PRESS
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TV show
“Experience the enchanting performance of Yana Mann, a talented singer and producer, as she showcases her mezzo-soprano brilliance on DXB Today.”
— DUBAI’ one
Article
“Mann’s voice doesn’t just deliver lyrics—it drifts, shimmers, almost dissolves into the track’s warm percussive layers.”
— Jack Jones|Magnetic Magazine
“Besides composing a sound installation that played in the exhibition space, she sang a song that was melodious and haunting: it was an instant hit with the audience.”
— Gulf Today
Article
“le show du DJ français Michaël Canitrot, installé au premier étage de la tour Eiffel pendant une heure, sera diffusé sur les réseaux sociaux (21 heures) puis sur CSTAR (22h50). Le dernier événement de l’année en hommage à Gustave Eiffel, disparu il y a cent ans”.
—Le Parisien
Michael Canitrot and the Eiffel Tower will be presenting an unprecedented, state-of-the-art artistic performance on the monument: this spellbinding DJ set, combined with a spectacular light show, makes for a must-see event. Multi-talented guest artists will be joining Michael Canitrot for his magical show, including the ‘Spectre’ choir, the mezzo-soprano signer Yana Mann”.
—Tour Eiffel Paris
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Dubai Culture Podcast
“Even though she was trained in classical music and opera, Yana showed a keen interest in exploring diverse musical realms as well as fashion.”
Dubai’s Harmonies | Episode 5
Radio show
“Yana Mann is back in Dubai to perform an interactive and extraordinary solo concert in collaboration with Theatre of Digital Arts.”
—Dubai Eye 103.8
Article
“YANA MANN: BUILDING A CLASSICAL MUSIC SCENE FROM THE GROUND UP”
—CLASSICAL MUSIC UK
“The Contemporary Opera Night With Yana Mann, a conceptual sound and 360-degree art show hosted by Theatre of Digital Arts in Dubai, or TODA, references the shift in perception of art in the UAE as a not being just a visual medium anymore “
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Interview
“Dubai’s Theatre of Digital Art (ToDA) invites guests to an evening of “deep voice, pensive sound and 360° art”
— LUXHABITAT|SOTHEBY’S © 2022
Podcast
Born in St Petersburg Russia and living now in Dubai, classically trained mezzo soprano Yana Mann writes, performs, and produces music in collaboration with artists around the world.
— Sarah Sniderman | Vulnerability life and art
Interview
“It’s important to build technique first, self-belief, and patience. Also, to explore different music and maintain one’s curiosity.”
— MEET THE ARTIST
Premier
Article
“I wanted to collaborate with a fashion designer from the region that would translate my vision of the raw minimalist, androgynous, yet poetic look that I had in mind. A look that would complement our music and set the right tone for the performance, yet not distract from it.”
— THE NATIONAL (UAE)
Notes
“For Mann, the achievement is a remarkable solo debut album that demonstrates not only the natural beauty of her voice but the sustained emotional directness with which she deploys it. Mann accentuates the faintest glimmer of hope in these songs detailing loss and absence with such gentle force that the cycle comes to generate a distinctly up-to-date melancholia.”
— Thomas May
Review
“Yana offers a rendition of Poema No. 4: New York, with a voice rich in nuances, delicate pianissimos, and exceptional technical control.”
— Grammy Global Music
Review
“Yana eschews the operatic conventions of extreme vibrato and delivers in a voice with a clear, pure tone and perfect diction together with a passion that cannot fail to impress.”
— Philip Thomas
Review
“Ave Maria has already been a great success with only a few days having passed since its release. Its sound is modern, built with organs, controllers, wind instruments and harp. Yana’s voice is pure, dark and calm…”
— Billboard World Music News
Premier
“The dark, pensive music captures moments of intimate, sometimes anonymous confessions, painful recollections and nocturnal reflections on life, death, love and loss.”