Dima Orsho
Dima Orsho (ديما اورشو) (Damascus, 1975) is a Syrian soprano. She studied at Damascus Conservatory, then Boston Conservatory. Since 2003, she has been a member of Hewar ensemble alongside Kinan Azmeh and Issam Rafea. As a solo performer, she is particularly associated with composer Gaswan Zerikly in his projects "Arabic Lieder," and "Syrian Music Project" for the Damascus Opera House.[1] Orsho has also composed music for many short films and one feature film Under The Ceiling directed by Nidal Al-Debs (2005), .[2]
Discography
solo:
- Arabic Lieder compositions by Gaswan Zerikly.
with Hewar:
- Hewar 2003
- 9 Days of Solitude 2007
- Letters to a homeland 2012
References
- ^ Biography Suraj Records "Born in Damascus 1975, Dima appeared as a soloist in the Middle East, Europe & USA on recognized stages such as the Millennium stage at the Kennedy Centre, the Opera Bastille de Paris, the Media Park of Colon Germany and the Library of congress. She also had solo appearances with The Syrian National Symphony Orchestra since 1995, the Opening of the first Opera House in Damascus in 2004, Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2006 and The Rape of Lucretia in 2007 both on the Boston Conservatory Theater."
- ^ Rochelle Davis Palestinian Village Histories: Geographies of the Displaced 2010 Pages 209-210 "“I Will Tell the World” has been put to music, hauntingly and passionately, ... Dima Orsho, a Syrian singer and composer, produced a song of the poem that showcases her operatic soprano [voice]."