena Petkova, Martin Sušnik, Jaki Jurgec, Guadalupe Barrientos and Alfonz Kodrič
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Nella
Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor, 2013 with Valentin Pivovarov, Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Guadalupe Barrientos and Alfonz Kodrič
Second Lady – The Magic Flute
The Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016 with Jaki Jurgec as Papageno
Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016 with Jaki Jurgec as Papageno
Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016
The Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016
The Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016
Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016
Second Lady
The Magic Flute, SNG Maribor, October 2016
Giannetta – L’Elisir d’amore
Gianetta
A cowgirl in L'Elisir d'amore, SNG Maribor, 2012 (photo by Murxl69)
Gianetta
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
Gianetta
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
Gianetta
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
Gianetta
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
High Priestess – Aida
Valentina sings the High Priestess who in the opera holds a spiritual ritual where she invokes the great god Phta and blesses Radames’ journey into battle.
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa in Aida in Japan with (from left to right) Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak, Irena Petkova, Renzo Zulian, Anda-Louise Bogza, Maestro Francesco Rosa, Slavko Sekulić, Alfonz Kodrič, Martin Sušnik and Jaki Jurgec in front
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Selfie in Japan, as the Sacerdotessa in Aida
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan tour Oct 2014
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan tour Oct 2014
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan tour Oct 2014
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan tour Oct 2014-0
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa in Aida with members of the Maribor opera chorus and ballet from a performance in Japan
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan tour Oct 2014-2
Sacerdotessa in Aida with members of the Maribor opera chorus and ballet from a performance in Japan
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa with Miro Solman as Radames and Valentin Pivovarov as Ramfis in a performance of Aida in Japan
Frasquita – Carmen
Valentina sings the gypsy girl Frasquita who, like Carmen, lives a typical life of gypsy full of music, dance, drink, love, the occasional illicit business, and, most importantly, freedom.
Carmen in Japan
Frasquita in 'Carmen', Japan with Oksana Volkova as Carmen
Frasquita in Carmen on Japan tour June 2014
Frasquita with Oksana Volkova as Carmen, Javier Tome Fernandez as Don Jose and Amanda Stojović-Kasagič as Mercedes after a performance of Carmen in Japan
V temi
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
V temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
Serafine
‘Serafine’ (Seraphim) is a vocal group from Slovenia consisting of Valentina Čuden, Mojca Potrč and Dada Kladenik. All three members are also singers with SNG Maribor opera house. Their repertoire is a variety of popular music, arranged by the trio itself, with Valentina Čuden at the piano.
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
2014
Serafine
Performing with Serafine in Maribor (photo by Slavko Rajh)
Benefit Concert in Ljubljana
In concert with Milena Morača, soprano and Saša Olenjuk, violin in Ljubljana
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Selfie in Japan, as the Sacerdotessa in Aida in Japan
Frasquita in Carmen on Japan tour June 2014
Frasquita with Oksana Volkova as Carmen, Javier Tome Fernandez as Don Jose and Amanda Stojović-Kasagič as Mercedes after a performance of Carmen in Japan
Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte
2nd Lady with Jaki Jurgec as Papageno in Die Zauberflote in Maribor
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa with Miro Solman as Radames and Valentin Pivovarov as Ramfis in a performance of Aida in Japan
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa in Aida with members of the Maribor opera chorus and ballet from a performance in Japan
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa in Aida with members of the Maribor opera chorus and ballet from a performance in Japan
Sacerdotessa in Aida on Japan Tour
Sacerdotessa in Aida in Japan with (from left to right) Zsuzsa Budavari-Novak, Irena Petkova, Renzo Zulian, Anda-Louise Bogza, Maestro Francesco Rosa, Slavko Sekulić, Alfonz Kodrič, Martin Sušnik and Jaki Jurgec in front
