Magdaléna Hajóssyová
Magdaléna Hajóssyová (born 25 July 1946, in
.In 1974 Hajóssyová was a recipient of the Slovak Culture Prize and in 2003 she was awarded the Rad Bieleho Prize by the Government of Slovakia for her work in performing and popularizing Slovak music on the international stage. She has also been awarded the National Prize of the German Democratic Republic and the J.W. Goethe Award. She is currently the chair of the vocal music department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Several of her students have gone on to have successful careers, including Anda-Louise Bogza.
Career
Hajóssyová studied singing under M. Smutná-Vloká and A. Hrussovskáat at the Music Academy of Bratislava before making her professional opera debut in 1967 as Barče in
In 1972, Hajóssyová accepted a contract at the
In 1975, Hajóssyová made her debut at the
Hajóssyová has also worked extensively as a freelance artist on the international stage. Notable debuts include the Vienna State Opera (1976), the Bolshoi Theatre (1979), the Bavarian State Opera (1981), the Palais Garnier (1983), the Festival de Ópera de Las Palmas (1985), and the Liceu (1988). In addition she has appeared on the concert stage with major symphony orchestras in England, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy.[1]