Olivera Miljaković | |
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Оливера Миљаковић | |
 Miljaković with tenorJasmin Bašić | |
| Born | (1934-04-26)26 April 1934 |
| Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
Olivera Miljaković (Serbian Cyrillic:Оливера Миљаковић,pronounced[ɔliˈʋɛramiˈʎakɔʋit͡ɕ]; born 26 April 1934[1] is a Serbian-bornopera singer, who had a major career centered on theVienna State Opera.[2]
Born in Belgrade, Miljaković demonstrated early her singing talent. She studied solo singing with Mile Stojadinović, then atAcademy of Music in Belgrade with Josip Rijavec and Nikola Cvejić,[1] and later furthered her studies withGina Cigna in Milan andLudwig Weber in Vienna.[3]
She was engaged in 1960 byNational Theatre in Belgrade Opera for two years.[3] On the advice of the contraltoBiserka Cvejić she then went to Vienna[3] and in 1962 became a member of Vienna State Opera,[1] where she achieved an accomplished career as a soloist. As early as 1965, she sang Feodor inHerbert von Karajan's performance ofBoris Godunov atSalzburg Festival and a young shepherd inTannhäuser atBayreuth Festival.[3] Her first great success in Vienna State Oper was Despina (Così fan tutte, 1967), followed by Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro, 1968), Zerlina (Don Giovanni, 1969), Serpina (La serva padrona, 1970), Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), and others.[3] Miljaković performed on many important opera and concert stages and festivals,[1][3] with conductors such asLovro von Matačić,Leonard Bernstein,Zubin Mehta,Wolfgang Sawallisch,Lorin Maazel,Georges Prêtre andCarlos Kleiber. She also participated in a number of noticeable opera recordings with the same conductors.
Since 1980 she has run a private school for solo singing and from 1987 till 1991 she worked as a professor in the Opera Studio of Vienna State Opera. Among her students was the sopranoVlatka Oršanić. Miljaković holds manymaster classes and concerts all over the world; she was music director ofBassano del Grappa OperaEstate festival, and from 2003 music director of Ambassadors concert.[2]
In 1984 she was given the honorific titleKammersängerin for distinguished singers of opera.
For her work in the field of culture, she was awarded withGolden Ring of the Vienna State Opera and withSilver andGolden Medal from the Republic of Austria.[2]
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