"Svetloba in tema"

Svetloba in tema — „Zvezde lahko vidimo šele takrat, ko je dovolj temno“ Thomas Carlyle... kot da tema in svetloba druga brez druge sploh ne bi obstajali — ali sta obe ali pa nobene ni; kot da so skrajnosti, ki jih nikakor ni moč zanikati, del zemeljske oble, njene cikličnosti ter s tem človeske prirode. Svetloba in tema, mraz in toplota, vojna in mir, življenje in smrt, ljubezen in sovraštvo, lakota in požrešnost, bogastvo in revščina, dobrota in zlo, nebesa in pekel, telesno in duhovno, zvestoba in prešuštvo, zaupanje in ljubosumnost, pravičnost in krivičnost — nasprotja, o katerih kar naprej premišljujemo; stanja, v katerih se včasih tudi nehote znajdemo, občutki, čustva, za katera ne moremo z gotovostjo trditi, od kod prihajajo. Zategadelj se včasih izrazi dobra (svetla) stran našega bita, včasih slaba (temna).

Vsak človek v sebi nosi tisočere obraze; kot da smo sestavljeni iz nešteto izkušenj, srečanj, slik, lastnosti, kot da bi bilo v vsakem od nas celotno človeštvo. Verjetno si sploh ne znamo predstavljati, kaj vse nosimo v sebi, česa vsega smo pravzaprav sposobni. V naravi človeka namreč je, da se raje giblje v okolju in situacijah, ki jih je že predhodno dodobra spoznal, ki so mu blizu — raje v varnem in enoličnem okolju, vedno po istih poteh, po že videnih vzorcih, v udobnih medčloveških odnosih kot pa izven tega „varnega mehurčka“ navad in udobja. Kadar pa to varno območje zapustimo, ko se nam pripetijo skrajne situacije, ko se znajdemo v čisto novih stanjih, takrat pa, si mislim, je človek sposoben udejanjiti tako največje milosti, kakor tudi prizadejati največje grozote. In različna področja umetnosti največkrat odstirajo prav takšna stanja.

How does it work?

STEP 1: FREE ANALYSIS VIDEO CALL

You will get a short FREE video call with MATEJA personally-she will analyze your situation in detail and answer all your questions about the singing lessons- learning process.

STEP 2: SINGING TRIAL LESSON

After a Video call we will schedule a trial singing lesson in Berlin, Slovenia or an Online lesson.

CONTACT

Mateja Poto čnik.

TESTEMONIALS

"" I am studying with Mateja for a good year. I am of advanced age. I was not satisfied with my singing voice in a singing circle. This one year of voice exercises, guided by the patience and competence of my teacher Mateja, helped me a lot to strengthen my vocal cords practice. I also enjoy singing with others in a singing circle again and I have gained vocal confidence. The practice session every week is a highlight for me because of Mateja's proving attention. I always feel an improvement in expression and in volume."

Monika Müller

"Mateja is great! Yes, that’s it in short. I’m very happy working with her, because she combines several qualities as a teacher, which I value highly: I need to be able to like and harmonize with the person, to achieve true benefit of the teaching. When that part is working, the communication of technique and skills flows easily. Mateja scores highly on both points!

She has a lovely spirit and teaches with patience, yet with steady focus on the task: Helping the student to acquire good singing techniques.

I’m looking forward to more!."

Christian

"I've been taking singing lessons with Mateja for over a year and I'm more than enthusiastic. After we initially only dealt with the basics and techniques, I was now able to make the recordings for my first own songs. 2. Structured, experienced and motivating, that's how I would describe Mateja's lessons. Within a very short time I learned to appreciate my own voice. Becoming hoarse and not hitting a note was yesterday."

Jan

"Dear Mateja, I came to you to have fun while singing. I had no previous knowledge and knew no grades. You love what you do and it shows in the way you teach. Through your open, positive way you made me come out of myself and dare to sing. I always look forward to the private lessons with you. During the time I'm completely with myself, singing and forgetting everything around me, switch off completely and feel wonderful after every lesson. Thanks"

Manuela

"Mateja is a super friendly and patient singing teacher. She is professional, reliable and uncomplicated. I am making fast progress with her and always look forward to the lessons!"

Antonia

"I appreciate Mateja's lessons very much, they are well structured and methodologically varied, the learning atmosphere is relaxed and positive, Mateja adapts to my individual possibilities, I feel supported and motivated. I'm constantly improving my singing technique and have gained more confidence in my voice. With Mateja's guidance, I developed a helpful warm-up routine. Many Thanks!"

Sylvia

"Mateja is a very talented singer and singing teacher. The classes are a lot of fun and even though they are online I don't feel like anything is missing. Mateja is very patient and tries very hard and is happy with me about my progress. In order to be able to practice on my own, I received several piano recordings of the songs we sing, which are very helpful for this. I can only recommend working with her.”

Lia

MORE ABOUT ME

Mateja Potočnik, Soprano

MATEJA POTOČNIK, a Slovenian-born lyric soprano, received her bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin in the class of Anna Samuil with the highest distinction.

In 2007, after eight years of piano study, she took her first singing lessons with Dušanka Simonović, while in 2009, her dreams of becoming a professional opera singer took her to the Kärntner Landeskonservatorium Klagenfurt in Austria where she graduated with the highest distinction in the class of Prof. Gabriel Lipuš.

Mateja Potočnik has made appearance around the world, her wide repertoire including operas, operettas, masses and art songs. Extensive collaborations have paired her with orchestras and conductors such as KSO Symphony Orchestra Klagenfurt under the baton of Amos Talmon and Wolfgang Czeipek, SFK – Symphony Orchestra and their conductor Ernest Hoetzl, Domorchester Klagenfurt with Thomas Wasserfaller, Celje String Orchestra and Nenad Firšt, Domzale–Kamnik Symphony Orchestra with Slaven Kulenovic, to name but a few.

She won the Prima la Musica 2010 competition in Austria while she successfully auditioned for the Young Soloists of 2011, making her debut at the Konzerthaus Klagenfurt with KSO Symphony Orchestra Klagenfurt. 2015 saw her debut at the Berliner Philharmonie Lunchtime Concert with excerpts from Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. In 2017, she sang Mozart’s Krönungsmesse at the Musica Sacra music festival in Klagenfurt and was later invited to give a recital as part of the Young Virtuosi cycle at the Ljubljana Festival, Slovenia, where she debuted at the Križanke Theatre, accompanied by Sascha El Mouissi.

Ms. Potočnik made a successful role debut as Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Marschallin in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, and Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel as well as Ernestine in Offenbach's Salon Pitzelberger.

In addition to her studies, she has participated in masterclasses and workshops given by eminent opera singers KS Krassimira Stoyanova, KS Kurt Equiluz, KS Bernarda Fink, KS Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Schwanewilms, Martin Bruns, Helena Lazarska and Ronald Pries, while being mentored by Wolfram Rieger, Matthias Samuil, Byron Knutson and Karola Theill.

Ms. Potočnik was granted a scholarship of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture while being the recipient of the ZOIS Scholarship for Exceptionally Gifted Students.