Jovana Filipović Ćalić masterfully fulfilled the role’s comic demands, creating a memorable portrayal of the cunning and slightly self-serving Sara, whose presence further fuels Fema’s illusions.

Soprano & Composer · Novi Sad, Serbia
Jovana Filipović Ćalić
Jovana Filipović Ćalić is a soprano and composer whose artistic voice combines the perspective of a performer with the sensibility of a creator. From national and international opera stages to concert tours and her work as a composer, she is building a career at the intersection of performance and creation.
Biography
The artist behind the voice
Jovana Filipović Ćalić is a soprano and composer based in Novi Sad. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where she is currently studying solo singing in class of Željko Lučić, baritone.
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Next performances
View all19 September 2026, 19:00
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Opera chorus
- Venue
- Serbian National Theatre
- Place
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Director
- Aleksandar Nikolić
- Conductor
- Mikica Jevtić
21 September 2026, 19:00
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Opera chorus
- Venue
- Serbian National Theatre
- Place
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Director
- Aleksandar Nikolić
- Conductor
- Mikica Jevtić
November 2026
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar's Bride
Dunyasha
- Venue
- Serbian National Theatre
- Place
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Director
- Sergei Novikov
- Conductor
- Mikica Jevtić
Featured recording
Tacea la notte placida… Di tale amor
A performance recording by Jovana Filipović Ćalić: Leonora in Verdi’s Il trovatore.
Featured composition
Your Hands
An art song composed to Jovana’s own text; it received Second Prize and the Audience Award at the Obzorja na Tisi composition competition in 2024.
Recent news
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Croatian Opera Academy 2026: My Debut as Mutter in "Hänsel und Gretel"
Three intensive weeks at the Croatian Opera Academy culminated in my debut as Mutter in Humperdinck’s "Hänsel und Gretel", premiered on 11 August in Novi Marof, Croatia.
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Premiere of Pokondirena tikva at the Serbian National Theatre
Jovana Filipović Ćalić performed the role of Sara in both performances, marking her solo debut on the opera stage of the Serbian National Theatre.
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Third-Time Recipient of the Melanija Bugarinović Scholarship
For the third time, I have received a scholarship from the Melanija Bugarinović and Mirjana Kalinović-Kalin Fund for the Advancement of Young Vocal Artists, following previous awards in 2015 and 2024.
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