Na'ama Shulman is an Israeli–German light-lyric soprano with a repertoire ranging from Mozart and bel canto to German and Baroque opera and contemporary music. She is distinguished by the warmth and lyricism of her voice, as well as a compelling stage presence that allows her to move with equal ease between comic and dramatic roles. Particularly acclaimed for her interpretations of contemporary works and world premieres, she combines musical sensitivity with strong theatrical instinct.
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She completed her Master’s degree at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where she received prizes at the Tavor-Fintz Memorial Competition, the Charles Schneider Competition, and the Jerusalem International Opera Competition. During her studies, she performed a number of roles, including Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Epponina in Giulio Sabino, and Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief. Following these early successes, she was invited to sing Clorinda in La Cenerentola at the Piccolo Opera Festival in 2017 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
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In Israel, Shulman appeared in a variety of opera productions and concerts. Her roles included Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Despina (Così fan tutte), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), and Musetta (La bohème) with the Jerusalem Lyric Opera Studio, as well as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) with the Jerusalem Opera.
In 2018, she joined the International Opera Studio of the Staatsoper Hamburg, where she sang a wide range of roles, including Juliette (Die tote Stadt), Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro), Bacchis (La belle Hélène), Une voix céleste (Don Carlos), Lidochka (Moscow, Cheryomushki), Königin der Trolle (Die beiden Fiedler), and Anna (Nabucco).
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A passionate interpreter of contemporary music, Shulman has participated in several world premieres. She created the role of Hilde in Freiberg by Max-Lukas Hundelhausen as a guest at the Leipzig Academy of Music and Theatre, Die Frau in Die Nacht der Seeigel at the Hamburg State Opera, and Zenobia in Grete Minde at the Theatre Magdeburg. In the 2024/25 season, she returned to the Hamburg State Opera for two further world premieres: Puppentochter in Dollhouse by Clemens K. Thomas, and Ilse and Fr. Bergmann in Frühlings Erwachen by Ludger Vollmar, performing two leading roles simultaneously.
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From 2021/22 through 2023/24, Shulman was a member of the ensemble at Theatre Magdeburg, where her repertoire included Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Servilia (La clemenza di Tito), Ännchen (Der Freischütz), Marzelline (Fidelio), Najade (Ariadne auf Naxos), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Second Niece (Peter Grimes) and Diana (Orpheus in der Unterwelt).
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Her guest appearances have taken her to several prestigious theatres across Germany. At the Staatsoper Hamburg, she performed as Karolka (Jenůfa), First Niece (Peter Grimes), Poussette (Manon), and Blumenmädchen 2.1 (Parsifal). At the Volkstheater Rostock, she sang the roles of Taumännchen and Sandmännchen in Hänsel und Gretel. She appeared as Despina (Così fan tutte) at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, covered the role of Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at the Aalto Theater Essen, performed Anna (Nabucco) at the Staatstheater Mainz, and sang Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at the Staatstheater Darmstadt.
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Shulman has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Kent Nagano, Paolo Carignani, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Carlo Montanaro, Yoel Gamzou, Sebastiano Rolli, Matteo Beltrami, Nathan Brock, Riccardo Minasi, Roland Kluttig, Christoph Gedschold, Patrick Hahn, Anna Skryleva, Svetoslav Borisov, and Pablo Mielgo, and appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Ramat Gan Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears, and the baroque ensemble Concerto Hamburg.
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Shulman will open the 2025/26 season with a recital in Freiburg alongside pianist Ofer Stolarov, before returning to the Volkstheater Rostock as Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel). Later in the season, Na'ama and Ofer will record their debut album in collaboration with the Israelitische Gemeinde Freiburg.