Harman Patil (Editor)

Krisztina Laki

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Organization
  
Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Krisztina Laki wwwbachcantatascomPicBioLBIGLakiKisztine

Born
  
16 September 1944 (age 72) (
1944-09-16
)
Érd

Occupation
  
Operatic coloratura soprano

Education
  
Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest

Albums
  
Bach, J.S.: Cantatas, Bwv 14, 16-18, Chorwerke

Record labels
  
Carus-Verlag, SCM Hänssler, Warner Classics

Similar
  
Julia Hamari, Claes‑Håkan Ahnsjö, István Gáti, Dénes Gulyás, Frieder Bernius

Profiles

Giovanni paisiello il barbiere di siviglia gia riede primavera krisztina laki


Krisztina Laki (born 16 September 1944) is a Hungarian coloratura soprano who worked mainly on the opera stage in Germany, with guest appearances in major European opera houses. She has held master classes internationally.

Contents

Giovanni paisiello il barbiere di siviglia don basilio giusto cielo krisztina laki denes gulyas istvan gati jozsef gregor sandor solyom nagy


Career

Born in Érd, Laki studied voice at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with József Réti. She made her debut in 1971 as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Stadttheater Bern, where she also appeared as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.

In 1974 to 1979, she sang at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. She appeared in 1977 at La Scala in Milan as Blonde in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, directed by Giorgio Strehler, and alongside Edita Gruberová as Konstanze. From 1980 to 1989 she worked mainly with the Cologne Opera.

Laki retired from the stage in 2001. She has held master classes internationally and has been a juror at music competitions.

Selected recordings

Laki has recorded several little known works, including by composers such as Gottfried von Einem, Pal Esterhazy, Niccolò Jommelli, Josef Mysliveček, Giovanni Paisiello, Antonio Salieri (Lieder), parts in Singspiele by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and Felix Mendelssohn, and notably Zemina in Wagner's early opera Die Feen.

Awards

  • Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 2001
  • Verdienstorden of Hungary, 2011
  • Honorary Professor of the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, 2011
  • Songs

    Gia la notte s'avvicinaSalieri: Songs · 2014
    Ce que je desireSalieri: Songs · 2014
    Quand de Vienne je m'eloignois: Quand de Vienne je m'éloignoisSalieri: Songs · 2014

    References

    Krisztina Laki Wikipedia