Jana Wallingerová- mezzo-soprano
From the Press
Eugen Onegin (Olga)
National Theatre Brno
,,... Jana Wallingerová sang the rather small role of Olga: yet, her playful approach to the role received deserved attention. ...”
Deník, 16. 3. 2009, Veronika Vejvodová
Beethoven- Mass in C Major
Convent of Merciful Brothers
,,...the whole vocal and instrumental material provided ample opportunity to the vocal soloists - ... to the contralto Jana Wallingerová...
It was the contralto who was the leader of the four soloists in terms of the beauty as well as sound of the voice..."
Hudební rozhledy, 2/2009, Alena Borková
The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zefka)
Reduta, Brno
,,....But the one beside him who was excelling in every aspect (visually as well) was Jana Wallingerová as Zefka. She was the most shining sparkle of the evening...."
Czech Radio 3 - channel Vltava, Morning Mosaic, Tuesday 11th of November 2008, Vladimir Čech
Jan Novák- Carmina Sulamitis
A chamber concert in Brno marking the birthday of composer Richard Mayer
,,…The highlight of the first half of the show was Carmina Sulamitis by Czech composer Jan Novák who is receiving more and more acclaim all over the world. Sabina Vajdová was a convincingly confident pianist that night, and the soprano Jana Wallingerová sparked up enthusiasm in the audience. Jan Novák's contemporary classical music is first-rate on its own, but the two soloists made it brighten up like a precious stone. All of the eight parts of the composition came and went in one shot without letting the audience take a breath. This was the real peak of the concert…”
Napříč, 10. 11. 2008, Josef Prokeš
Mai 68- Petr Kofroň
National Theatre Brno
,,... An admirably authentic couple of shy lovers was portrayed by Zoltán Korda,..., and the good-looking and natural Jana Wallingerová playing the Czech student Jarmila. ..."
Divadelní noviny 14. 8. 2008, Josef Herman
,,... At least judging from the exquisite performances of the singers: ...and Jana Wallingerová´s - Jarmila! Jarmila! - full voice brimming with feelings that underlines this psychedelic, post-modern melodrama..."
Hospodářské noviny, 23 June 2008, Petr Fischer
,,... The singers put in their best afforts. Of the numerous cast, the following deserve mentioning: the splendid Jana Wallingerová as Jarmila (not long ago, she starred as Philip Glass´Beauty) who masterfully filled the stage with joy, hope, love and sorrow. ..."
Der neue Merker, 20. 6. 2008, Martin Robert BOTZ
Beauty and the Beast (Beauty)
National Theatre Brno
,,... Jana Wallingerová gave a splendid rendition of the eponymous Beauty, with undeniable vocal skills and successful attempt at clear pronunciation. Hers was the most memorable performance of the night, and all the stage partners of this popular mezzo followed with a shorter or longer distance. ..."
KAM 7/2008, Vladimír Čech
,,... In harmony with the stage direction, Jana Wallingerová was a very pragmatic Beauty: she showed a brilliant technique, and so did almost all the performers..."
Divadelní noviny 27. 5. 2008, Josef Herman
,,... The simple, constant stage design,..., makes a sharp contrast to the splendid vocal performance of Jana Wallingerová starring in the title role. ...”
Presscentrum Brno, 14. 5. 2008, Petr Michl
,,... Jana Wallingerová gave a splendid rendition of the Beauty. ..."
Brněnský deník, 10. 5. 2008, Veronika Vejvodová
,,... The performance of the mezzosoprano Jana Wallingerová in the role of the Beauty was the one which drew most attention and received the greatest acclaim at the opening night; besides, the singer has got the right personality for the role. ..."
Hospodářské noviny, 7. 5. 2008, Vladimír Čech
,,... The cast was clearly dominated by the mezzosoprano Jana Wallingerová who was an excquisite singer and actress that night. Her fine, well-balanced voice floated above the orchestra with absolutely no strain. ..."
Der neue Merker, 5. 5. 2008, Martin Robert BOTZ
Martinů: Bouquet of Flowers
Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, The Rudolfinum Concert Hall
Bohuslav Martinů Days
,,... All of the soloists showed fresh voices, too, though not all of them were carefully prepared. Jana Wallingerová gave a very convincing performance..."
