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Věra Soukupová
voc, fl, *1932 CZ, Prague
Singer of Classical
Věra Soukupová (born 12 April 1932) is a Czech mezzo-soprano.Born in Prague, Soukupová studied singing at the Prague Conservatory and privately with Luis Kadeřábek and A. Mustanová-Linková. She won several competitions, including the international singing competition in Prague (1954), the international singing competition in Toulouse (1958), the competition at the Prague Spring Festival (1960), and the international singing competition in Rio de Janeiro (1963). She began her performance career as a concert singer in 1955 and in 1957 made her stage debut at the Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla in Plzeň. In 1960 Soukupová became a principal artist at the National Theatre in Prague which has remained her principal home.
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Jenufa / Act 3: Neni ti teskno, Jenufko? on Janácek: Jenufa by Leoš Janáček, Elisabeth Söderström, Peter Dvorsky, Eva Randová, Wiesław Ochman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Charles Mackerras Jenufa / Act 3: Dej Buh stesti on Janácek: Jenufa by Leoš Janáček, Elisabeth Söderström, Peter Dvorsky, Eva Randová, Wiesław Ochman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Charles Mackerras Jenufa / Act 3: Chud'átko! on Janácek: Jenufa by Leoš Janáček, Elisabeth Söderström, Peter Dvorsky, Eva Randová, Wiesław Ochman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Charles Mackerras Jenufa / Act 3: Jeste jesm tu já! on Janácek: Jenufa by Leoš Janáček, Elisabeth Söderström, Peter Dvorsky, Eva Randová, Wiesław Ochman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Charles Mackerras Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 1 in B Major, Darkness and Thunderclouds Are Round About Him. Andantino on Dvořák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs, Evening Songs, Love Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová, Jindřich Jindrák & Beno Blachut Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 4 in E Major, Oh, My Shepherd Is the Lord. Andante on Dvořák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs, Evening Songs, Love Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová, Jindřich Jindrák & Beno Blachut Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 6, Hear, Oh Lord, My Bitter Cry. Andante on Dvořák: Biblical Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová & Ivan Moravec Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Hear, Oh Hear My Prayer, Lord My God. Andante on Dvořák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs, Evening Songs, Love Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová, Jindřich Jindrák & Beno Blachut Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 2 in A Minor, Lord My Shield, My Refuge and Hope Art Thou. Andante on Dvořák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs, Evening Songs, Love Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová, Jindřich Jindrák & Beno Blachut Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 7, By the Shore of the River Babylon. Andante on Dvořák: Biblical Songs by Antonín Dvořák, Věra Soukupová & Ivan MoravecTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben: Noční hodiny - Klega: Pantomima - Křička: Severní noci | Petr Eben, Miroslav Klega, Jaroslav Křička, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Neumann, Zdeněk Košler, Věra Soukupová | 2016 | Album |
| Messe In H-Moll BWV232 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Herbert Kegel, Celestina Casapietra, Renate Frank-Reinecke, Věra Soukupová, Eberhard Büchner, Siegfried Vogel, Walter Heinz Bernstein, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Rundfunkchor Leipzig | 2013 | Album |
| Glagolitic Mass / Alexander Nevsky | Leoš Janáček / Sergei Prokofiev, Karel Ančerl Conducting The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Věra Soukupová, Libuše Domanínská, Beno Blachut, Eduard Haken | 2008 | Compil. |
| Stabat Mater Op.58 | Antonín Dvořák - Stefania Woytowicz ‧ Věra Soukupová ‧ Ivo Žídek ‧ Kim Borg ‧ The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček | 2004 | Album |
| Alexander Nevsky / Le Sacre Du Printemps | Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Věra Soukupová, Czech Philharmonic Chorus And The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl | 1992 | Compil. |
| Requiem Op. 89 | Antonín Dvořák / Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Věra Soukupová, Peter Mikuláš, Jozef Kundlák, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Košler | 1989 | Album |
| Antonin Dvorak's Rusalka (Highlights from the Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 114) | Václav Neumann | 1988 | Album |
| Operatic recital | Věra Soukupová | 1987 | Album |
| Zápisník Zmizelého / The Diary Of One Who Disappeared | Leoš Janáček, Nicolai Gedda • Věra Soukupová, Josef Páleníček, Czech Radio Choir, Miroslav Košler | 1986 | Album |
| Das Klagende Lied | Gustav Mahler - Marta Boháčová, Věra Soukupová, Ivo Žídek, Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Josef Veselka, The Prague Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Ahlendorf | 1985 | Album |
| Moravian Duets (Complete) | Antonín Dvořák - Eva Zikmundová, Ivo Žídek, Věra Soukupová, Alfred Holeček | 1974 | Album |
| Biblical Songs; Evening Song; Songs My Mother Taught Me | Antonín Dvořák - Věra Soukupová, Ivan Moravec | 1968 | Album |
| Alexander Nevsky (Cantata For Chorus And Orchestra, Op. 78) | Sergei Prokofiev, Věra Soukupová, Czech Philharmonic Chorus And The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Karel Ančerl | 1967 | Album |
| "Gluck – Operatic Scenes and Arias " | Christoph Willibald Gluck, Helena Tattermuschová, Věra Soukupová, Naděžda Kniplová, Gwendolin Walters, Lothar Ostenburg, Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Orchestr Národního Divadla, Peter Maag | 1966 | Album |
| Shulamite / Passer Catulli / Loveless Songs | Ilja Hurník, Jan Novák, Petr Eben, Věra Soukupová, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin Turnovský | 1965 | Album |
| Operatic Arias | Věra Soukupová | 1964 | Album |
| Kindertotenlieder - Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen - Wo Die Schönen Trompeten Blasen | Gustav Mahler, Věra Soukupová, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Václav Neumann | 1963 | Album |
| Stabat Mater Op. 58 | Antonín Dvořák - Stefania Woytowicz ‧ Věra Soukupová ‧ Ivo Žídek ‧ Kim Borg ‧ The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ‧ Dirigent: Václav Smetáček | 1962 | Album |
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