Ella Tvrdková | |
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![]() Ella Tvrdková, from a Czech publication in 1905 | |
Born | 19 February 1878 |
Died | 8 November 1918 | (aged 40)
Nationality | Czech |
Other names | Ella Tordek |
Occupation | Opera singer |
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Ella Tvrdková (19 February 1878 – 8 November 1918), also written as Ella Tordek, was a Czech opera singer.
Alžběta Anna Tvrdková was born in Kamenice nad Lipou, [1] the daughter of Václav Tvrdek. She studied voice with Mathilde Mallinger at the Prague Conservatory, with further studies in Berlin. [2]
Tvrdková was with the Prague National Theatre from 1899 to 1901. In 1901, she sang a small part in the premiere of Dvořák's Rusalka. [3] From 1901 to 1913, she sang under the name "Ella Tordek" with the Munich Court Opera, and a regular performer at Munich's Wagner and Mozart festivals. [4] [5] In 1913, she created the role of Rosaura in the original cast of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera Le donne curiose, in Milan. [2]
Tordek made recordings, including a duet with Luise Hofer, singing Berlioz's "Nuit paisible et sereine", from Béatrice et Bénédict, and a duet with Friedrich Brodersen, singing Mozart's " Reich mir die Hand", from Don Giovanni. [6]
Ella Tvrdková married Gustav Gerhäuser in 1909. [1] She died in 1918, aged 40, in Krumbach, Bavaria. [7]