2019

Zdislava Bočková

Zdislava Bočková (b. 1991) is a Czech soprano, born in Brno. She speaks English, Italian and Polish in addition to her native language. She studied singing at the Brno Conservatory and at the opera studio of the Spoleto Opera. She has performed numerous roles in the Czech Republic and Italy, most recently Esmeralda in Smetana’s Bartered Bride (Czech National Opera), Olga in Lehár’s Merry Widow (La Fenice in Venice), Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata (Teatro Nuovo Giancarlo Menotti) and Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Teatro Romano). This year she has performed as soloist with the Czech and Brno Philharmonic Orchestras and given a recital at the Rudolfinum in Prague. She was awarded first prize at the 2018 Czech Philharmonic Competition and at the 2017 Bohuslav Martinů Competition.

Born in 1991

Soprano

Czech

Piano: Ilmo Ranta

Repertoire

Preliminary round

G.F. Händel

Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim

C. Debussy

C’est l’extase langoureuse (Verlaine)

R. Strauss

Wasserrose (Dahn)

L. Janáček

Příhody lišky Bystroušky: ”Kradla jsem” (Bystrouška)

Semifinals

J. Sibelius

Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (Runeberg)

H. Wolf

Die Spröde (Goethe)

A. Dvořák

Když mne stará matka zpívat, zpívat učívala

Struna naladěna, hochu, toč se v kole

W. A. Mozart

Abendempfindung

F. Schubert

Heidenröslein (Goethe)

E. Grieg

En svane (Ibsen)

S. Rahmaninov

Sei den ja pomnju (Tjuttšev)

V. Bellini

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta… Oh, quante volte! (Giulietta)

Final

W.A. Mozart

Schon lacht der holde Frühling

J. Massenet

Manon: “Je marche sur tous les chemins” (Manon Lescaut)

Competition performances

Preliminary round

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