Patricia Janečková

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Patricia Janečková
Headshot of Janečková, outside, looking at the camera
Janečková in 2022
Born(1998-06-18)18 June 1998
Münchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Died1 October 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 25)
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Spouse
Vlastimil Burda
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(m. 2023)​
Parents
  • Martin Janeček (father)
  • Zuzana Janečková (mother)
Musical career
Genres
  • Opera
  • classical
OccupationSinger
Years active2010–2023
YouTube information
Channel
Views50 million
Last updated: 5 October 2023[needs update]

Patricia Burda Janečková (18 June 1998 – 1 October 2023) was a Slovak coloratura soprano. At the age of 12, she was the winner of the Czech–Slovak television show Talentmania [cs] in November 2010[1] and gained international recognition through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning.[2][3]

Early life

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Janečková was born in Münchberg to Slovak parents Martin Janeček, double bassist and Zuzana Janečková who used to play the violin.[4] Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic.[5][6] She started singing at the age of four.[4] After graduating from primary school, she began studying voice at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava [cs].[4]

Professional career

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Rossini: Petite messe solennelle, Crucifixus

Janečková first performed publicly at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, accompanied by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra.[4] Subsequent to this, she went on to win the Talentmania competition in 2010, at age 12, having received over 1 million votes.[7]

In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Sacra in Rome.[4][8]

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.[citation needed] She continued to perform in public while studying privately with Czech soprano Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová [cs].[9]

In 2017, she performed the role of Galatea in Handel's Acis and Galatea with Collegium Marianum as part of the Janáček Music Festival.[10]

Janečková released her self-titled début album in 2011, at age 13.[4] She went on to collaborate with Czech oboist Vilém Veverka on a Christmas album in 2022.[4]

Personal life

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Janečková married actor Vlastimil Burda in June 2023.[11]

Cancer diagnosis and death

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On 10 February 2022, Janečková 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.[12][13] A fundraising concert was hosted in January 2023 by Radio Čas [cs] to support her treatment, featuring the well-known artists Čechomor, Martina and Lukáš Vlček [cs], Hana Fialová [cs] and Tomáš Krpec.[14] Janečková returned to the stage on 15 December 2022, performing the role of Esmeralda in Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride. Despite early signs of a successful treatment, Janečková died from the illness on 1 October 2023. She was 25. She is buried in Ondrejský Cemetery in Bratislava. [14][9]

Discography

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  • Patricia Janečková (Bellevoice Produktion, 2011)[6]
  • Christmas Album – with Vilém Veverka (Supraphon, 2022)[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrícia Janečková: Anděl, který padl na zem". Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Skvělé vyhlídky: Janečková ohromila CNN". Blesk (in Czech). 9 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ Transcript of TV show CNN Newsroom on December 10, 2010
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Salazar, Francisco (2 October 2023). "Obituary: Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková Dies at the Age of 25". OperaWire. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Mám rakovinu, ruším představení, ale budu bojovat, oznámila zpěvačka Patricia Janečková". patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Zemřela Patricia Burda Janečková". Divadelní noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ Kovačevič, Vedran (6 December 2010). "Ve finále Talentmanie zvítězila operní zpěvačka Patricia Janečková". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ Marco, Daniela de. "La Finale 2014 – Concorso Internazionale Musica Sacra 2021 – Roma". concorsomusicasacra.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Zemřela pěvkyně Patricia Burda Janečková, bylo jí 25 let". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Střípky z Janáčkova máje: Patricia Janečková jako půvabná Galatea i znamenitá Poznaňská filharmonie". ostravan.cz (in Czech). 3 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Zomrela operná speváčka Patricia Burda Janečková, mala len 25 rokov". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Painful CERTIFICATE of the Marquis' Star: BREAST CANCER! – Topky.sk". AlwaysFreshNews. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ Janečková, Patricia. "Dear Friends". Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b Bátor, Milan. "Patricia Janečková už opět rozdává radost zpěvem. Je náročné nabrat původní sílu a kondici, říká". ostravan.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Christmas Album – Vilém Veverka, Patricie Janečková, Ultimate W Band". Supraphon. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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