Olga Jelínková

Soprano Olga Jelínková studied at The Prague Conservatory under Antonie Denygrová (graduation 2002) and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in Miloslav Podskalský´s class (graduation 2009). She also participated in interpretive courses by Richard Sigmund in Merano, Italy; master courses by Teresa Berganza in Santander, Spain, with concert tour around Spain and France; and master courses by Peter Dvorský in Znojmo and Piešťany.In June 2011 Olga became a finalist of the prestigious singing competitionConcorso di Canto lirico internazionale per Cantanti lirici – Giacomo Puccini (Giacomo Puccini’s International Opera’s Singers Competition) in Italian Luca and in November 2011 she won the 1st prize prize in Antonin Dvorak’s International singing competition in Karlovy Vary. Among others, she also won the competitionAd honorem Mozart in Betramka, Prague (2008) and International Pustina Competition in Žďár nad Sázavou (2009). She performed as Rosina (Rossini: The Barber of Seville) in South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice; as Eurydika(Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld) in J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen and in The City Theatre in Brno; as Madam Herz (Mozart: The Impresario) in The City Theatre in Brno; as The Queen of the Night (Peter Shaffer: Amadeus) in Silesian Theatre in Opava; as Adéla (J. Strauss: Bat) and The Queen of the Night(Mozart: The Magic Flute) in The National Theatre in Brno; as Gilda (Verdi:Rigoletto) and Amina (Bellini: The Sleepwalker) in F.X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec. She got a nomination for Thália Award 2010 for the role of Amina. In July 2010 she performed as Micaëla (Bizet: Carmen) in Seoul, South Korea with the ensemble of the Prague State Opera. Since February 2012 Olga has been performing as The Queen of the Night in the Prague State Opera. Olga sang Bellini’s Amina also in Polish Szczecin and German Ingolstadt. At the end of 2012 she also performed in the lead role of Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor) and later as Nanetta (Verdi: Falstaff) and as Despina (Mozart: Cosi fan tutte) in Silesian Theatre in Opava.Olga performs with organ player Aleš Bárta and Baroque Jazz Quintet group overseen by pianist E.Spáčil and with Ensemble Martinů. She participated as a soloist in Mahler´s Symphony No. 4 in cooperation with FOK orchestra (September 2008) – led by Jiří Kout and Stabat Mater F. Poulence (April 2013) led by Serge Baudo. She regularly cooperates as a soloist with The Czech Philharmonic Collegium and took part in recording a CD for Classico, a Danish company, with the Collegium in 2005 (arias by A. Dvořák, G. Verdi, and G. Puccini) they had a concert tour around Japan as well (2008).She recorded, among others, with violist Jitka Hosprová new song cycle by Zdeňek Lukáš Quis? for soprano and viola for the radio Český rozhlas. In 2011 she sang the voice of the main character in Jaroslav Brabec´s film Aplaus. The author of the music in this film – Jan Jirásek – has dedicated a new song cycle Voice on Canvas to her which they, together with pianist Martin Levický, recorded for Český rozhlas. Her cooperation with The National Theatre started in 2014 by the role of Mégacla(Mysliveček: L´Olimpiade) in inscenation by famous German director Ursel Herrmann. Then she has performed as The Queen of the Night (Mozart: The Magic Flute) in The Estates Theatre and newly as Slavík (Stravinskij: Le Rossignol)in The National Theatre in season 2015/16. She has been involved with the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc since January 2015 where she performed as a soloist in the role of Líza (Kálmán: Countess Maritza) and Gilda (Verdi: Rigoletto).