Darya dadvar concert 2018 in singapore

Darya Dadvar was the first Iranian woman to perform on stage as a soloist in Iran, 24 years after the Islamic revolution.

Darya dadvar concert 2018 in singapore

She loves her country but has made Paris her home. Blessed with a silky soprano voice, she moves effortlessly from Iranian folk to Autumn Leaves, My Fair Lady and Bizet’s Habanera. RFI caught up with her after a recent benefit concert in Paris in support of the Maison des Femmes (Women’s house) which cares for victims of sexual violence.

Davdar sits casually on a bench in the corridor post-concert, still dressed in a strapless long black taffeta dress.

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We’re regularly interrupted by a flurry of women who come and thank her.

“Magnificent, so moving” says one elderly woman, her voice trembling. Davdar touches her chest in recognition.

The young soprano sang Dota cheshme sia dari, accompanied by pianist Vadim Sher and violinist Dimitri Artemenko.

“This song is one of my favourites,” she says. “It’s a man talking