Harmonie, 1/2008, Jindřich Bálek
Honegger: King David
Prague Radio Symphonic Orchestra, The Municipal House, Prague
,,... The mezzosoprano voice of Jana Štefáčková and the tenor Philippe Talbot brought some humbleness into the polyphony. The creamy tenderness of their voices expressed the warmth and devotion to God, though perhaps with too much humbleness at times. ..."
Hospodářské noviny, October 5, 2007, Petr Fischer
,,... Of the two ladies, the mezzo Jana Štefáčková made a bigger impact on the audience, although she had less space in the performance; her voice had a more natural sound than that of the French soprano..."
Lidové noviny, October 5, 2007, Dita Kopáčová- Hradecká
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Harmonia Moraviae Festival, Zlín
,,... In the final part, Schiller´s Ode to Joy, the conductor Jakub Hrůša could count on a vocal quartet with a rare balance of vocal colours: soprano Tatiana Teslia, mezzosoprano Jana Štefáčková, tenor Tomáš Černý and bass Gustáv Beláček. "
Hospodářské noviny, September 27, 2007, Vladimír Čech
Nabucco (Fenena)
National Theatre Brno
,,... I doubt anyone can ever get more out of Fenena than Jana Štefáčková ..."
KAM, 9/2007, Vladimír Čech
,,... The only acceptable performance at the openinq night was that of Jana Štefáčková who showed a very gentle and warm-hearted rendition of the role of Fenena..."
Hudební rozhledy, 8/2007, Lenka Šaldová
,,...what a pity Fenena is no major role since Jana Štefáčková gave a brilliant singing performance. ..."
Mladá fronta Dnes, June 11, 2007, Boris Klepal
Cosi fan tutte (Dorabella) in concert,
Prague
,,... Almost all of the soloists were Czech (apart from the Croatian bass Dali Mor as Don Alfonso), and all went far beyond the expectations you would normally have in Czech opera houses. Roman Janál is a perfect baritone for Guglielmo and Jana Štefáčková was an extremely convincing Dorabella. ..."
Harmonie, 1/2007, Jindřich Bálek
,,...but the choice of the singers played a major role, too. In particular, the four young soloists (Marie Fajtová, Jana Štefáčková, Radka Sehnoutková, Tomáš Kořínek) shoved enormous potential. ...All in all, this performance was a huge success and has been one of the best events to mark Mozart´s 250th anniversary. ..."
Právo, November 29, 2006, VLA
Rigoletto (Maddalena),
National Theatre Brno
,,... There were two more-than-impressive performances that were the peak of the opening night: those of Jevhen Šokalo as Sparafucile the professional killer, and Jana Štefáčková (Maddalena)..."
KAM, 9/2006
,,... There were two perfect renditions in the evening: the assassin Sparafucile (excellent bass Jevhen Šokalo) and the mezzo Jana Štefáčková who had absolutely no difficulty in playing and singing superb Maddalena. ...”
Harmonie, 7/2006, Olga Janáčková
,,...there were two singers who helped keep up the quality of the performance- Jevhen Šokalo as Sparafucile and aspecially Jana Štefáčková who was attractive and vocally precise Maddalena. ..."
Hudební rozhledy, 7/2006, Josef Herman
Mozart: Rekviem
National Theatre Brno
,,...the solo quartet was finely blended, but personally I liked the full contralto of Jana Štefáčková best of all..."
Czech Radio 3 - Vltava, January 25, 2006 (Vladimír Čech)
War and Peace (Sonya)
National Theatre Brno
,,...there were no truly bad singers that night, and some were even really impressive. To give you some examples, Dmytro Grishyn was a very good Andrej Bolkonskij, and definitely Jana Štefáčková as Sonja..."
Czech Radio 3 - Vltava, November 28, 2005 (Vladimír Čech)
,,... Jana Štefáčková, who sang Sonya, offered more evidence of her potential, and is very skilled at making fine, legato phrases ..."
