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Rita Rácz

Rita Rácz

opera singer, Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2022/2023)
soprano

Education:
Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music – master class (2006-2008)
Teachers: Éva Marton, Balázs Kovalik
University of Szeged - Bartók Béla Faculty of Arts
Teacher: István Andrejcsik

Artistic career:

Hungarian State Opera (2008- )
National Theatre of Szeged
National Theatre of Győr
Csokonai Theatre of Debrecen

Awards and recognitions:
Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2022/2023)
Hungarian Silver Cross of Merit (civilian division) (2021)
Hungarian Bronze Cross of Merit (civilian division) (2014)
Juventus Award (2010)
Junior Prima Award (2010)
Spoleto, international singing competition (2007)
József Simándy International Singing Competition, second place (2006)
József Simándy International Singing Competition, third place (2004)
Dömötör Award “Best Female Supporting Singer” (2004) Szeged

Main roles:
Bizet: Carmen - Frasquita
Erkel: Bánk bán – Melinda
Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice - Genio
Lehár: Zigeunerliebe – Zorika
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Papagéna
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Barbarina, Susanna
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio - Blonde
Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor - Annuska
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann – Olympia
Orff: Carmina Burana – solo
Ránki: King Pomade's New Clothes - Dzsufi
Rossini: La Cenerentola - Clorinda
Strauss: Die Fledermaus - Adele
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos - Zerbinetta
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier - Sophie
Verdi: Rigoletto - Gilda

She sang Blonde again at the Hungarian State Opera's guest appearance in Oman in 2012, alongside Kurt Riedl and Elena Mosuc. At the birthday concert for her teacher, Éva Marton, she both sang Zerbinetta's aria and shared the stage with Jonas Kaufmann.
She appears regularly at the Miskolc International Opera Festival and has made guest appearances in China, Poland, Oman and Germany. In addition to performing at numerous concerts at Müpa Budapest, she also sang the role of Aminta in Richard Strauss's Die schweigsame Frau there, under the baton of Zoltán Kocsis. Over the course of her career, she has performed concerts with such illustrious conductors as Ádám Fischer, Zoltán Kocsis, Zoltán Peskó, János Kovács, Ádám Medveczky, Domonkos Héja, Stefan Soltesz, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Carlo Montanaro, Christian Badea, Péter Halász and Gergely Kesselyák.

Performances

September 30. 17:00
mixed opera 10 premiere
Gaetano Donizetti

IL CAMPANELLO

Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
34. Orosz Adél season ticket
February 8. 18:00
classic opera 12 rehearsal
Richard Strauss

ARABELLA

Hungarian State Opera
February 10. 19:00
classic opera 12
Richard Strauss

ARABELLA

Hungarian State Opera
03. Kelen Péter season ticket
February 14. 19:00
classic opera 12
Richard Strauss

ARABELLA

Hungarian State Opera
12. Róka István season ticket
February 17. 11:00
classic opera 12
Richard Strauss

ARABELLA

Hungarian State Opera
14. Berczelly István season ticket
February 23. 19:00
classic opera 12
Richard Strauss

ARABELLA

Hungarian State Opera
17. Kováts Kolos season ticket
March 27. 16:00
contemporary opera 18 rehearsal
Richard Wagner

PARSIFAL

Hungarian State Opera
April 5. 19:00
contemporary opera 16
Gioachino Rossini – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Darius Milhaud

FIGARO3

Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
April 7. 17:00
contemporary opera 16
Gioachino Rossini – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Darius Milhaud

FIGARO3

Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
36.Medveczky Ádám season ticket
April 12. 19:00
contemporary opera 16
Gioachino Rossini – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Darius Milhaud

FIGARO3

Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
33. Misura Zsuzsa season ticket
April 14. 17:00
contemporary opera 16
Gioachino Rossini – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Darius Milhaud

FIGARO3

Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
39. Miller Lajos season ticket
June 27. 18:00
classic opera 12 rehearsal
Giuseppe Verdi

RIGOLETTO

Hungarian State Opera
July 3. 19:00
classic opera 12
Giuseppe Verdi

RIGOLETTO

Hungarian State Opera
16. Kincses Veronika season ticket