Sonya Yoncheva
Soprano
Sonya Yoncheva was born in Bulgaria in 1981, studying in her native Plovdiv and later in Geneva; at the beginning of her career she focused on baroque repertoire, participating in William Christie’s Jardin des Voix programme and working regularly with Emmanuelle Haim and Le concert d’Astree (she sings the title-role on their 2012 DVD of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, available on Erato).
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Recording of the Week, Verdi albums from Joseph Calleja and Sonya Yoncheva
2nd February 2018
The Maltese tenor and Bulgarian soprano triumph in their explorations of the composer's more dramatic roles.
