Erika Miklósa
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Born | Kiskunhalas, Hungarian People's Republic | 9 June 1970
Occupation | Operatic soprano |
Years active | 1991–present |
Organization | Hungarian State Opera |
Website | miklosaerika |
Erika Miklósa (born 9 June 1970[1]) is a Hungarian coloratura soprano.
Career[]
Born in the southern Hungarian town of Kiskunhalas, she spent her youth as an athlete training for the heptathlon. Miklósa was Hungarian Junior Champion in the high jump. However, an accident forced her to switch career paths. Because of her good singing skills she chose to be a singer. At first, she sang at family gatherings, weddings, and formal celebrations. On one such occasion, a singing-master heard her and almost immediately began to teach the 16-year-old. Soon she went on to study music at the Franz Liszt Conservatory of Music in Szeged as well as in Milan and New York. She became a soloist at the Hungarian State Opera in 1990. Her signature role is the Queen of the Night from Mozart's The Magic Flute. She sang also at the Royal Opera House in London, at the Vienna State Opera, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and many more famous opera houses.[2] In 2004, she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in her signature Queen of the Night role.
Awards and commendations[]
- Pro Opera Lyrica – Opera Singer of the Year 1993 (Hungary)
- International Mozart Competition – 1st Prize in voice category (1993)
- European Award for Culture, Zurich (1995)
- Order of Merit Member Cross (Hungary, 1998)
- Honorary Citizen of Kiskunhalas (1999)
- Artist of Bács County (2003)
- Kossuth Prize (2012)
Discography[]
- Die Zauberflöte (2006) with Dorothea Röschmann, Christoph Strehl, René Pape; Claudio Abbado conducting; Deutsche Grammophon
- West Side Story (2009) Sony
- The Magic Flute (2011), Metropolitan Opera
References[]
- ^ "Interjú – Az Éj királynője futócipőben" [Interview – The Queen of the Night in running shoes]. Hét Nap (in Hungarian). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "The Metropolitan Opera International Radio Broadcast Center". Archived from the original on 2005-12-29. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
External links[]
Media related to Erika Miklósa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Erika Miklósa at IMDb
- Performance schedule at Operabase
- 2005 concert performance on YouTube, medley ("Maria"/"Tonight") from West Side Story with Plácido Domingo
- Hungary greets FIFA delegation: Erika Miklosa sings for Blatter. Fifa.com
- Erika Miklósa's successful concert at the Hungarian Embassy in London, Hungarian embassy in London, News
- Erika Miklosa'a performance in Die Zauberflöte reviewed, The Stage Reviews, 30 January 2008
- The Magic Flute in Emeryville: SpearHeadnews.com
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Hungarian operatic sopranos
- People from Kiskunhalas
- Academy of Vocal Arts alumni
- 20th-century opera singers
- 20th-century Hungarian singers
- 20th-century women opera singers
- 21st-century opera singers
- 21st-century Hungarian singers
- 21st-century women opera singers
- European opera singer stubs
- Hungarian musician stubs