Darya Dadvar

Daryā Dādvar, (, born in Mashhad, Iran) is an accomplished Iranian soprano soloist and composer living in Paris, France.

Education

Darya is a native of Mashhad but grew up in Tehran. In 1991 she left Iran for France where she studied music. She is a graduate of The National Conservatory in Toulouse, France. She obtained her Diplome d'Etude Musical in voice in June 1999 and subsequently completed a four-year professional course in the Baroque style at the Conservatory of Toulouse in 2000. Darya further holds a postgraduate Master of Arts degree from School of Fine Arts of Toulouse (Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse).

Career

Darya has given concert performances in Canada, France, Germany, Iran, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States of America. In 2002, Darya was a guest performer in Tehran with the Armenian Symphony Orchestra in the role of Tahmineh, in a work composed and directed by Loris Tjeknavorian based on the tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab, one of the most fascinating tales of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). As well as in English, French, German, Italian and Persian, Darya sings in different languages of Iran, such as Azari, Gilaki, Kurdi and Mazanderani. Through her compositions and artistic performances Darya transports her audience on a musical journey not only throughout Iran, but also, by combining songs in different languages and dialects, throughout a world where seemingly dissimilar cultures are seen to be closely interrelated.

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==See also==

  • List of famous Persian women
  • Iranian women and Persian music

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