Pavla Vykopalová
Pavla Vykopalová | |
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Born | Prague | 23 March 1972
Occupation(s) | Operatic mezzo-soprano, then soprano |
Organizations | National Theatre Brno |
Pavla Vykopalová (born 23 March 1972) is a Czech operatic soprano.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Prague, Vykopalová studied singing at the Prague Conservatory and graduated in 1993;[1] she then became a member of the Prague Philharmonic Choir. She began her soloist career as a mezzo-soprano receiving singing lessons from Lenka Šmídová und since 1997 from Jiří Kotouč. In 2006, she made the transition from mezzo to soprano and has studied further with Marie Urbanová.[1] Vykopalová's repertoire includes roles from Baroque period until the 20th century; beside opera roles she devotes herself to oratorios, cantatas and songs, including contemporary works.
During her studies at the conservatory, Vykopalová performed with the "Opera Mozart" company in Prague; in 1988 she was engaged at the opera of the Plzeň (Pilsen) Theatre. She has appeared from 1999 as a permanent guest artist at the National Theatre in Prague and the Prague State Opera.[1] In 2003, she sang the role of Karolka in Janáček's Jenůfa in a production at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.[1] In 2011/12, she performed the same role in a co-production of three French opera houses – Rennes, Limoges and Reims.
For the role of Mařenka in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, directed by Ondřej Havelka at the National Theatre in Brno, Vykopalová received a nomination for the Czech Thalia Price in 2006. Since January 2009, she has been a member of the opera ensemble at the National Theatre Brno.[1] She received a nomination for the 2012 Thalia Price 2012 for the role of Míla in Janáček's Destiny at the National Theatre in Brno.[1]
Soprano
[edit]National Theatre Prague
- Jenůfa (Janáček: Jenůfa)
- Antonia (Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann)
- Paskalina (Martinů: The Miracles of Mary)
- Mařenka (Smetana: The Bartered Bride)
- Fiordiligi (Mozart: Così fan tutte)
- Countess (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
- Vitellia (Mozart: La clemenza di Tito)
- Donna Elvira, Zerlina (Mozart: Don Giovanni)
- Pamina (Mozart: The Magic Flute)
State Opera Prague
- Desdemona (Verdi: Otello)
- Rusalka (Dvořák: Rusalka)
- Mimì (Puccini: La bohème)
- Pamina (Mozart: The Magic Flute)
- Rosina (Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia)
National Theatre Brno
- Míla (Janáček: Destiny)
- Donna Elvira (Mozart: Don Giovanni)
- Micaëla (Bizet: Carmen)
- Countess (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
- Liu (Puccini: Turandot)
- Jenůfa (Janáček: Jenůfa)
- Countess (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
- Rosalinda (J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus)
- Lauretta (Puccini: Gianni Schicchi)
- Nedda (Leoncavallo: Pagliacci)
- Mařenka (Smetana: The Bartered Bride)
- Julietta (Martinů: Julietta)
- Rosina (Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Other opera productions
- Clarice (G. Scarlatti: Dove è amore è gelosia – concert performance; 2009)
- Jenůfa (Janáček: Jenůfa) – Co-production of the Opéra de Rennes, Opéra de Limoges and Reims Opera House (2011/12)
Oratorio and cantata repertoire
- A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
- Zelenka: Missa Dei Filii
- F. X. Brixi: Missa pastoralis
- Wanhal: Stabat Mater
- Mozart: Great Mass in C minor
- Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
- Mozart: Requiem
- Dvořák: Stabat Mater
- Dvořák: The Wedding Shirts (Svatební košile, The Spectre's Bride)
- Dvořák: Saint Ludmila
- Dvořák: Mass in D major
- Dvořák: Requiem
- Dvořák: Te Deum
- Fauré: Requiem
- Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 – Kaddish
Song cycles
- Dvořák: Love Songs, Op. 83
- Wiedermann: Spiritual Chants
- Martinů: The New Špalíček, H 288
- Ravel: Shéhérazade
- Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79
- Pololáník: The Easter Journey
Former mezzo-soprano roles
[edit]- Dido (Purcell: Dido and Aeneas – Pilsen Theatre)
- Ruggiero (Händel: Alcina – Concert performance)
- Bertarido (Händel: Rodelinda – Concert performance)
- Rinaldo (Händel: Rinaldo – Concert performance)
- Elisa (G. B. Bononcini: Astarto – Concert performance)
- Vénus (Saint-Saëns: Hélène – Concert performance)
- Alcina (Vivaldi: Orlando furioso – State Opera Prague)
- Prince Orlofsky (J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus – State Opera Prague)
- Fenena (Verdi: Nabucco – State Opera Prague)
- Mercedes (Bizet: Carmen – State Opera Prague)
- Béatrice (Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict – State Opera Prag)
- Second Lady (Mozart: The Magic Flute – State Opera Prague; National Theatre Prague)
- Second Wood Sprite (Dvořák: Rusalka – State Opera Prague; National Theatre Prague)
- Dorabella (Mozart: Così fan tutte – Opera Mozart; State Opera Prague; National Theatre Prague)
- Hirte (Puccini: Tosca – National Theatre Prague)
- Záviš (Smetana: The Devil's Wall – National Theatre Prague)
- Cherubino (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – National Theatre Prague)
- Minerva (Rameau: Castor et Pollux – National Theatre Prague)
- Karolka (Janáček: Jenůfa – National Theatre Prague; Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris)
Recordings
[edit]- 1998 Jakub Jan Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass (Zdena Kloubová, Pavla Vykopalová, Tomáš Černý, Roman Janál; Czech Radio Chamber Choir; Kühn Children Choir; Virtuosi di Praga)
- 2003 Antonín Rejcha: Lenore (Dramatic Cantata after G.&.B.Bürger (1805/1806), Camilla Nylund (Lenore), Pavla Vykopalová (Mother), Corby Welch (Narrator), Vladimir Chmelo (Wilhelm), Prague Chamber Choir
- 2005 Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann works (Irena Chřibková – organ, Pavla Vykopalová – mezzo-soprano); the CD contains unique and until that time not recorded works of a composer and organist (1883–1951) who worked at the St. Jacob's Basilika in Prague.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Pavla Vykopalová". National Theatre (Brno). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website
- Pavla Vykopalová discography at Discogs
- Pavla Vykopalová at AllMusic
- Pavla Vykopalová Operabase
- Interview (in Czech) OperaPLUS, February 2010
- Pavla Vykopalová (Soprano) Bach Cantatas Website 2022