Rebeka Lokar

Rising Slovenian soprano The Slovenian soprano Rebeka Lokar attended music school in her hometown of Maribor and refined her technique under the guidance of the Italian baritone Mauro Augustini. Starting her singing career as a mezzo-soprano, she received her first engagement in 2005 as Clotilde (Norma) at the Slovene National Theatre of Maribor, followed by other appearances, for example as Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Mistress Benson (Lakmé), Marthe (Faust), Lola (Cavalleria rusticana) and Mercedes (Carmen). In 2007, she received a scholarship from the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto and then went as Tisbe (La cenerentola) on tour to Japan and later to Umbria. Lokar debuted in 2009 as Amneris (Aida), Fenena (Nabucco) and Maddalena (Rigoletto). In the season 2010/2011, she perfo