Irena is a teacher of singing and an opera singer (mezzo soprano). Her father Robert Yebuah comes from Ghana. He met Irena's mother, who is from Novo mesto, while he was studying in Ljubljana. Irena also has a twin sister named Leticia. They were born on 25 March 1974, the day we celebrate Mother's Day in Slovenia. When they were two years old, their parents decided to move to Ghana. After one year and a half they came back because the standard of living in then Yugoslavia was better. Irena says that for her the colour of her skin has never been a barrier, if anything, it has been an advantage. She now lives in Slovenia, is married and has two sons.
After finishing high school Irena started studying singing in Ljubljana. She graduated with honour on Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she also finished postgraduate study. She performs contemporary music in Slovenia and abroad. She participated in numerous premiere performances of Slovenian and foreign composers. She teaches solo singing in Novo mesto and has concerts as a solo singer and member of chamber groups in Slovenia and abroad. |
Irena je po poklicu učiteljica petja in mezzosopranistka. Njen oče Robert Yebuah prihaja iz Gane in je med študijem v Ljubljani spoznal Irenino mamo, ki je doma iz Novega mesta. Ima tudi sestro dvojčico Leticio, s katero sta bili rojeni na materinski dan leta 1974. Ko sta bili stari dve leti, so se njuni starši odločili preseliti v Gano. Po letu in pol so se vrnili, saj se je v Jugoslaviji bolje živelo kot v Gani. Za Ireno drugačnost v barvi kože nikoli ni bila ovira, kvečjemu prednost. V Sloveniji se je poročila in postala mati dveh sinov.
Novomeščanka Irena Yebuah Tiran je po končani gimnaziji začela študirati petje v Ljubljani. Z odliko je diplomirala na salzburškem Mozarteumu in končala podiplomski študij - smer samospev. Je prejemnica več nagrad. Irena se posveča izvajanju sodobne glasbe tako doma kot v tujini. Sodelovala je na številnih krstnih izvedbah slovenskih in tujih skladateljev. Poučuje solopetje na glasbeni šoli v Novem mestu in koncertira kot solistka in članica komornih zasedb tako doma kot v tujini. |