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Hana Janků (25 October 1940 – 28 April 1995) was a Czech operatic soprano of international renown.[1]

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Hana Janků
Born	(1940-10-25)25 October 1940 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Died	28 April 1995(1995-04-28) (aged 54) Vienna, Austria
Genres	Opera
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals

Life and career

Born in Brno, Janků studied with Jaroslav Kvapil in her home city before making her professional opera début at the Brno Opera in Vítězslav Novák's Lucerna.[1] She became a principal singer at the Opéra national du Rhin and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. She made her La Scala début in 1967 and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1970.[1] She made her debut at the Royal Opera, London in 1973 as Tosca.[1] She also worked as a guest artist with several other major opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the San Francisco Opera and the Teatro Colón. She was particularly admired for her portrayal of the title role in Giacomo Puccini's Turandot and Tosca. She died in Vienna on 28 April 1995.[1]

Reference

External links

• Katalog vědecké knihovny v Olomouci
• Článek ke 230 letům milánské La Scaly
• Z historie festivalu Smetanova Litomyšl
• Jeden z největších poválečných talentů. Hana Janků v operním recitálu na CD

На других языках

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- [en] Hana Janků

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[es] Hana Janků

Hana Janků (Hana Svobodov-Janku,) fue una soprano dramática checa poseedora de una de las voces más potentes de su época, nació en Brno en 1940 y murió en Viena en 1995.

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