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
Serafine
Serafine concert at SNG Maribor
Carmen in Japan
Frasquita in 'Carmen', Japan with Oksana Volkova as Carmen
2013
Gianni Schicchi
Nella in Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor with Valentin Pivovarov, Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Guadalupe Barrientos and Alfonz Kodrič
Gianni Schicchi
Nella in Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor with Dušan Topolovec, Irena Petkov, Guadalupe Barrientos, Martin Sušnik and Jaki Jurgec
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Gianni Schicchi
Nella in Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor with Dušan Topolove, Martin Sušnik, Jaki Jurgec, Alfonz Kodrič, Irena Petkova and Guadalupe Barrientos
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Gianni Schicchi
Nella in Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor with Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova, Guadalupe Barrientos, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Alfonz Kodrič, Valentin Pivovarov, Andreja Zakonjšek-Krt and Karoly Szemeredy as Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Nella in Gianni Schicchi, SNG Maribor with Valentin Pivovarov, Jaki Jurgec, Dušan Topolovec, Guadalupe Barrientos, Martin Sušnik, Irena Petkova and Alfonz Kodrič
(photo by Tiberiu Marta)
Silvester 2013
Čuden Duo performance (Valentina Čuden & Saša Olenjuk) with Fajrund at Hotel Habakuk, New Year's Eve 2013
L'Elisir d'amore
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
L'Elisir d'amore
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
L'Elisir d'amore
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
L'Elisir d'amore
Giannetta in 'L'Elisir d'amore', SNG Maribor with the women's chorus of SNG Maribor
photo by Mihael Mikluš
Movazs Concert
Movazs concert at Lent Festival (with Mojca Potrč, Zsofi Klacsman and Simon Dvoršak, piano)
Movazs Concert
Movazs concert at Lent Festival (with Mojca Potrč and Simon Dvoršak, piano)
Granatno Jabolko
The cast of Granatno Jabolko in SNG Maribor (Alfonz Kodrič, Jaki Jurgec, Valentina as the Princess, Dušan Topolovec)
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
v temi
'V temi' by Tanja Lužar performed in 'Narodni Dom', Maribor, April 2013
Merry Widow 2013
Olga from 'The Merry Widow'
2010 – 2012
Črne maske
Leonora in Kogoj's Black masks in Maribor, 2012 (photo by Mihael Mikluš)
L'Elisir d'amore
A cowgirl in L'Elisir d'amore in Maribor, 2012 (photo by Murxl69)
L'Elisir d'amore
A cowgirl in L'Elisir d'amore in Maribor, 2012 (photo by Murxl69)
Mercedes
Bella Opera at SNG Maribor, 2010
Concert with Janez Šter
Concert with Janez Šter Ljubljana, 2010 (photo by Bojan Stepančič)
Concert with Janez Šter
Concert with Janez Šter Ljubljana, 2010 (photo by Bojan Stepančič)
Concert with Janez Šter
In concert with Janez Šter in Celica in Ljubljana, 2010 (photo by Bojan Stepančič)
Tosca
Tosca, 2010 (photo by Murxl69)
The Land of Hope
In concert with Alenka Goršič-Ernst in Celje, 2010
The Land of Hope
In concert with Alenka Goršič-Ernst in Celje, 2010
2006 – 2009
La Traviata
A 'gypsy' in La Traviata in Maribor, 2009 (photo by Mojca Potrč)
Der Schauspieldirektor
Madame Herz in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor in Ljubljana, 2009 with Vera Danilova, Dejan Maksimilijan Vrbančič, Slavko Savinšek and Sebastjan Podbregar
Der Schauspieldirektor
Madame Herz in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor in Ljubljana, 2009
Der Schauspieldirektor
Madame Herz in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor in Ljubljana, 2009 with Vera Danilova, Dejan Maksimilijan Vrbančič, Slavko Savinšek and Sebastjan Podbregar
Concert in Portorose
In concert in Portorož 2008
Concert in Kazina Hall, Maribor
In concert at SNG Maribor 2008
Snow White
The Wicked Queen in Yoriko Tanno's production of Snow White in Ottawa, 2006
Snow White
The Wicked Queen in Yoriko Tanno's production of Snow White in Ottawa, 2006
Die Fledermaus
Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus in Yoriko Tanno's production of Shooting Stars, 2006, with Stephen Boudreau as Eisenstein
Professional Photos
as Contessa Ceprano
photo by Mihael Mikluš, 2012
concert in Celica
photo by Bojan Stepančič, 2009
Head Shot
photo by Alan Kavčič, 2011
Head Shot
photo by Alan Kavčič, 2011
Head Shot
photo by Alan Kavčič, 2011
Head Shot
photo by Alan Kavčič, 2011
Photo by Aleš Bravničar, 2008
Head Shot
Photo by Aleš Bravničar, 2008
Head Shot
Photo by Aleš Bravničar, 2008
Photo by Aleš Bravničar, 2008