Libuše Domanínská

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Libuše Domanínská (born July 4, 1924 in Brno , † February 2, 2021 in Hodonín ) was a Czechoslovak opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Family and education

Libuše Domanínská was born as Libuše Klobásková in the Královo Pole district of Brno . She chose her stage name Domanínská after the village of Domanín in Moravian Slovakia , where her parents were born. The father played the violin, both parents played amateur theater, sang Moravian folk music and introduced their children to music. Libuše Domanínská showed artistic inclinations since preschool. In Košice , where the family moved, she studied singing with Anna Krátká-Hnátková, the wife of her high school professor, and performed with the children's choir in a radio program and as a soloist. In 1934 she sang with the choir at Lány Castle at the birthday party ofTomáš Garrigue Masaryk . After returning to Brno, she initially continued to attend grammar school, but insisted that her parents let her transfer to the Brno Conservatory. In 1940 she became a student of Hana Pírková (1894–1944).

In January 1944 she was appointed labor service in a factory in Austria Neunkirchen in Vienna committed. After the end of the Second World War , she returned to Brno and continued her studies with Bohumil Soběský . In 1946 she graduated from the Conservatory. In her final year of study she was engaged as a soloist at the Janáček Opera in Brno.

Commitment in Brno

While still a student at the Conservatory, she signed a contract with the National Theater Brno , of which she was a member of the ensemble from the 1945/46 season. On October 11, 1945 she made her debut there as Blaženka in Smetana's opera The Secret . Marie Řezníčková , a colleague of the ensemble, became her new singing teacher there.

Her next role was to study Terenka in The Jacobin . In 1946 the Smetana roles Mařenka , Vendulka , Krasava and Anežka followed , as well as Lidunka in Vilém Blodek's opera Im Brunnen , Micaëla , Cio-Cio-San and Lauretta . In 1947 she sang Rusalka , Jitka , Mimì and Margarethe . In 1948 she appeared for the first time as a countess in Figaro's wedding . She also took on the role of Aljeja in From a House of the Dead and Ludiše in Die Brandenburger in Böhmen .

In the first four years of her career she studied a total of 21 roles and thus laid the foundation for her repertoire. During her engagement in Brno she embodied other important roles in opera literature, such as Katuška in Smetana's opera The Devil's Wall , Xenia in Dimitrij by Antonín Dvořák , Málinka in The Excursions of Mr. Brouček , Tatjana in Eugene Onegin and Jaroslawna in Prince Igor . However, she had her greatest successes as Jenůfa and Káťa Kabanová , "which were the roles of her life".

Prague and international career

From January 1, 1955, she was a soloist at the National Theater in Prague , where she remained in the ensemble until October 31, 1990, further expanding her repertoire. She sang roles like Fiordiligi , Elisabeth von Valois , Abigaille , Desdemona , Aida , Lisa , the title role in Eva by Josef Bohuslav Foerster , Káča and Julia . She gave her official farewell performance in 1985 at the Prague National Theater.

In 1955 she performed with the ensemble of the Prague National Theater in Moscow . In 1956 she gave a guest performance at the Komische Oper Berlin . In 1959 she sang Káta Kabanová at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam . In 1964 she was a guest at the Edinburgh Festival with the Prague National Theater , where she sang Milada in Dalibor at the British premiere of the work. She made guest appearances in Brussels (1958), Helsinki (1960), Barcelona (1965), at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (1968), in Italy (1968) and in Germany . From the 1957/58 season until 1968 she sang the role of Abigaille in Nabucco in over 100 performances at the Vienna Volksoper .

From 1956 she was a guest at the Brno State Theater almost every year. She also sang at the State Theater Košice (Štátne divadlo Košice) (1962), at the Silesian Theater (Czech: Slezské divadlo ) in Opava (1964, 1969), at the Moravian Theater in Olomouc (1964), at the City Theater in Pilsen (1968) and at the Antonín- Dvořák Theater in Ostrava (1973).

Libuše Domanínská also made a name for herself as an interpreter of songs, cantatas, oratorios and vocal symphonic compositions, including works by Bach , Handel , Mozart , Beethoven , Dvořák, Janáček, and in world premieres by contemporary composers. One of her most important performances in the concert hall was the demanding soprano solo in Janáček's Glagolitic Mass , with which she performed in many parts of Europe and which she also recorded with the conductors Břetislav Bakala and Karel Ančerl .

She was also a sought-after singing teacher. In 1974 she was awarded the title of "Honored National Artist of Czechoslovakia". In 1996 she received the Czech Thalia Prize for her life's work.

Libuše Domanínská died in early February 2021 at the age of 96.

Voice and sound recordings

Libuše Domanínská had a “technically well-controlled and pleasant voice”. Added to this was her talent for stage design. Her singing and acting skills were characterized by "great persuasiveness, inner expression as well as a sense of style and attention to detail".

She also appeared on the Czech Radio , where she recorded complete recordings of Káťa Kabanová and The Cunning Little Vixen in addition to many songs under the direction of Janáček's student Břetislav Bakala . She also sang a number of recordings, including The Devil's Wall ( Supraphon 1960, with Milada Šubrtová as Hedvika).

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Oznámení o úmrtí emeritní sólistky Opery ND, Libuše Domanínské . Death notice and obituary. Official website of Národní divadlo . Retrieved February 3, 2021
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Zemřela Libuše Domanínská . Obituary at Divadlo.cz. dated February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Osobnosti české opery: Libuše Domanínská . Operaplus.cz of July 4, 2014. Accessed February 3, 2021
  4. ↑ Životní dráha: Libuše Domanínská . Biography (Czech). Official website of the Domanín municipality . Retrieved February 4, 2021
personal data
SURNAME Domanínská, Libuše
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klobásková, Libuše (maiden name); Vyčichlová, Libuše (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2021
Place of death Hodonín