Darinela Vangelova

Year: 2025

Darinela Vangelova
soprano (Bulgaria)

 

 

Education
In 2022, she graduated from the National School of Music and Performing Arts “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” – Burgas, specializing in Piano (under Zlatina Panteleeva) and Opera Singing (under Bilyana Danailova).
Since the same year, she has been studying Opera Singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) in the class of Professor Laura Aikin. She is currently a third-year Bachelor’s student and actively participates in various university projects.
In January 2025, she performed the role of Ilia in “Idomeneo” by W. A. Mozart, and in June, she is scheduled to appear as Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni” by W. A. Mozart.

Masterclasses
She has participated in the masterclasses of Krassimira Stoyanova, Stefka Evstatieva, Valentin Peychinov, Voislav Spasich, and other renowned teachers.

Competitions and Awards
Darinela is the winner of numerous national and international competitions, including:
1st Prize and Laureate – Angel Voice Winners League (online edition), Belgrade, Serbia, 2022
3rd Prize – International Competition for Russian Classical and Contemporary Romance “Balkan Romansiada”, Sofia, 2021
1st Prize, Laureate, and Grand Prix – International Classical Singing Competition “Angel Voice”, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021
1st Prize – 14th International Competition for German and Austrian Music “MAGIC”, 2021
1st Prize – Second International Online Contest “Future Stars”, Italy, 2020
1st Prize – 3rd International Singing Competition “Belcanto”, Yambol, 2020
2nd Prize – 25th National Competition for Bulgarian Music “Varban Varbanov”, Burgas, 2020
2nd Prize – 3rd International Virtual Competition “Flying Stage”, 2020
1st Prize – Concorso Internazionale di Canto “Hybla Music”, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, 2020
1st Prize – International Competition “Wien-Melody”, Austria, 2020
1st Prize – International Competition “Tatra of Stars”, Slovenia, 2020
1st Prize – 12th International Competition “Franz Schubert”, Ruse, 2019
1st Prize and Grand Prix – 2nd International Singing Competition “Belcanto”, Yambol, 2019
1st Prize – 5th International Music Competition “Art Stars – Stars of Art”, Varna, 2019
3rd Prize – 13th International Competition for German and Austrian Music “MAGIC”, 2019
1st Prize – 2nd International Competition for Amateurs “Viva Voce”, Sofia, 2018

Scholarship holder of the Raina Kabaivanska Fund for studies at the Vecchi–Tonelli Institute for the 2025/26 academic year.

Photo: Atanas Atanasov