Klára Takács

Born April 24, 1945 in Lengyeltóti (Hungary); died January 21, 2017. Hungarian opera singer, mezzo-soprano leading role in a wide range. She studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 1973. Became a member of the Hungarian State Opera House, where made ​​her debut in the main role of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orpheus. Notable roles ever Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, speaks Judith. Famous roles also Adalgisa, Dorabella, Carmen, Eboli, Octavian, Cinderella, Charlotte (Werther), Cherubino. Many oratorio and opera board contributor. Self-albums Verdi, Schumann, Strauss songs, as well as French and opera singing. Performed in 45 cities around the world, including the major cities of the United States, South America and Europe. Metropolitannel, Royal Festival Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Staatsoper, Tokyo, La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Colon and the Salzburg Festival. Eight major international awards and recognitions, such as Franz Liszt Prize in 1979, Mihály Székely 1980 plaque-, 1982, Children's Mourning Mahler's Songs album of the French Academy's Grand Prix wins, 2007 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, etc.