Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem - Maria Kobielska, Terézia Kružliaková, Ootokar Klein, Peter Mikuláš

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Maria Kobielska (Czech Republic) – soprano
Terézia Kružliaková (Slovakia) – mezzosoprano
Otokar Klein (Slovakia) – tenor
Peter Mikuláš (Slovakia) – bass
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno (Czech Republic)
Petr Fiala (Czech Republic)- choirmaster
Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic)
Stanislav Vavřínek (Czech Republic) – conductor

Program

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Messa da Requiem

Maria Kobielska accepted the offer for engagement at the Moravian Theatre Olomouc after completing her studies at the University of Performing Arts in Bratislava. In 1996-2002 she was the soloist of the State Opera Prague. Since the 2002/2003 season she has been a soloist of the National Theatre Opera in Prague.

Terézia Kružliaková has been a solist of the Slovak National Theatre Opera in Bratislava since 2003. She often performs as a concert singer and cooperates with leading local and foreign orchestral and vocal ensembles.

Otokar Klein studied singing at the Bratislava Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. In 1997 he started performing at the Bratislava Chamber Opera and two years later his engagement with the Slovak National Theatre Opera started. Oto Klein has cooperated with numerous world-famous conductors – Daniel Barenboim, Fabio Luisi and many others.

The Slovak bass Peter Mikuláš has been a resident soloist with the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava since 1978. He appears as a guest at the National Theatre in Prague, the Metropolitan Opera and many European opera houses.

The Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno belongs to the very best in the world.

Stanislav Vavřínek belongs to the most important and sought-after conducting personalities in the Czech Republic of the present day.

The Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra belongs to the leading Czech orchestras.