Some videos:
A new song by Valentina Čuden; arranged by Saša Olenjuk; video by Rok Predin
Excerpt from the concert in the park in Maribor on May 30, 2025 with Maestro Simon Krečič and the SNG symphonic orchestra.
Various excerpts from Ophelia’s scenes. All videos and photos courtesy of SNG Maribor. Maestra Mojca Lavrenčič conducting the symphonic orchestra and chorus, with Charles Rice as Hamlet. Stage direction by Frank van Laecke, sceneography and costumes by Philippe Miesch.
Ophelia (Hamlet) – LIVE
Valentina sings Ophelia’s first aria live on May 17, 2025 in Maribor with Maestra Mojca Lavrenčič conducting the Maribor orchestra.
Ophelia (Hamlet) – LIVE
Valentina sings Ophelia’s Mad Scene on May 17, 2025 with Maestra Mojca Lavrenčič and the SNG Maribor orchestra.
Valentina as Lisette. Recorded Live in 2024 in Maribor with Maestro Simon Krečič conducting. Also in the clip are singers Dada Kladenik, Martina Ledinek and Mojca Potrč
Parla siam soli – Gilda & Rigoletto duet – LIVE
Marian Pop as Rigoletto and Valentina Čuden as Gilda perform the duet Parla siam soli from Opera Maribor’s production of Rigoletto. Recorded LIVE on December 31, 2022 in Maribor with Maestro Simon Robinson conducting the SNG Maribor symphonic orchestra
Caro nome – Gilda (Rigoletto) – LIVE
Caro nome, recorded on Dec 31, 2022 in Maribor conducted by Maestro Simon Robinson, stage direction by Pier Francesco Maestrini, sets by Juan Guillermo Nova, costumes by Luca dall’Alpi.
Heia in den Bergen – LIVE in concert
Valentina sings Heia in den Bergen at the Ptuj Concert under the stars in June 2024 with Maestro Simon Krečič and the SNG symphonic orchestra
Je veux vivre – LIVE in concert
Valentina sings Je veux vivre in Maribor in Sept 2021 with Maestro Simon Krečič and the SNG symphonic orchestra
Valentina sings the aria ‘Una voce poco fa’ from Rossini’s comic opera Il barbiere di Siviglia as part of a series of mini online concerts at opera Maribor in November 2020. The wonderful Natalija Radoslavova is at the piano.
Valentina sings the Vilja aria from Lehar’s operetta The Merry Widow as part of a series of mini online concerts at opera Maribor in November 2020. The wonderful Natalija Radoslavova is at the piano.
De lieti auguri (La Sonnambula) – LIVE
From our radio live stream of La Sonnambula in Maribor in 2018; the SNG Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Maestro Simon Robinson.
From our memorial concert for Stuart Hamilton in Ottawa in 2017, with Luis Camacho at the piano.
From our memorial concert for Stuart Hamilton in Ottawa in 2017, with Luis Camacho at the piano. Recorded backstage with my phone.
Sarabande & Toccata – Debussy – LIVE
Recorded at the Ottawa Music Club recital in 2003.
Fantasie in f-minor – Schubert – LIVE
Recorded at the Ottawa Music Club recital in 2001 with Sarah Westbrook.
and some audio:
Carmina Burana – Dulcissime LIVE Apr 4, 2026 in Maribor with Maestro Simon Krečič and the SNG Orchestra
Di sole e azzurro – recorded in Ljubljana in 2009
The nearness of you – recorded in Ljubljana in 2009