MARIJANA ĐUKNIĆ

Marijana Đuknić je završila Fakultet Umetnosti u Nišu u klasi prof. Katarine Simonović Ivanković sa najvišim ocenama i kao nosilac stipendije „Dositeja“. Tokom školovanja osvaja nagrade na brojnim domaćim i međunarodnim takmičenjima iz solo pevanja, kamerne muzike i uporednog klavira. Aktivno učestvuje na majstorskim kursevima prof. emeritus Radmile Bakočević i prof. Ljudmile Gros Popović. Radila je sa pedagozima kao što su Mario Antonio Diaz, Varas (Salzburg), Barbro Marclund Petersone (Oslo), Sebastian Vittucci (Beč), Marijana Mijanovic (Švajcarska/Srbija), Predrag Gosta (Srbija/USA), Martin Vacha (Beč), Sophie Daneman (Francuska), David Bižić (Srbija/Francuska), Nicholas Clapton (UK), Sonia Prina (Italija). I posle školovanja usavršava se na različitim master klasovima I radionicama: Voice academy u Badenu, MOTO operska škola u Ečkoj, Barokna akademija u Beogradu, radionica na Terazijama sa pedagozima Brodveja, Vokalna Akademija u Badenu pored Beča… Solista je ženskog i Akademskog hora SKCa u Nišu sa kojima je nastupala širom Evrope (Francuska, Makedonija, Poljska, Bugarska, Slovačka…). Debitovala je ulogom Ide u Štrausovom „Slepom mišu“ kao alternacija i deo operskog hora, a zatim je postala deo „Opera Nove“ u Kragujevcu i „Nove Beogradske opere“ sa kojima je nastupala u brojnim predstavama: „Orfej“, „Acis i Galatea“, „Imeneo“, „Služavka i gospodarica“, „Don Đovani“… Istakla se i ulogom Charlotte u  „Fantomu iz opere“ u saradnji sa Skopljanskom operom I u saradnji Narodnog pozorišta u Nišu I simfonijskog orkestra debitovala je ulogom Kraljice Noći u “Čarobnoj fruli” V.A.Mocarta. Kao počasni gost srpskog konzula u Rijeci, Hrvatska, nastupila je na nizu koncerata održanih na Krku, u Rijeci i Zagrebu jula, 2021. godine. Aktivno koncertira širom zemlje i inostranstva i organizuje pedagoške i humanitarne koncerte. Takođe kao zaljubljenik u baroknu muziku, sarađuje sa vrhunskim stručnjacima na ovom polju i deo je „Studia za ranu muziku“ u Beogradu. Nakon koncerta I master klasova održanih u Kini oktobra 2024te godine, dobija poziv I postaje gostujući profesor na Univerzitetu u Šengdong provinciji. Radi kao profesor solo pevanja u muzičkoj školi „Vladimir Đorđević“.

Marijana Đuknić graduated from the Faculty of Arts in Niš in the class of Prof. Katarina Simonović Ivanković with the highest grades and as a holder of the „Dositeja“ scholarship. During her education, she won awards at numerous domestic and international competitions in solo singing, chamber music and comparative piano. She actively participates in master classes of Prof. emeritus Radmila Bakočević and Prof. Ljudmila Gros Popović. She worked with pedagogues such as Mario Antonio Diaz, Varas (Salzburg), Barbro Marclund Petersone (Oslo), Sebastian Vittucci (Vienna), Marijana Mijanovic (Switzerland/Serbia), Predrag Gosta (Serbia/USA), Martin Vacha (Vienna), Sophie Daneman (France), David Bižić (Serbia/France), Nicholas Clapton (UK), Sonia Prina (Italy). Even after school, she continues to improve her skills at various master classes and workshops: Voice Academy in Baden, MOTO Opera School in Ečka, Baroque Academy in Belgrade, workshop on Terazije with Broadway teachers, Vocal Academy in Baden near Vienna… She is a soloist of the women’s and academic choirs of SKC in Niš, with whom she has performed throughout Europe (France, Macedonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia…). She made her debut with the role of Ida in Strauss’s „The Bat“ as an alternation and part of the opera choir, and then became part of the „Opera Nova“ in Kragujevac and the „New Belgrade Opera“ with which she performed in numerous performances: „Orpheus“, „Acis and Galatea“, „Imeneo“, „The Maid and the Mistress“, „Don Giovanni“… She also stood out with the role of Charlotte in „The Phantom of the Opera“ in collaboration with the Skopje Opera and in collaboration with the National Theater in Niš and the symphony orchestra she debuted with the role of the Queen of the Night in „The Magic Flute“ by V.A. Mozart. As an honorary guest of the Serbian consul in Rijeka, Croatia, she performed at a series of concerts held on Krk, in Rijeka and Zagreb in July 2021. She actively performs throughout the country and abroad and organizes pedagogical and humanitarian concerts. Also a lover of baroque music, he collaborates with top experts in this field and is part of the „Early Music Studio“ in Belgrade. After a concert and master classes held in China in October 2024, he received an invitation and became a visiting professor at the University of Shandong Province. He works as a professor of solo singing at the „Vladimir Đorđević“ music school.