Bokor Jutta
voice - mezzosoprano
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1955
Jutta Bokor began learning to play the piano at the age of eight, and started singing in 1971. She was admitted to the Opera Department of the Ferenc Liszt College of Music in 1979, where she was a student of Márta Ónódy.
She appeared in numerous roles on the stage of the Hungarian State Opera House, both as a student and later as a member of the company. In 1985 she won the second prize at the Singer of the World contest in Cardiff, which was organised by the BBCs Wales division.
After 1985 she was a contracted singer at the Vienna Volksoper. In 1994 she sang the alt solo of Mendelssohns oratorio, Elias, in the Berliner Cappella. In 1998 she represented Hungary at the Donaufests Friendship Concert in the concert hall of the Polish Radio, organised in memory of Lutoslawski. In 1999 she sang Octavian of Der Rosenkavalier and the alt solo of Bachs Easter Oratorio in Zagreb. Both performances were recorded by the television. She has performed as a guest artist in Belgium, the former Czechoslovakia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Poland and the former Soviet Union.
Her versatility shows also in her openness towards and interest in other fields of culture: she is the presenter of a radio program and leads a master course in Majk.
Prizes, awards
1985 Singer of the World - Second Prize (Wales)
1988 Bartók-Pásztory-Prize
She appeared in numerous roles on the stage of the Hungarian State Opera House, both as a student and later as a member of the company. In 1985 she won the second prize at the Singer of the World contest in Cardiff, which was organised by the BBCs Wales division.
After 1985 she was a contracted singer at the Vienna Volksoper. In 1994 she sang the alt solo of Mendelssohns oratorio, Elias, in the Berliner Cappella. In 1998 she represented Hungary at the Donaufests Friendship Concert in the concert hall of the Polish Radio, organised in memory of Lutoslawski. In 1999 she sang Octavian of Der Rosenkavalier and the alt solo of Bachs Easter Oratorio in Zagreb. Both performances were recorded by the television. She has performed as a guest artist in Belgium, the former Czechoslovakia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Poland and the former Soviet Union.
Her versatility shows also in her openness towards and interest in other fields of culture: she is the presenter of a radio program and leads a master course in Majk.
Prizes, awards
1985 Singer of the World - Second Prize (Wales)
1988 Bartók-Pásztory-Prize
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Szentivánéji álom (részletek)
(Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream - excerpts) |
Hungaroton | HRC 1027 | Echo Collection |
| 1990 | Umberto Giordano: Fedora | Sony | 42181 | |
| 1993 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Koronázási mise | Delta | 14098 | |
| 1993 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Koronázási mise K.317/ Schubert: G-dúr mise | Hungaroton | HCD 12513 | |
| 1996 | Les Choeurs des Cathédrales - (Händel/Bach) | Forlane | 3000322 | |
| 2000 |
Arany felhők - Kortárs magyar szerzők dalai
(Golden Clouds - Hungarian Contemporary Songs) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32017 |
Own |
| 2002 | Goldmark Károly: Dalok | Hungaroton | HCD 31967 |
Own |
| 2003 |
Balassa Sándor: Karl és Anna
(Balassa Sándor: Karl and Anna) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32162 | |
| 2014 |
Erkel Ferenc: István király
(Erkel, Ferenc: King Stephen) |
Naxos | 8.660345-46 | 2 CDs |