Adriana Kučerová | |
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Background information | |
Born | Lučenec, Czechoslovakia | 24 February 1976
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Adriana Kučerová (born 24 February 1976) [1] is a Slovak operatic soprano.
When she was 22 years old and almost finished with her university studies, she decided to go into a music career. Frank Kuznik of The Prague Post wrote, "To say that Adriana Kučerová came late to singing would be like saying that Mozart was just another composer". [2] She had originally studied at Matej Bel University, working towards an education degree. Frank Kuznik said that she "chang[ed] her mind literally at the last minute." [2] A teacher at the university's music school recommended that she attend a conservatory in Bratislava. [2] Kučerová attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) [3] and the Conservatoire Supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon in France. [4]
In 2001, she won the European Music Prize for Youth in Hamburg, Germany, and a year later, she was awarded at the International Summer Academy Prague-Vienna-Budapest. [4] In 2005, at the Gabor Belvedere singing competition in Vienna, Austria, [2] she won the first prize and the special audience prize. [4] At the time, Kuznik wrote that, since then, she "has been in demand on stages throughout Europe". [2]
Kučerová joined the Slovak National Theatre after finishing her university studies. [4]