Madlena Zepter, also known as Madlena Janković (born in 1947) is a Serbian businesswoman and arts patron.

Madlena Zepter
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Known forFounder of Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
Zepter International
SpousePhilip Zepter
Children1

Background

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Zepter was born in Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia, and studied literature at the University of Belgrade.[1] In 1997, she founded Madlenianum Opera and Theatre as its single patron, opening the facility in 2005.[2] She also founded the Zepter Museum in the same city. In 2011, she was awarded the Golden Wreath by Serbian Culture Minister Nebojša Bradić, in recognition of her art patronage and her contribution as a benefactor to the development of Serbian culture.[3][4]

Personal life

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On February 21, 1976, she married Philip Zepter.[5] They have a daughter Emma, who they adopted in 2000.[6] The Zepter family lives in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the south of France. Their villa formerly known as Villa Aréthuse, the Villa Trianon[7][8] was built in 1893 at the request of Lord George Montgomery by the Danish architect, Hans-Georg Tersling.[9] She cites Lou Salomé, Colette, Marguerite Yourcenar, Coco Chanel and Peggy Guggenheim as her role models.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "MADLENA ZEPTER". artzept.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ Kotnik, Vlado (2016). "Opera as Social Manifest: Madlena Zepter's Private Opera House and Theatre as Corporate Gift to the Serbian Nation". Trames. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences. 20 (3): 229–271. doi:10.3176/tr.2016.3.02. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Art & Beauty Are My Only Ideologies". cordmagazine.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "About the museum". zeptermuzej.rs. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Remise des insignes de chevalier des Arts et des Lettres à Mme Madlena Zepter". La France à Monaco (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. ^ "Ko su žene imperije Cepter: Jedna od njih dominira iz senke". zadovoljna.rs (in Serbian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ Mill, Mariana (2016). "Midsummer Cocktail". Milano Excellence, 2016.
  8. ^ "Madeleine Zepter Chevalier des arts et des lettres". www.telecotedazur.tv. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  9. ^ "The Cap Ferrat property market". www.alexandra-lloyd.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  10. ^ "Madlena Zepter: Life as a Fusion of the Art of Living and the Culture of Giving". geogriatoday.ge. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.