Renata Pokupić (born 24 July 1972,

Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). I ...

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(now

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) is a Croatian operatic

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A bel ...

Life and career

Renata Pokupić was attending the School of Arts in Zagreb where she studied sculpture and afterwards graduated and obtained her

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from the Music Academy of Zagreb, where she studied with Zdenka Žabčić-Hesky. Soon after graduation she won two first prizes from The 36th Antonín Dvořák International Voice Competition in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, as well as two special prizes from the same competition. She reached finals of the 8th International Mozart Competition in

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and the Competizione dell' Opera in

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in 2002. Pokupić holds numerous awards among which are the Le Cercle International des Amis et Mecenes du Chatelet award (International Circle of Friends and Patrons of

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, CIAM) and the Orlando for the best performance at the

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2004 with the

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, award Milka Trnina and is the member of the

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. She was given one of the main roles in the film ''All the Best'' by

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, and won the Breza Award for best debut at the

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2016.

Discography

W. A. Mozart: LES MYSTÈRES D ISIS, PARIS, 1801

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, Flemish Radio Choir,

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, conductor. ''Glossa'' *Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774-1850): Songs, Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano). ''Hyperion'' *G. F. Handel: JOSHUA: NDR Chor, Göttingen Festival Orchestra, Laurence Cummings, conductor. ''Accent Records'' *G. F. Handel: FLAVIO: Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, conductor. ''Chaconne/Chandos.'' *I. Stravinsky: L’OISEAU DE FEU, PETROUCHKA, LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS, PULCINELLA. Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Yakov Kreizberg, conductor. ''OPMC Classics.'' *B. KUNC, B. BRITTEN & B. BERSA: AFTER THE CROSSING, with Đorđe Stanetti, piano. ''Cantus.'' *

Les Troyens ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts, running for about five hours, by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed be ...

Hector Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

, conducted by

John Eliot Gardiner Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of 2000, performing Church cantata (Bach), Bach's church ...

, with the

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Monteverdi Choir The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the ''Vespro della Beata Vergine'' in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir has become famous for its stylistic conv ...

and

Susan Graham Susan Graham (born July 23, 1960) is an American mezzo-soprano. Life and career Susan Graham was born in Roswell, New Mexico on July 23, 1960. Raised in Midland, Texas, Graham is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Manhattan School of ...

, among others
Operngala - 16. Festliche Operngala für die AIDS-Stiftung
conducted by Andriy Yurkevych, Chorus and Orchestra of the

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the ...

References

External links

Renata Pokupic's official website
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