Biserka Cvejić
Biserka Cvejić | |
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Бисерка Цвејић | |
Born | Biserka Katušić 5 November 1923 |
Died | 7 January 2021 Belgrade, Serbia | (aged 97)
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Title | Kammersängerin |
Spouse | Dušan Cvejić |
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Biserka Cvejić (
Early life and education
Born Biserka Katušić
Career
In 1950, while still a student, she substituted at the
Cvejić first appeared at the
Cvejić made her house debut at the
She performed regularly at the
Cvejić had a dark-timbred, beautifully formed contralto voice,[3] which Roksanda Pejović describes in her entry in Grove's as "even, polished, technically assured".[5] She was also an excellent oratorio singer.[6] She retired from the stage in 1990.[3][5][21] After retirement, she taught singing, and was a professor at the faculty of the University of Arts in Belgrade and the Musical Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia. Several of her students became famous, such as the baritone Željko Lučić.[9][20][22]
Awards and honours
She was awarded the Medal of Arts and Letters of Serbia,
Personal life
Cvejić died at the age of 97 in Belgrade.[9][20][23]
Recordings
Decca
- Tchaikovsky: Olga in Eugen Onegin
- Tchaikovsky: Polina in Pique Dame
- Borodin: Nurse in Fürst Igor
- Mussorgsky: Hostess in Boris Godunow
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegourotchka
MGM-Heliodor
- Prokofiev: War and Peace
Jugoton
- Opera arias
Electrola
- Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron
References
- ^ a b "Mezzosopranistin Biserka Cvejic gestorben". Magazin Klassik (in German). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Cvejič (Tzveych, geb. Katušić), Biserka". Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon (in German). 6 May 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ a b "Biography: Biserka Cvejić (Katušić)". Omiš, Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b Robijns, J.; Zijlstra, Miep (1980). "Cvejić, Biserka". Algemene muziek encyclopedie (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "Biserka Cvejić". Opera Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ ""Aida" am 04.10.1959". Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mezzosopranistin Biserka Cvejic mit 97 Jahren verstorben". Der Standard (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vorstellungen mit Biserka Cvejic". Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Aida {646} Metropolitan Opera House: 14 April 1961". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Adriana Lecouvreur {6} Metropolitan Opera House: 2 January 1963". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Un Ballo in Maschera {88} Metropolitan Opera House: 16 February 1963". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Don Carlo {63} Metropolitan Opera House: 1 November 1964". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Il Trovatore {338} Metropolitan Opera House: 25 January 1964". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Les Contes d'Hoffmann {105} Metropolitan Opera House: 18 December 1964". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Samson et Dalila {125} Metropolitan Opera House: 20 December 1965". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "La Gioconda {197} Metropolitan Opera House: 22 September 1966". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Ricerca". Archivio La Scala (in Italian). 5 December 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Biserka Cvejić Dies at 97". Opera Wire. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Ivan Lovrić (26 October 2013). Večernje novosti (ed.). "Biserkina karijera kao velika niska" (in Serbian).
- ^ "The Head that Wears a Crown". Metropolitan Opera. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Biserka Cvejic". IOCO Kultur, Wiener Staatsoper (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links
- Faculty of Music in Belgrade
- Association of Musical Artists of Serbia
- Biserka Cvejić discography at Discogs
- Biserka Cvejić at IMDb