Dunja Vejzovic
Dunja Vejzovic (born October 20, 1943 in Zagreb ) is a former Yugoslav - Croatian opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
The artist lived for a few years in Africa, where her father worked for the UN. In her hometown she studied both graphics (art academy) and singing (music academy) with Marija Borčić . She also attended master classes in Salzburg and Weimar. She deepened her vocal studies for a year at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts . Her stage career began in 1969 at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb . Two years later she became a member of the ensemble at the Nuremberg Opera. There she immediately took over the major roles in her subject: Carmen in Carmen , Venus in Tannhäuser , Azucena in Il trovatore , Amneris in Aida , Dalila in Samson et Dalila , to name just a few of the many. In 1978 she went to the Frankfurt Opera and confirmed herself as a freelance artist a year later.
Her international career began in 1978 at the Bayreuth Festival , where she shone during three festival seasons in the role of Kundry in Parsifal . Herbert von Karajan was able to win Dunja Vejzovic for the Salzburg Festival in 1980, 1981 and 1984. There she sang Kundry in Parsifal and Ortrud in Lohengrin . The singer was awarded the Prix Fanny Heldy for the record of Parsifal . Dunja Vejzovic has sung at all the famous opera stages in the world, in Rome, Milan, New York, Barcelona, Paris, London a. a. m. She worked with the great conductors of the time, for example Herbert von Karajan, Carlos Kleiber , Christoph Eschenbach , Claudio Abbado , Lorin Maazel , Eugen Jochum and Zubin Mehta .
In addition to the opera singer Anja Silja, Dunja Vejzovic was a guest singer in the documentary film Die Macht der Demokratie (1983).
In parallel to her own opera and concert activities, Dunja Vejzovic works as a singing teacher. After professorships in Graz and Zagreb, she accepted a position at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart. Many of her students are now well-known personalities of the opera world such as E.g . : Christina Landshamer , Evelin Novak and Kresimir Strazanac . The artist holds master classes and is a member of the jury of several international singing competitions.
In 2004 she published a monograph (including CD) with documentation of her stage and concert appearances.
On October 20, 2010, she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for her work .
Discography (selection)
- Parsifal Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Lohengrin Label: EMI
- The Flying Dutchman Label: EMI
- Alto Rhapsody Label: Virgin Classics
- La vestale label: Bongiovanni
- please refer
Individual proof
Web links
- https://www.opern-agentur.com/vejzovic/vejzovic_d.php
- Dubrovnik Summer Festival (English)
- YouTube video from 1983
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vejzovic, Dunja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zagreb |