“…Czech soprano Lucie Kaňková in the role of Queen of the Night will perform for the audience in Košice for the first time. “Queen of the Night is a magical role. It´s completely exceptional, original with the singing line, position and mystery. Her famous aria ´Der Hölle Rache’ is notorious even to non-opera fans. Everyone can recognize the mistake, so the singer is literally on the edge of the abyss. Even those who take a nap in the theatre will wake up for a while and be more alert. I dare to say, Mozart´s Queen of the Night is one of the most mentally demanding opera roles, which requires nerves of steel in addition to good singing technique. I try to add something extra to the role in terms of acting as well. The Queen of the Night is important by her presence on stage, even if she is not singing – every gesture, every movement must have its meaning.”, says Lucie Kaňková, who portrays characters of the world opera repertoire with great success not only in Czech opera houses, but also in Switzerland and Hungary. She still performs as the Queen of the Night in the production of the National Theatre in Prague and with this character she was also part of the Hungarian State Opera´s grand tour in Japan. She is the recipient of several awards from international singing competitions. For example, in 2021 she won the world singing competition Nomea and in the summer of 2022 she won the international singing competition Mimas Music Festival in Italy…”

2/2023

https://www.sdke.sk/en/opera/magic-flute-sign-several-debuts