Radmila Bakočević

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Radmila Bakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Радмила Бакочевић, pronounced [rǎdmila bakɔ̌ːtʃɛʋitɕ]; born January 5, 1933), is a Serbian operatic soprano who had a major international opera career that began in 1955 and ended upon her retirement from the stage in 2004. During her career, she sang at most of the world's important opera houses, including performances throughout Europe, North and South America. She forged important long-term artistic partnerships with two opera houses during her career: the National Theatre in Belgrade and the Vienna State Opera.

Biography

Bakočević was born in Guča, Lučani, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She studied singing at the

In 1958 Bakočević earned Second Prize at the Belgrade International Competition of Young Artists. In 1962 she won the Geneva International Singing Competition and in 1964 she won the Lüttich International Singing Competition. These competition wins brought her to the attention of the international opera community and she was soon engaged to perform in the world's leading opera houses.

In 1967 Bakočević made her debut at the

In 1972, Bakočević made her first appearance in Paris at the Palais Garnier as Norma. She returned many times to Paris during the 1970s, performing in all of the major houses in that city. In 1973 she made her debut with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera with Plácido Domingo and Bernabé Martí alternating as Riccardo, Cornell MacNeil as Renato, Lili Chookasian as Ulrica and Patricia Wise as Oscar. She appeared in 1982 in the title role of Puccini's Turandot at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, a role she repeated in Dublin in December 1986.

Bakočević's many other appearances between 1963 and 1982 included performances at the

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