Petra Noskaiová
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Petra Noskaiová is a Slovak classical mezzo-soprano
, active in the field of Baroque
music.
from 1988 to 1994 and voice with Ružena Illenbergerová. She continued studies with Marius van Altena, Harry van der Kamp
and Sigiswald Kuijken
.
Petra Noskaiová has worked with several ensembles in the field of historically informed performance
, especially regularly with Kuijken's La Petite Bande
. She has recorded with them Bach cantata
s for a complete liturgical year, including the early Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12, written in Weimar in 1714, recorded in 2009 together with Gerlinde Sämann
, Christoph Genz
and Jan van der Crabben
. She appeared in a concert of Bach cantatas at the Rheingau Musik Festival
in the Eibingen Abbey
in 2005. She recorded with La Petite Bande also Bach's St Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor, with Genz as the Evangelist
and van der Crabben as the Vox Christi
, the voice of Jesus. The ensemble, with the soloists singing also the choral parts, performed the work for the opening of the Thüringer Bachwochen 2009 in the Bach-Kirche of Arnstadt
, where Bach had worked as a young man.
She has collaborated with the Huelgas Ensemble
in recordings such as Alfonso Ferrabosco's Psalm 103, motets and madrigals.
Petra Noskaiová has been a member of the Slovak chamber ensemble Quasars Ensemble, founded in 2008.
Petra Noskaiová has regularly collaborated with the Slovak Radio and produced recordings for Slovart, Dynamic and Matou. She has appeared at international festivals such as the Days of Early Music in Bratislava, the Festival of Ambronay, and the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht. In Utrecht she appeared in the opera L'Orfeo
of Antonio Sartorio
, with Ellen Hargis as Orfeo and Suzie LeBlanc
as Orfeo. The performance was recorded live. With the Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Montreal
she performed in José de Nebra
's Stabat Mater dolorosa.
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
, active in the field of Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
music.
Professional career
Petra Noskaiová studied studied music at the conservatory of BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
from 1988 to 1994 and voice with Ružena Illenbergerová. She continued studies with Marius van Altena, Harry van der Kamp
Harry van der Kamp
Harry van der Kamp is a Dutch bass singer in opera and concert.- Singing career :Van der Kamp studied first law and psychology in Amsterdam...
and Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on authentic instruments.-Biography:Kuijken was born in Dilbeek, near Brussels. He was a member of the Alarius Ensemble of Brussels between 1964 and 1972 and formed La Petite Bande in 1972...
.
Petra Noskaiová has worked with several ensembles in the field of historically informed performance
Historically informed performance
Historically informed performance is an approach in the performance of music and theater. Within this approach, the performance adheres to state-of-the-art knowledge of the aesthetic criteria of the period in which the music or theatre work was conceived...
, especially regularly with Kuijken's La Petite Bande
La Petite Bande
La Petite Bande is a Belgium-based ensemble specialising in Baroque music played on period instruments. They are particularly known for their recordings of works by Corelli, Rameau, Handel, and Bach.-History:...
. She has recorded with them Bach cantata
Bach cantata
Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....
s for a complete liturgical year, including the early Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12, written in Weimar in 1714, recorded in 2009 together with Gerlinde Sämann
Gerlinde Sämann
Gerlinde Sämann is a German soprano known for her performances in concerts and operas. She is particularly associated with the works of Johann Sebastian Bach...
, Christoph Genz
Christoph Genz
- Biography :Christoph Genz was a member of the Thomanerchor. He studied at the King’s College, Cambridge where he was a member of the King’s College Choir. He studied voice with Hans-Joachim Beyer at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig and with Elisabeth...
and Jan van der Crabben
Jan van der Crabben
Jan van der Crabben is a Belgian baritone singer.Born in 1964 in Ghent, Belgium, van der Crabben studied music at the Etterbeek Academy under the direction of Aquiles Delle Vigne and subsequently at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels...
. She appeared in a concert of Bach cantatas at the Rheingau Musik Festival
Rheingau Musik Festival
The Rheingau Musik Festival is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres...
in the Eibingen Abbey
Eibingen Abbey
Eibingen Abbey is a community of Benedictine nuns in Eibingen near Rüdesheim in Hesse, Germany.The original community was founded in 1165 by Hildegard von Bingen...
in 2005. She recorded with La Petite Bande also Bach's St Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor, with Genz as the Evangelist
Evangelist (Bach)
The Evangelist in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is the tenor part in his oratorios and Passions who narrates the exact words of the Bible, translated by Martin Luther, in recitative, namely in the works St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, and the Christmas Oratorio, also in the St Mark...
and van der Crabben as the Vox Christi
Vox Christi
Vox Christi, Latin for Voice of Christ, is a term for the bass voice representing Jesus in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and others. This part appears prominently in Bach's Passions...
, the voice of Jesus. The ensemble, with the soloists singing also the choral parts, performed the work for the opening of the Thüringer Bachwochen 2009 in the Bach-Kirche of Arnstadt
Arnstadt
Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest....
, where Bach had worked as a young man.
She has collaborated with the Huelgas Ensemble
Huelgas Ensemble
The Huelgas Ensemble is a Belgian early music group formed by the Flemish conductor Paul Van Nevel in 1971. The group's performance and extensive discography focuses on renaissance polyphony...
in recordings such as Alfonso Ferrabosco's Psalm 103, motets and madrigals.
Petra Noskaiová has been a member of the Slovak chamber ensemble Quasars Ensemble, founded in 2008.
Petra Noskaiová has regularly collaborated with the Slovak Radio and produced recordings for Slovart, Dynamic and Matou. She has appeared at international festivals such as the Days of Early Music in Bratislava, the Festival of Ambronay, and the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht. In Utrecht she appeared in the opera L'Orfeo
Orfeo (Sartorio)
Orfeo is an opera in three acts by the Italian composer Antonio Sartorio. The libretto, by Aurelio Aureli, is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It was first performed at the Teatro San Salvatore, Venice in 1672...
of Antonio Sartorio
Antonio Sartorio
Antonio Sartorio was an Italian composer active mainly in Italy and in Hamburg, Germany. He was a leading composer of operas in his native Venice in the 1660s and 1670s and was also known for composing in other genres of vocal music...
, with Ellen Hargis as Orfeo and Suzie LeBlanc
Suzie LeBlanc
Suzie LeBlanc is a Canadian soprano and early music specialist, who has enjoyed an active international career performing in concerts throughout Europe, North America and Japan, in repertoire ranging from lute songs to chamber music to oratorio and early opera.Suzie LeBlanc specializes in the 17th...
as Orfeo. The performance was recorded live. With the Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
she performed in José de Nebra
José de Nebra
José Melchor Baltasar Gaspar Nebra Blasco was a Spanish composer.José de Nebra was born in Calatayud and was taught by his father, José Antonio Nebra Mezquita , organist and master of choirboys at the Cathedral of Cuenca 1711-1729...
's Stabat Mater dolorosa.
External links
- Petra Noskaiová at Quasars Ensemble
- La petite bande discography
- Entries for recordings by Petra Noskaiová on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...