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Milena Kitić ( in Belgrade , SR Serbia , then Yugoslavia ) is a mezzo-soprano who began her professional career with the Belgrade Opera , debuting in 1989 as Olga in Tchaikovsky 's '' Eugene Onegin ''. She performed at the National Theater in Belgrade for 8 years. From 1997-99, Kitić performed at the Essen Opera in Germany, and later toured throughout Europe. In 1998, she made her American debut and also performed at Carnegie Hall that year. In 2002, she debuted with the Washington, D.C. Opera and the Los Angeles Opera. The following year, she performed with Opera Pacific, including a benefit performance with tenor Plácido Domingo . In October, 2005 she debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in New York , starring in Georges Bizet 's '' Carmen '' and as Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi 's '' Aida '', roles which she has recently reprised for Opera Pacific . Additionally, Kitić teaches master classes at Chapman University , the University Of Southern California 's Thornton School Of Music and University of California, Irvine. Kitić is married to entrepreneur and former Yougoslav prime minister Milan Panić . The couple has homes in Newport Beach and Pasadena, California . In March, 2007 Kitić announced her retirement from opera to raise her five-year-old son. |
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