Czech opera singer
Ella Tvrdková
Ella Tvrdková, from a Czech publication in 1905
Born 19 February 1878 Died 8 November 1918 (1918-11-09 ) (aged 40) Nationality Czech Other names Ella Tordek Occupation Opera singer
Ella Tvrdková (19 February 1878 – 8 November 1918), also written as Ella Tordek , was a Czech opera singer.
Early life
Alžběta Anna Tvrdková was born in Kamenice nad Lipou ,[1] the daughter of Václav Tvrdek. She studied voice with Mathilde Mallinger at the Prague Conservatory , with further studies in Berlin.[2]
Career
Tvrdková was with the Prague National Theatre from 1899 to 1901. In 1901, she sang a small part in the premiere of Dvořák 's Rusalka .[3] From 1901 to 1913, she sang under the name "Ella Tordek" with the Munich Court Opera , and a regular performer at Munich's Wagner and Mozart festivals.[4] [5] In 1913, she created the role of Rosaura in the original cast of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari 's opera Le donne curiose , in Milan.[2]
Tordek made recordings, including a duet with Luise Hofer, singing Berlioz 's "Nuit paisible et sereine", from Béatrice et Bénédict , and a duet with Friedrich Brodersen , singing Mozart 's "Reich mir die Hand ", from Don Giovanni .[6]
Personal life
Ella Tvrdková married Gustav Gerhäuser in 1909.[1] She died in 1918, aged 40, in Krumbach, Bavaria .[7]
References
^ a b Singer – Tzschoppe (in German). Walter de Gruyter. 2015-07-24. pp. 2628–2629. ISBN 978-3-11-043678-5 .
^ a b Arakelyan, Ashot (2016-07-12). "Ella Tordek (Tordková) (Kamenitz, Czech Republic 1878, 19/2 – München, Germany 1918, 8/9)" . Forgotten Opera Singers . Retrieved 2020-05-08 .
^ Cheek, Timothy (2013). Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation . Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-8305-5 .
^ "Foreign Notes" . The New Music Review . 4 : 439–440. 1905.
^ "Festivals lyriques de Munich 1904" . Le Guide Musical . 50 : 467. 1904.
^ Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Brodersen, Friedrich (1912), Reich mir die Hand: duett aus Don Juan , Pathé, retrieved 2020-05-08
^ "Ella Tordek" . Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek . Retrieved 2020-05-08 .
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