Jana Hrochová

The mezzo-soprano Jana Hrochová (Wallingerová), née Štefáčková, gained her first singing experience in a children’s choir in the Moravian town of Šumperk. Studied at the Prague Conservatory with Jarmila Krásová from 1993 to 1999, in 2001 taking private study with the soprano Natalia Romanová. In 1998 she came second at the Czech Conservatories Singing Contest. Her first engagements took place at the Opera Mozart in Prague between 1997 and 2000, extending her activities to ancient music (with Ars Cameralis) and folk music (with the Muzika Jara ensemble).
In 2000 Mrs Hrochová Wallingerová was invited to join the opera company of the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. The repertoire she has sung in Brno includes Carmen (Carmen), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Suzuki (Madame Butterfly), The Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen), Varvara (Katja Kabanova), Fenena (Nabucco), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Nicklausse (The Tales of Hoffmann) and others. Guest performances have taken the young mezzo to a number of opera houses, such as Prague National Theatre, Prague State Opera, Plzeň, Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Ostrava, Olomouc (Czech Republic), State Theatre Košice (Slovakia) and Theatre Freiburg (Germany). Mrs Hrochová Wallingerová’s concert activities are an essential part of her repertoire and have brought her together with some leading Czech orchestras, such as the Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, Prague Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra and others. She works with conductors such as Jiří Bělohlávek, Serge Baudo, Gerd Albrecht, Ondrej Lenárd, Petr Altrichter, Jakub Hrůša, Leoš Svárovský, Tomáš Hanus and others. Mrs Hrochová Wallingerová is a regular guest at opera houses and concert stages outside the Czech Republic (Japan, Spain, Mexico, Greece, Netherlands, Austria, Germany and Italy). In 2011 she sang the alt-solo in Dvorak’s Requiem mass at a state funeral of Vaclav Havel. The Brno National Theatre awarded her with DIVA 2005, 2008 and 2010 Award. In 2012 she was nominated for the Thalia award for her role as Dulcinée in Massenet’s Don Quichotte in a production of F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec. In 2013 she was nominated for the Thalia award for her role as Hermia in Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream in a production of The Brno National Theatre. In the years 2011 and 2015 she recorded CDs of songs by Bohuslav Martinů for Naxos Records. In 2014, she was invited to perform the role of Carmen in Theatre Freiburg, Germany.

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The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

Subscription: OV
  • 21/10/2023
  • 17:00 - 19:25
Salome Janáček Theatre / Opera

Salome

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 27/10/2023
  • 19:00 - 20:45
The Cunning Little Vixen Janáček Theatre / Opera Leoš Janáček

The Cunning Little Vixen

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 29/10/2023
  • 17:00 - 19:10
The Cunning Little Vixen Janáček Theatre / Opera Leoš Janáček

The Cunning Little Vixen

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 12/11/2023
  • 17:00 - 19:10
Peter Grimes Janáček Theatre / Opera Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 17/11/2023
  • 17:00 - 20:30
Peter Grimes Janáček Theatre / Opera Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes

Lecturer's introduction before the performance Subscription: O3
  • 19/11/2023
  • 17:00 - 20:30
The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

  • 22/11/2023
  • 19:00 - 21:25
Salome Janáček Theatre / Opera

Salome

Subscription: O2
  • 25/11/2023
  • 17:00 - 18:45
Carmen Janáček Theatre / Opera Georges Bizet

Carmen

  • 01/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 22:10
The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

  • 06/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 21:25
Let’s go to Bethlehem Together Janáček Theatre / Opera

Let’s go to Bethlehem Together

  • 10/12/2023
  • 18:00 - 20:00
The Magic Flute Janáček Theatre / Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute

  • 12/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 21:35
Peter Grimes Janáček Theatre / Opera Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 13/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 22:30
Peter Grimes Janáček Theatre / Opera Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 15/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 22:30
The Miracles of Mary Janáček Theatre / Opera Bohuslav Martinů

The Miracles of Mary

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 20/12/2023
  • 19:00 - 22:00
The Magic Flute Janáček Theatre / Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute

  • 27/12/2023
  • 18:00 - 20:35
Carmen Janáček Theatre / Opera Georges Bizet

Carmen

  • 29/12/2023
  • 18:00 - 21:10
The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

  • 30/12/2023
  • 17:00 - 19:25
Otello Janáček Theatre / Opera Giuseppe Verdi

Otello

  • 06/01/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:40
Falstaff Janáček Theatre / Opera

Falstaff

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 09/01/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:20
La traviata Mahen Theatre / Opera Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata

  • 12/01/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:40
Carmen Janáček Theatre / Opera Georges Bizet

Carmen

  • 17/01/2024
  • 19:00 - 22:10
The Miracles of Mary Janáček Theatre / Opera Bohuslav Martinů

The Miracles of Mary

Lecturer's introduction before the performance
  • 19/01/2024
  • 19:00 - 22:00
The Bartered Bride Janáček Theatre / Opera Bedřich Smetana

The Bartered Bride

  • 07/02/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:50
Beethoven Janáček Theatre / Ballet Mário Radačovský, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven

  • 13/02/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:40
Falstaff Janáček Theatre / Opera

Falstaff

  • 17/02/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:20
The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

  • 20/02/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:25
The Magic Flute Janáček Theatre / Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute

  • 21/02/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:35
Beethoven Janáček Theatre / Ballet Mário Radačovský, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven

  • 23/02/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:40
Beethoven Janáček Theatre / Ballet Mário Radačovský, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven

  • 24/02/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:40
La traviata Mahen Theatre / Opera Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata

  • 01/03/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:40
Otello Janáček Theatre / Opera Giuseppe Verdi

Otello

  • 02/03/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:40
The Bartered Bride Janáček Theatre / Opera Bedřich Smetana

The Bartered Bride

  • 02/03/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:50
The Merry Widow Janáček Theatre / Opera

The Merry Widow

Subscription: KV
  • 03/03/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:25
The Magic Flute Janáček Theatre / Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute

Subscription: J1
  • 31/03/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:35
Beethoven Janáček Theatre / Ballet Mário Radačovský, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven

  • 09/04/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:40
Beethoven Janáček Theatre / Ballet Mário Radačovský, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven

Subscription: J3
  • 10/04/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:40
La traviata Mahen Theatre / Opera Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata

  • 16/04/2024
  • 18:00 - 19:40
Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead Janáček Theatre / Opera

Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead

  • 20/04/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:55
Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead Janáček Theatre / Opera

Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead

Lecturer's introduction before the performance Subscription: O2
  • 27/04/2024
  • 17:00 - 19:00
Carmen Janáček Theatre / Opera Georges Bizet

Carmen

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  • 04/05/2024
  • 18:00 - 21:10
The Devil and Kate Janáček Theatre / Opera Antonín Dvořák

The Devil and Kate

Subscription: KP
  • 07/05/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:30
Falstaff Janáček Theatre / Opera

Falstaff

  • 08/05/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:20
Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead Janáček Theatre / Opera

Glagolitic Mass / From the House of the Dead

  • 11/05/2024
  • 18:00 - 20:55
The Magic Flute Janáček Theatre / Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute

  • 14/05/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:35
The Bartered Bride Janáček Theatre / Opera Bedřich Smetana

The Bartered Bride

  • 15/05/2024
  • 19:00 - 21:50
The Devil and Kate Janáček Theatre / Opera Antonín Dvořák

The Devil and Kate

Subscription: A, B
  • 24/06/2024
  • 11:00 - 13:30