Mladá fronta Dnes, December 4, 2005, Jan Špaček
,,... With minor exceptions, the soloists were very good. In particular, Dmytro Grishyn as Andrej Bolkonskij, Jana Štefáčková as Sonya, Ivan Choupenitch as Pierre Bezuchov offered excellent renditions, but even a number of singers in the supporting roles lived up to the expectations. ..."
Rovnost, November 29, 2005, Vladimír Čech
,,... Her friend Sonya/ Jana Štefáčková had fine sonorous mezzo depths..."
Der neue Merker, November 28, 2005, Martin Robert BOTZ
Katja Kabanova (Varvara),
National Theatre Brno
,,...also the singers in the supporting roles helped the performance achieve an excellent level: it was especially Jana Štefáčková as Varvara who received enthusiastic acclaim…”
Rovnost, April 29, 2005, Vladimír Čech
Milan Slavický: Requiem
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
,,...All that the composer asks from the solo voices- to slowly build up the composition, to express anxious meditation, exclamations and pleas- all that was handled by the young mezzo Jana Štefáčková with astonishing intensity and refined rendition; the same was true of Ivan Kusnjer´s baritone, flexible in every tessitura ..."
Harmonie, 3/2005, Petr Veber
,,... Slavický is extremely remarkable for the way he deals with the vocal part of the composition. Fortunately, both the soloists showed an anthusiastic approach (Ivan Kusnjer and Jana Štefáčková), the latter being faced with a more challenging task..."
Hudební rozhledy 3/2005, Julius Hůlek
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
MHFB, Easter Festival of Sacred Music
,,... The soloists were the soprano Eva Dřízgová- Jirušová, who has won two Thálie Awards, and Jana Štefáčková with a beautiful mezzosoprano showing huge potential. Both of them adapted their rendition to the compozition style, to the chamber- like sound of the organ and to the beauty of the children´s and girls´choirs ..."
Rovnost, March 24, 2005, Alena Borková
Marta (Nancy)
National Theatre Brno
,,... Liana Somičová/Harrietta and Jana Štefáčková/Nancy sang in a nice harmony. What´s more, Jana Štefáčková is gifted with natural acting skills. ..."
Opus Musicum, 37/2005, No. 2, Anna Šerých
,,... The mezzo Jana Štefáčková was an enthusiastic and convincing Nancy, or the village maid nicknamed Julie ..."
KAM, 5/2005, Vladimír Čech
,,... Although there is much variation in the soloists´ voice potential, they all sing with precise intonation and seem to know what they sing about. The couple of Jana Štefáčková (Nancy nicknamed Julie) and Michal Mačuha (Plumkett) are especially excellent: both make their tones with playful grace ..."
Hudební rozhledy, 4/2005, Lenka Šaldová
Ruleta (Sharon),
Prague State Opera
,,... Most of the singers gave a very good performance; in particular both ladies - Jana Štefáčková as Sharon and Maria Haan as Sára – went far beyond static vocal renditions. ...”
MF Dnes, March 26, 2005, Josef Vlček
,,... Both female soloists, Jana Štefáčková (Sharon) and Maria Haan (Sára) plunged deeply into their roles, being the stars of the night, especially due to their elegant rendition of the roles ..."
Scena.cz, March 21, 2005, Rudolf Leška
The Brandenburgers in Bohemia (Vlčenka)
National Theatre Brno
,,... Their sister Vlčenka/Jana Štefáčková performed her aria with a fine voice and tackled the difficult interval jumps in an excellent way ..."
Der neue Merker, November 2004, Martin Robert BOTZ
Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel),
National Theatre Brno
,,... Dana Burešová was a genuinely girlish Gretel, an image supported with a fine, clear soprano. The boyishly restless Hänsel was a great singing opportunity for Jana Štefáčková..."
Právo, June 24, 2004, Radmila Hrdinová
,,... The mezzo Jana Štefáčková of Brno gives an excellent vocal rendition of Hänsel. ...”
Scena.cz, June 1, 2004, Daniel Jäger
Beauty and the Beast (Beauty)
National Theatre Prague
,,... The solo roles were mostly offered to young singers of potential. The cast of September 1, 2003 included a fantastic singing and acting performance of the mezzo Jana Štefáčková playing Beauty..."
Scena.cz, September 5, 2003, JoMe
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