Andrea Rost
Andrea Rost (born June 15, 1962 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Andrea Rost studied singing in Budapest at the Franz Liszt Music Academy as a student of Zsolt Bende . While still a student, she made her debut at the Hungarian State Opera in 1989 as Julia in the opera Roméo et Juliette by Charles François Gounod .
In 1991 she became a member of the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera , where she appeared as Violetta and Zerlina , among others . In 1992 she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival in the opera Z Mrtvého Domu . In 1994 she made an acclaimed appearance as Gilda at the premiere of Rigoletto at La Scala in Milan . Since then she has been a regular guest at the major opera houses around the world and is particularly successful in her favorite roles as Gilda, Lucia and Violetta.
Lately she has also increasingly devoted herself to songs from her Hungarian homeland. Together with Izabella Simon , who accompanies her on the piano, Andrea Rost interprets songs by well-known Hungarian composers such as Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály .
Awards
- Franz Liszt Prize (1997)
- Kossuth Prize (2004)
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2014)
Discography (selection)
Albums
- 1997: Le delizie dell'amor (Sony Classical)
- 2000: Johann Strauss Gala (Koch Classics)
- 2004: Che cosa è amor - Mozart Arias (Warner Music Austria)
- 2004: Ferenc Erkel: Bánk bán (Warner Music Austria)
- 2004: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sony Classical)
- 2006: Andrea Rost Sings Walter Jurmann (Sony Music Austria)
- 2007: Rigoletto (Sony Classical)
- 2008: Hungarian Songs (Warner Classics)
- 2013: Colors (MTVA, HU:
gold) - 2013: Operamesék / Opera Tales (Kossuth Kiadó Zrt.)
- 2013: Che cosa è amor - Mozart Arias (Warner Classics, new edition of the CD from 2004)
- 2014: A kis hableány (The Little Mermaid) (Kossuth-Mojzer)
- 2016: Brahms: Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes (Deutsche Grammophon), with Thomas Quasthoff , among others
- 2017: Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room (Hungarian State Opera)
Video albums
- 2000: Johann Strauss Gala (recording of an open-air concert on Heldenplatz in Vienna, with the Vienna Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, José Carreras)
- 2006: Claudio Abbado - A Verdi Gala in Berlin (recording of the Berlin Philharmonic's Silverster Concert from 2000, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, Ramon Vargas, among others)
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Web links
- Official site
- German biography
- Andrea Rost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rust, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |