Lucie Hilscherová
Czech mezzo-soprano Lucie Hilscherová is an acclaimed interpreter of both operatic and concert repertoire. She has appeared as a guest soloist at the National Theatre in Prague, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen, the Silesian Theatre in Opava, the State Theatre in Košice, and the Mannheim National Theatre. One of her notable international achievements was portraying the role of Háta in Smetana's The Bartered Bride in Tokyo (2010) and London (2011). A concert performance of the opera at Barbican Hall with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, was recorded by Harmonia Mundi.
As a sought-after concert singer, she realizes a wide musical spectrum, ranging from baroque to contemporary music. Her extensive repertoire includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Missa solemnis, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 3, and The song of the Earth, Dvořák's Stabat Mater and Requiem, Verdi's Requiem, Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, and Janáček's Glagolitic Mass.
She has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonia, FOK Prague Symphony Orchestr, Collegium 1704, and Brno Philharmonic.
She has performed under distinguished conductors, including Jiří Bělohlávek, Semyon Bychkov, Christoph Eschenbach, Cornelius Meister, Tomáš Netopil, Kazushi Ono, Libor Pešek, David Porcelijn, Simon Rattle, Helmuth Rilling, Dennis Russell Davies, Leoš Svárovský, Alexander Vedernikov, and Petr Vronský.
She has appeared in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Musikverein (Vienna), and Barbican Hall (London) and at major festivals, including the Edinburgh International Festival, Musikfest Stuttgart, Beethovenfest Bonn, Grafenegg Musik-Sommer, Prague Spring, Smetana's Litomyšl and St. Wenceslas Music Festival.
Lucie Hilscherová obtained the Master degree in Solo singing as well as in Psychology and in Music Teaching at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. An Erasmus scholarship enabled her to study at the College of Humanities of Chemnitz University (Germany). She repeatedly participated in Bachakademie Stuttgart, led by Helmut Rilling. She attended master classes by Helen Donath, Hedwig Fassbender, Gabriela Beňačková, Dagmar Pecková or Zlatica Livorová. She has received a number of awards and prizes (Cantilena Competition Bayreuth; „Musica Sacra“ International Competition in Roma; Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary).
HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2024
2024
3/2024 - Dvořák: Rusalka - Witch PREMIERE
dir. SKUTR, cond. Tomáš Netopil
National Theatre, Prague, CZ
4/2024 - Hindemith: Sancta Susanna - Klemenzia PREMIERE
cond. Karsten Januschke
National Theatre Prague - State Opera Prague, CZ
4/2024 - Smetana: The Kiss - Martinka PREMIERE
dir. Michael Tarant, cond. Zbyněk Müller
F. X. Šalda Theatre Liberec, CZ
5/2024 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Semjon Byčkov
5/2024 - Smetana: The Secret - Panna Róza PREMIERE
dir. Ondřej Havelka, cond. Robert Jindra
National Theatre Prague, CZ
9/2024 - Korngold: Die tote Stadt - Brigitte
Dvořák Prague Festival - Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Brauner
12/2024 - Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Carnegie Hall, New York, US
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Semjon Byčkov
2023
3/2023 - Auerbach: Symphony No. 6 Vessels of Light
Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Alexander Liebreich
6/2023 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Final concert of IMF Prague Spring
Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, CZ
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Christoph Eschenbach
2022
2/2022 - Krása: Verlobung in Traum - Marja Alexandrovna - PREMIERE
dir. Jiří Nekvasil, cond. Marek Šedivý
National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Ostrava, CZ
2-3-8/2022 - Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Musikverein, Vienna, AT
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, DE
Barbican Hall, London, GB
Festival Ravel, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FR
Festival Quincena Musical de San Sebastian, ES
Edinburgh International Festival Usher Hall Edinburgh, GB
Palacio de festivale Cantabria Santander, ES
Prague Sounds, CZ
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Semjon Byčkov
6/2022 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Basilikaplatz, Waldsassen, DE
Czech Virtuosi, cond. Stefan Veselka
10/2022 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, CZ
FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Brauner
2019-2021
4/2019 - Dvořák: Stabat Mater
Concert for Notre Dame, Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Netopil
5/2019 - Prokofjev: Alexander Nevsky
Prague Spring Festival - Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, CZ
FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra, cond. Alexander Vedernikov
6/2019 - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2. Elfe
Richard Strauss Festival Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Cornelius Meister
9/2019 - Dvořák: King and Charcoal Burner - Anna
Dvořák Prague Festival - Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Brauner
9/2019 - Dvořák: Requiem
Auditorium Grafenegg; Musikverein Vienna, AT
Tonkünstler Orchestera, cond. Marek Šedivý
10/2019 - Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Rudolfinum, Prague, CZ
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Petr Altrichter
10/2019 - Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Barbican Hall, London, GB
London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Kazushi Ono
10/2021 - Jan Novák: Carmina Sulamitis for mezzosoprano and orchestra
Moravian Autumn Music Festival, Brno, CZ
Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová
