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Patricia Janečková (Soprano)

Born: June 18, 1998 - Münchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Died: October 1, 2023 - Ostrava, Czech Republic

The Slovak soprano, Patricia Burda Janečková, was born in Münchberg to Slovak parents. Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic. She started singing at 4 years old. After graduating from primary school, she began studying voice at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava. She first performed publicly at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, accompanied by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. Subsequent to this, she went on to win the Talentmania competition in November 2010, at age 12, having received over 1 million votes. She gained international recognition through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning. In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Sacra in Rome.

Patricia Janečková was noted for her passionate and emotive performances, and is known for receiving a standing ovation while performing Ennio Morricone's theme song from Once Upon a Time in the West at the Rudolfinum in Prague. She continued to perform in public while studying privately with Czech soprano Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová. In 2017, she performed the role of Galatea in George Frideric Handel's Acis and Galatea with Collegium Marianum as part of the Janáček Music Festival. She released her self-titled début album in 2011, at age 13. She went on to collaborate with Czech oboist Vilém Veverka on a Christmas album in 2022.

Patricia Janečková married actor Vlastimil Burda in June 2023. On February 10, 2022, she announced on her Instagram page that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would take a career hiatus for an undetermined length of time. A fundraising concert was hosted in January 2023 by Radio Čas to support her treatment, featuring the well-known artists Čechomor, Martina and Lukáš Vlček, Hana Fialová and Tomáš Krpec. Janečková returned to stage on December 15, 2022, performing the role of Esmerelda in the comic opera The Bartered Bride. Despite early signs of a successful treatment, Janečková died from the illness on October 1, 2023. She was 25.


Sources:
Wikipedia Website (February 2024)
Photo 02: © Lutz Griesbach; Photos 05-10, 15: ©Agency GRO; official profile (Facebook); Photo 12: Monika Simonova; Photo 13: © David Minac; Photo 16: © Thomas Nosil; Photo 17: © Mesto Orlova
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Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (May 2024)

Patricia Janečková: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works under her name

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Patricia Janečková (Official Website) [on Internet Arcive]


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