Ella Tvrdková (19 February 1878 – 8 November 1918), also written as Ella Tordek, was a Czech opera singer.
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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Early life
editAlžběta 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]
Career
editTvrdková 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]
Personal life
editElla Tvrdková married Gustav Gerhäuser in 1909.[1] She died in 1918, aged 40, in Krumbach, Bavaria.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Singer – Tzschoppe (in German). Walter de Gruyter. 2015-07-24. pp. 2628–2629. ISBN 978-3-11-043678-5.
- ^ a b Arakelyan, Ashot (2016-07-12). "Ella Tordek (Tordková) (Kamenitz, Czech Republic 1878, 19/2 – München, Germany 1918, 8/9)". Forgotten Opera Singers. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ Cheek, Timothy (2013). Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-8305-5.
- ^ "Foreign Notes". The New Music Review. 4: 439–440. 1905.
- ^ "Festivals lyriques de Munich 1904". Le Guide Musical. 50: 467. 1904.
- ^ Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Brodersen, Friedrich (1912), Reich mir die Hand: duett aus Don Juan, Pathé, retrieved 2020-05-08
- ^ "Ella Tordek". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
External links
edit- Recording of Ella Tordek and Luise Hofer on YouTube, singing "Nuit paisible et sereine"
