Simge Büyükedes

                                                Educational pattern   
Born in Istanbul in 1981, she begun to study in The State Conservatory course for opera singers (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Conservatory) with the vocal teacher Ece Idil and got the graduation in 2007. In 2007 In so many cities of Turkey she sang with  Conductor Gürer AYKAL with different orchestras for the different projects.
 In 2007 she won The International Contest of the "Teatro alla Scala di Milano"   and was accepted in The Academy of The Teatro alla Scala, where she studied with Leyla GENCER, Mirella FRENI, Luciana SERRA, Renato BRUSON, Luis ALVA, Vincenzo SCALERA, James VAUGHAN, Ottavio DANTONE, Giovanni ANTONINI, Pietro MIANITI, Marco GUIDARINI, Michael HAMPFE, Marco GANDINI and Antonio ALBANESE in the period of 2007-2009.Now she goes on her singing studies with Prof. Gianni Mastino.
                                                              Prizes won
 In 2004 she won the 4th prize in " The Siemens National Opera Contest" in Istanbul.
 
 In 2006 she was one of the finalists in "The 4th Leyla GENCER International Opera Contest".
 
In 2007 she won the 2nd prize in "The  Lieder and Songs Contest " in Istanbul promoted by an important Art foundation for turkish opera singers.
In 2011 July she won the 3th prize and media prize and also an audition prize for The Wien StaatsOper in The International Competition  of  Hans Gabor-Belvedere.
 
In 2011 December she won The Aida prize(she will interprete the role in November of 2012 in Verona in Teatro Flarmonico) in The Competition of Aida in Verona.   
 
In 2013 January she won the Zarzuela Prize in Francisco Vinas Internationale Voice competition and will enterprate in Madrid an Zarzuela Opera in next season.
                                               
                          Experiences on stage
In 2007 she interpreted Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” by Otto Nicolai at the Istanbul State Opera.
In 2007 she was the cover rhole for Fiordiligi in “Cosi fan Tutte” by W.A.Mozart" in the Teatro alla Scala, Milano ( Conductor: Ottavio DANTONE; Stage director: Michael HAMPFE ).
In 2008 she interpreted Marcellina in “Le  Nozze di Figaro” by W.A. Mozart ( Conductor: Giovanni ANTONINI; Stage director: Giorgio STREHLER) in the Teatro alla Scala.
In 2009 she interpreted La Primadonna in “Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali” by Donizetti ( Conductor: Marco GUIDARINI; Stage director: Antonio ALBANESE) in the Teatro alla Scala and in the Aalborg Theatre, Danmark.
In 2009 she took part in a concert at the Teatro Verdi in Parma.
 
In 2010 she sang the 9th Symphony by L.v.Beethoven in the opening concert of the Ravello festival ( with choir of the San Carlo Theatre; Conductor: David Afkham).
In 2010 she sang the “Stabat Mater” by G.B.Pergolesi with “I virtuosi della Scala”.  In 2010 she interpreted Frasquita in “Carmen” by Bizet in the Arena di Verona for the 88th Opera Festival ( Conductor: Julian KOVATCHEV- Stage director: Franco ZEFFIRELLI) and in the same period she was the cover rhole of  Liu in “Turandot” by G. Puccini ( Conductor: Giuliano CARELLA; Stage Director: Franco ZEFFIRELLI ), Leonora in “Il Trovatore” by G.Verdi   
( Conductor: Marco ARMILIATO; Stage Director: Franco ZEFFIRELLI ) and Micaela in “Carmen” by G.Bizet.  From October 2010 October to January 2011 she interpreted Leonora in “Il Trovatore” by G.Verdi ( Conductor: Nicola PASZOWSKI; Stage Director: Christina M. MUTI ) at the Ravenna, Jesi , Fermo, Cosenza, Ferrara and Pisa Theatres.
           
In 2011 March She interpreted Anna in “Nabucco” by G.Verdi at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome(Conductor Riccardo MUTI; Stage Director:Jean Poul Scarpitta) .
 
In 2011 April she sang the Stabat Mater by G.Rossini in Sassari-Sardegna.
 
In 2011 July she took part in the  project of “ Voci nella preghiera” with Christina M.  MUTI for the Ravenna Festival in the summer of 2011.
 
In 2011 July she interpreted the Tosca by G.Puccini in the Theatre of Trapani( Conductor:Ivo LIPANOVIC; Stage Director: Giovanni SCANDELLAa)
 
In 2012 July she did special concerts in her country with Jose CARRERAS and with State Orchestra of Ankara with conductors Davide GIMENEZ and Erol ERDİNÇ
 
In 2012 August she interpreted Tosca by G.Puccini in Ascoli Piceno-San Benedetto del Tronto(Conductor:Francesco CHRIVI-Stage Director: Lev PUGLIESE)
 
In 2012 November she interpreted the role of Aida by G.Verdi in Verona Teatro Filarmonico(Coductor:Fabio MASTRANGELO)
 
In 2012 November she interpreted Ancella di Amelia in Simon Boccanegra by G.Verdi in Teatro dell’Opera di Roma(Conductor:Riccardo MUTI; Stage Director: Adrian NOBLE)
 
In 2013 July-August she will interprete Anna in Nabuccu again in Rome and in Salzburg Festival with Riccardo MUTI
 
In 2014 In Madrid she will interprete a Zarzuela Opera as the Prize of the Competition Francisco Vinas.