NaděžDa Kniplová
Biography
Naděžda Kniplová (née Pokorná; 18 April 1932 – 14 January 2020) was a Czech operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1950s through the 1980s. Kniplová possessed a large voice with a sonorous, metallic, dark timbre that was particularly well suited to the dramatic soprano repertoire. While she was most admired in Czech operas and as Wagnerian heroines, she sang a wide repertoire that also encompassed Italian, Russian, and Hungarian language roles. A fine actress, her performances were praised for their intensity and pathos. However, some critics commented on a certain lack of steadiness or purity in her singing. Her voice is preserved on a number of recordings made on the Supraphon and Decca labels.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
101 releases · 19 albums · active 1963–2013
- Performance · 100
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Sofiensaal · Studio Domovina · Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead · Supraphon Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Bedřich Smetana
- Leoš Janáček
- Wagner
- Richard Wagner
- Janáček
- Novák
- Gluck
- Josef Boháč