A conversation with the exceptional singer Kateřina Kněžíková
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”6811″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Wednesday's discussion in the auditorium of the pedagogical school belonged to a prominent figure on the Czech opera scene - Kateřina Kněžíková.At this year's Summer Music Academy, she not only briefly introduced herself as a great singer in a baroque concert, but thanks to the discussion, the audience also got a glimpse into the background of the star's life. The discussion showed that the life of this exceptional singer is in many ways similar to the situations experienced by a family with two children. However, it differs in the amount of travel, mastery of several foreign languages, and the demands and even dangers of the profession in some situations. Like a pearl, Kateřina revealed moments when the blood in her veins freezes, moments when she can sing her part in high heels high above the stage and act as if nothing happened.
[envira-gallery id = "6814"]MEDALLION OF KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKová
One of the most outstanding Czech singers of our time, soprano Kateřina Kněžíková comes from North Moravia. She is a laureate of numerous competitions and shows. In 2018, she was awarded the Classic Prague Awards for the best chamber performance of 2017 together with Kateřina Englichová and was shortlisted for the Thalia Award for the role of Adina in the production of the opera The Drink of Love at the National Theatre in Brno. In 2019, she received the Thalia Award for an extraordinary stage performance in Bohuslav Martinů's opera Julietta or The Dreamer at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre in Ostrava. She collaborates with a number of orchestras and conductors. She regularly performs at international festivals in our country and abroad. She recently became one of the stars of the very prestigious Glyndebourne Opera Festival. Her new solo CD Phidylé, recorded with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava under the direction of conductor Robert Jindr y, is currently available.
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