Pavla Vykopalová

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Pavla Vykopalová

Pavla Vykopalová (born March 23, 1972 in Prague ) is a Czech opera singer ( soprano / mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Pavla Vykopalová graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1993, after which she was a member of the Prague Philharmonic Choir. She began a solo career as a mezzo-soprano under the pedagogical direction of Lenka Šmídová and, since 1997, of Jiří Kotouč. In 2006 she switched to soprano and continued her private lessons with Marie Urbanová.

She has opera roles from the baroque to the 20th century in her repertoire; in addition to opera, she also devotes herself to oratorios, cantatas and song literature, including contemporary works.

During her studies at the Conservatory, she appeared in the productions of Opera Mozart in Prague, after graduating in 1988 she was engaged in the opera of the Pilsen Theater. Since January 2009 she has been a member of the opera ensemble of the National Theater Brno , at the same time she has appeared as a permanent guest of the Opera of the National Theater Prague and the State Opera Prague since 1999 . In 2003 she sang the role of Karolka in Janáček's “Jenufa” in a production at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. In 2011–12 she took on the lead role in “Jenufa” in the co-production of three opera houses in France - Rennes, Limoges and Reims.

In 2006 she was nominated for the Czech Thalia Prize for the role of Mařenka (Smetana: The Bartered Bride, production by Ondřej Havelka in the National Theater Brno). She received another nomination for the Thalia Prize 2012 for the role of Míla (Janáček: Osud; National Theater Brno).

repertoire

Soprano roles

National Theater Prague

Prague State Opera

National Theater Brno

Other opera productions

  • Jenůfa (Janáček: Jenůfa ) - co-production of the Opéra de Rennes, Opéra de Limoges and Opéra de Reims (2011–2012)
  • Clarice (G.Scarlatti: Dove è amore è gelosia - concert performance, 2009)
  • Kát'a (Janáček: Kát'a Kabanová ) - Teatro San Carlo , Naples (2018)

Oratorios and cantatas repertoire

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 Way

Former mezzo-soprano roles

  • Dido (Purcell: Dido and Aeneas - Theater in Pilsen)
  • Ruggiero (Handel: Alcina - concert performance)
  • Bertarido (Handel: Rodelinda - concert performance)
  • Rinaldo (Handel: Rinaldo - concert performance)
  • Elisa (Bononcini: Astarto - concert performance)
  • Vénus (Saint-Saëns: Hélène - concert performance)
  • Alcina (Vivaldi: Orlando furioso - Prague State Opera)
  • Prince Orlofsky (Strauss: Die Fledermaus - State Opera Prague)
  • Fenena (Verdi: Nabucco - Prague State Opera)
  • Mercedes (Bizet: Carmen - Prague State Opera)
  • Béatrice (Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict - Prague State Opera)
  • Second Lady (Mozart: The Magic Flute - Prague State Opera; Prague National Theater)
  • Second Elf (Dvořák: Rusalka - Prague State Opera; Prague National Theater)
  • Dorabella (Mozart: Così fan tutte - Opera Mozart; State Opera Prague; National Theater Prague)
  • Shepherd (Puccini: Tosca - National Theater Prague)
  • Záviš (Smetana: The Devil's Wall - National Theater Prague)
  • Cherubino (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - National Theater Prague)
  • Minerva (Rameau: Castor et Pollux - National Theater Prague)
  • Karolka (Janáček: Jenufa - National Theater Prague; Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris)

Recordings

  • 2005 Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann (Irena Chřibková - organ, Pavla Vykopalová - mezzo-soprano); The CD contains unique and previously unrecorded compositions by the composer and organist (1883–1951), who worked for many years in the St. Jacob's Basilica in Prague.
  • 2003 Antonín Rejcha - Lenore (Dramatic cantata based on G. & B.Bürger (1805/1806), Camilla Nylund (Lenore), Pavla Vykopalová (The Mother), Corby Welch (Narrator), Vladimir Chmelo (Wilhelm), Prague Chamber Choir)
  • 1998 Jakub Jan Ryba : Bohemian Shepherd's Mass (Zdena Kloubová, Pavla Vykopalová, Tomáš Černý, Roman Janál; Chamber Choir of the Czech Radio; Kühn Children's Choir; Virtuosi di Praga)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Luigi Paolillo: La perfetta macchina scenica di Kát'a Kabanová. In: Fermata Spettacolo. December 20, 2018, accessed December 22, 2018 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Vykopalová, Pavla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech opera singer (soprano / mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague