Ana’s professional debut was in Japan, touring with the Opera Operetta Classical Vienna Series as Micaela („Carmen“). She was also performing as a guest singer in Staatsoperette Dresden (Eurydice, “Orphée aux Enfers”), Opernhaus Chemnitz (Blumenmädchen 1, “Parsifal”), Fürth (La Contessa, “Le Nozze di Figaro”), Erlangen and Kammeroper Köln (Violetta, „La Traviata“), Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt (Konstanze, „Die Entführung aus dem Serail“). Her first significant opera engagement was at German State Opera House, Coburg (2014-2017) where she had the chance to expand and build her repertoire. She made a breakthrough with the part of Konstanze („Die Entführung aus dem Serail“) which brought her sensational reviews – the critics described her Konstanze as a fascinating combination of seemingly effortlessly coloratura-speed and lyrical intensity. Besides her “fragile-tough” interpretation of Mozart’s heroines, the highlight of Ana’s career, so far are the roles of Lakmé („Lakmé”), Violetta („La Traviata“), Musetta („La Bohème“) and Sophie („Der Rosenkavalier“). In the season 2019/20 she made her debut as Sylva Varescu in „Die Csardásfürstin“ at the National Theater Osijek in Croatia. In the season 2022/23 Ana made her Debut in Opera and Theater Madlenianum, Belgrade in Offenbach’s La Vie Parissienne, as La Barone de Gondremarck. In January 2023. Ana made her debut in Temisoara Opera House in the role of Mozart’s Contessa. On the summer Festival ,,Isidora Žebeljan’’ in Kragujevac, Ana made her role and house debut in contemporary opera ,,Marathon’’ by Isidora Zebeljan. In the season 23/24 Ana made role debut as Hanna Glawary at Opera and Theater Madlenianum in Belgrade. In the Sason 2025.she will make her first Rossini role at Bad Kirchstetten Festival in Austria as Berenice in L’occasione fa il ladro.
Ana Cvetkovic is permanently present on domestic scene and very much devoted in promoting the Serbian contemporary music with the chamber ensemble Quadrema (violin, flute, piano, and voice) which received the “Gold plaque” at the music festival Mokranjcevi dani in Negotin, Serbia. Ana’s repertoire to a large degree includes composers of French, Italian and German songs. She cherishes the concert singing with the pianist Vladimir Stojnic. Their recital “Evening of Strauss and Schumann” was awarded as the best concert in 2014. Season by the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia. With the latest recital “Le Secret” these two artists had once again shown to the audience their virtuosity and expressiveness, but more important their great musical understanding and compatibility.
Cvetkovic has always had an affinity for baroque music. Since 2013. she continuously collaborates with the “Belgrade Baroque Ensemble” with whom she performed twice on the “Early music festival”in Serbia and Austria. In the Season 23/24. Ana celebrated XX years since the founding of the Belgrade Baroque Ensemble, with a series of concerts through Serbia with Bach “Kaffeekantate” BWV 211. She participated in master classes for baroque music held by Prof. Nigel Rogers in Berlin. She worked with Roberta Mameli in Austrian Baroque Academy Gmunden, Sophie Daneman and Katherine Haataja. Besides the English and German baroque, she mastered the French baroque style as part of “Baroque Atelier” lead by Serbian world-known contralto Marijana Mijanovic and American harpsichord Jory Vinikour in February 2020. Since 2019 Ana is working on baroque repertoar with contralto Marijana Mijanovic.
Ana’s versatile stage experience includes solo parts in monumental pieces for orchestra and choir such as Bach’s “Messe in B-minor”, Mozart’s “Requiem” in D minor as well as performing in chamber ensembles. Ana had the honor to perform with renowned conductors at home and a broad such as Darinka Matic-Marovic, Premil Petrović, Aleksandar S.Vujic, Stanko Jovanovic, Dragana Jovanovic, Bojan Suđic, Christian Pollack, Roland Kluttig, Roland Fister, Lorenzo Da Rio, Alexander Merzyn, Fimco Muratovski, Mihnea Ignat, Ennio Morricone, Kristian Pfitzner.
Ana’s musical background started with her violin education graduated from elementary Music School Stanislav Binicki, and later she continued to nourish her voice in Mokranjac music school, studying with Professor Georgi Minov. At the same time, she enrolls in the Ballet secondary school “Lujo Davico”, at the special department for traditional songs and dances from Balkan. She graduated at the Faculty of Music as one of the most promising students of the voice department studying with Prof. Gordana Jevtovic. She was the student with the most successful concert activity, which brought her the prestigious “Anita Mezetova” award judging by the opinion of the voice department in Belgrade. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she continued her studies specializing in Operatic repertoire with the professor Nikola Mijailovic. While studying, Аna was a member of Opera Studio at the National Theatre Belgrade, which brought her new stage experience. She continued her education at the Vienna Private University of Music and Art (MUK) and gained an Opera Master Degree. In Austria, she received „CEE Musiktheater” scholarship for the most promising young opera talents in South-East Europe. Ana completed her PhD Doctoral Studies at the Belgrade Faculty of Music (March 2024.) department for chamber music under mentorship of professor Ljudmila Popović Gross.
Her competition successes include Nikola Cvejic International vocal competition in her home country (2001 First Prize and Laureate) Ferruccio Tagliavini (Austria – 2006, Fourth Prize and Finalist) with Dame Joan Sutherland as the main member of Jury.
Ana participated masterclasses working with renowned opera singers such as James Hooper, Doreen DeFeis, David Bižić and Snežana Stamenković.
Ana Cvetkovic
