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New Investigator Research Forum
SELECTED ONLINE PARTICIPANT / MAY 2020
Theodora is selected for the New Investigator Research Forum to present her original research, Does Vibrato Define Genre or Vice Versa?: A Novel Approach to Vibrato Derivatives, for a panel of experts in the field of voice science and vocology at the 2020 Voice Foundation Virtual Symposium.
"A Compilation of Smiles" Music Video
ONLINE PREMIERE / TUESDAY, MAY 12th, 2020 @ 7 PM EST
Theodora performs alongside her colleague, guitarist Andrew Shield, in a short, virtual concert series in which former and current New England Conservatory musicians participating were randomly paired across the world for genre-exchanging music-making in the era of COVID-19. Watch the original work video premiere live at the link on YouTube or Facebook!
Presentation & Q+A Panel Member
NEC ST. BOTOLPH ST. / MONDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2020 @ 6 PM EST
Theodora is chosen to present her research interests alongside New England Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn in a panel discussion (“After NEC… what can I, should I, will I do?”) on Music Education and Community Engagement sponsored by the Music-in-Education department
Mozart's Requiem
15 ST. PAUL STREET; BROOKLINE, MA; 02446 / SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2020 @ 5 PM EST
Theodora appears as the Soprano Soloist in the Lenten Invitation Service performance of W.A. Mozart's Requiem at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brookline. The performance will be of the rare Robert Levin edition.
NOA Research Poster Presentation
THE HILTON; CLEVELAND, OHIO / FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2019 @ 9-11 AM EST
Theodora presents her original research, Does Vibrato Define Genre or Vice Versa?: An Acoustical Analysis of Vibrato by Style, at the 2019 National Opera Association Virtual Symposium. Her video presentation will be followed by a live Q&A session on August , 2020.
Holiday Quartet
BOSTON, MA / DECEMBER 2019
Join Theodora Ivanova Nestorova as she and her colleagues perform themed Holiday Vocal arrangements in venues from nursing homes to hospitals through the Holiday Quartet Ensemble Fellowship program.
Handel Aria Night
NEC PLIMPTON SHATTUCK BLACK BOX THEATRE / DECEMBER 11th & 12th, 2019 @ 7:30 PM EST
Join Theodora as she appears as Zenobia in G.F. Händel's Radamisto in the 2021 NEC graduate school class presentation and compilation of Handel arias from various operas. This event will also be live-streamed at the following link: https://necmusic.edu/streaming-black-box
Messiah Sing Soloist
15 ST. PAUL STREET; BROOKLINE, MA; 02446 / SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2020 @ 5 PM EST
Theodora appears as the Soprano Soloist in the annual tradition of G.F. Händel's Messiah Sing at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brookline. Come join & raise your voice to sing the choruses of this beloved Christmas classic and all the while enjoy the soloists perform the arias and recitatives from this great work.
Slavic Female Composers/ Poets
Concert
UL. "KONSTANTIN STOILOV" 57; 4000 TSENTAR; PLOVDIV, BG / FRIDAY, JULY 26th, 2019 @ 6:30 PM EET
Awarded the 2018-2019 Oberlin Alumni Fellowship Grant, Theodora performs a themed recital in collaboration with pianist Margarita Ilieva and cellist Teodora Atanasova, entitled "Musical Enchantment with Female Names"/"Мусикалнно Вълшебтство с Женски Имена", including the works of Prokofiev, Kaprálová, Szymanowski, Tavener, and Taneva.
Bulgarian National Radio
Recordings
STUDIO 1 / DECEMBER 8th, 2019
Theodora records world premiere compositions by Borislava Taneva and Tsanko Tsankov, as well as Trifon Silianovsky and Sergei Prokofiev, in collaboration with pianist Margarita Ilieva and cellist Teodora Atanasova. Curated by general music producer Georgi Elenkov.
Fulbright Events
THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION / 2018-2019
Theodora is featured in several concerts sponsored by Fulbright events, including the 2019 Fulbright SummerFest (https://www.fulbright.at/news/detail/2019-fulbright-austria-summerfest0) and 2019 Fulbright Berlin Seminar (https://www.fulbright.at/news/detail/fulbright-austria-attends-65th-annual-berlin-seminar).
Mozarthaus Concert
Feature
BÖSENDORFER-SAAL / FRIDAY, JUNE 7th, 2019 @ 5:30 PM CET
Theodora performs with colleagues, pianist Yoanna Kotlyarova and violinist Ben Detrick, as a guest artists in the American International School in Vienna end of year concert.
Clorinda in La Cenerentola
NEUE STUDIOBÜHNE / WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5th, 2019 @ 7 PM CET
Theodora appears as Clorinda in Gioacchino Rossini's La Cenerentola in the Institut für Gesang und Musiktheater's Musiktheaterregie production, directed by Heather Tan and conducted by Chris Vazan.
Klassenabend Concerts
SCHLOSSTHEATER SCHÖNBRUNN / DECEMBER 14th, 2018; JANUARY 25th, MAY 8th, & MAY 16th, 2019 @ 7 PM CET
Theodora performs arias from operas, oratorios, and art songs alongside her colleagues in several themed recitals throughout the year.
Noémie in Cendrillon
ANNY FELBERMEYER PROBEBÜHNE I / FRIDAY, MARCH 29th, 2019 @ 7 PM CET
Theodora appears as Noémie in Jules Massenet's Cendrillon in the Institut für Gesang und Musiktheater's Musiktheaterregie production, directed by Taro Moriwaka and conducted by Jacob Bass.
Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel
SCHLOSSTHEATER SCHÖNBRUNN /
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 2018 @ 3 PM CET
Theodora appears as Gretel in Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel in the Institut für Gesang und Musiktheater's Kinderoper, directed by Robert Simma and conducted by Michael Rot. This public performance comes after a weeklong series of private performances open to schoolchildren in Vienna.
A Hometown Joined Recital
THEODORA IVANOVA NESTOROVA, SOPRANO & JULIAN GRABAREK, PIANO
FIRST PARISH CHURCH OF STOW & ACTON; MA; 01775 / SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2018
Theodora performs with pianist Julian Grabarek in a special concert including the works of Messiaen, Ives, Schubert, and Rachmaninoff.
First Spirit/PaminaCover in The Magic Flute
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH; NAHANT, MA; 01908 / FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH & 16th, 2019
Theodora appears as First Spriti & Pamina (cover) in W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute (performed in English) as a part of the Nahant Music Festival, directed by Anne Azéma and conducted by Timothy Steele.
Junior & Senior Recitals
KULAS RECITAL HALL / SATURDAYS, APRIL 15th, 2017 & APRIL 28th, 2018 @ 1:30 PM EST
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