Inva Mula (also Inva Mula-Çako or Inva Mula-Tchako, born 1963) is an opera singer born in Tirana, Albania. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Tirana (Tiranë or Tirana is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. She is perhaps best-known to the American pop culture as the soprano voice behind the Diva Plavalaguna (the very tall, blue space alien singing Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor) in the film The Fifth Element (where she is credited as Inva Mulla Tchako). This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Fifth Element is a French 1997 Science fantasy, action, Comedy, Techno thriller film directed by She comes from an artistic family and began her opera career at a very early age. Her father, Avni Mula, is a famous Albanian singer and composer, which was born in Gjakova, which is a city in The Republic Of Kosovo. Avni Mula (born on 1928 in Đakovica, in the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes – today in Kosovo) is a famous Albanian singer
In 1987 she won the "Cantante d'Albania" competition in Tirana and in 1988 the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Tirana (Tiranë or Tirana is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. In 1992 she won the "Butterfly" Competition in Barcelona. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia She received an award at Plácido Domingo's first Operalia contest in Paris, 1993. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A CD of the event was released. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
She later performed in various concerts with the famous tenor at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, and in Brussels for "Europalia Mexico", in Munich, and in Oslo. L’Opéra de la Bastille (Bastille Opera is a modern Opera house in Paris, France. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Europalia is a cultural organization established in Brussels, Belgium in 1969. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. In 1996 she performed Luigi Cherubini's opera Médée (which was taped for TV) at Compiègne in France. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Luigi Cherubini ( September 8 or September 14, 1760 &ndash March 15, 1842) was an Italian born composer who spent most of his Compiègne is a commune in the Oise département of France, of which it is a Sous-préfecture. She then returned for Georges Bizet's opera La Jolie fille de Perth (released CD, filmed for TV, and released DVD in Japan) in 1998. Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838&ndash1875 from a Libretto by Jules-Henri Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) After this she recorded Puccini's La Rondine with Angela Gheorghiu for EMI and for 2005's stage production she took Gheorghiu's place in the leading role of Magda during performances in Toulouse and Paris. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 La rondine ( The Swallow) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian Libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Angela Gheorghiu (gjor'giu (born Angela Burlacu) (born September 7, The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest
In the film The Fifth Element (released 1997) she performed an aria from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (the mad scene), and "The Diva Dance" song. The Fifth Element is a French 1997 Science fantasy, action, Comedy, Techno thriller film directed by This article is about the musical term "aria" For other meanings or uses of the word see Aria (disambiguation. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Director Luc Besson adored Maria Callas, but her 1950s recording of "Lucia" wasn't clear enough to use on a film soundtrack, so the producer who had just helped Mula record La Rondine introduced her to Besson. Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Plavalaguna's vocalizations seem beyond physical possibility and, according to Patrice Ledoux (Producer) in the special feature "An Audience with Diva Plavalaguna", it was altered in a sound studio to open the octave range from two to four-and-a-half.
Then she performed Bizet's Ivan IV concert version, which had its recital debut at Salle Pleyel in Paris, and a live recording was released as CD. In 2001, she was busy in Italy, performing Verdi's Falstaff at the Teatro alla Scala and Rigoletto at the Arena di Verona, both of which were taped for TV then released on DVD. Falstaff is an Operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare 's plays The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based The Verona Arena ( Arena di Verona) is a Roman Amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, which is famous for the Opera performances
Mula is a regular performer at La Scala, where she has sung in Lucia di Lammermoor, La bohème, and Manon, among others. The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Manon is an Opéra comique in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based She is also a renowned Violetta in La Traviata, and has sung the role in many cities around the world, including Tokyo, Bilbao, Orange, Trieste, and Toronto. La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Bilbao, (also Bilbo) in the North of Spain, is the largest city in the Basque Country and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque Orange ( Provençal Occitan: Aurenja in classical norm or Aurenjo in Mistralian norm norm is a town and commune in the Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario In 2007, she will perform first Adina in L'elisir d'amore at Toulouse. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. L'elisir d'amore ( The Elixir of Love) is a Melodramma giocoso in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Her husband Pirro Çako is a well-known singer and composer from Albania, so she used the spelling Tchako rather than Çako. Pirro Çako is an Albanian artist born in Tirana to Gaqo and Luiza Çako tenor and soprano respectively However, after mid-1990 she began using the name Inva Mula, and never returned to the old one.
See also
External links
- Inva-Mula.com - The Official Website
- Operabase
- Telecom Valley
- CAMI
- Photo gallery: Inva Mula & Pirro Çako
- Inva Mula at the Internet Movie Database
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