Sándor Judit
voice - mezzosoprano
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1923
10 October 1923, Budapest – 24 October 2008, Budapest
As an opera singer, she gave many memorable performances in both soprano and mezzo soprano roles. She was internationally recognized as a recitalist and oratorio singer of excellent technique, deep inner empathy and of radiant intellect.
She began her studies at the Fodor Music School. From 1941 till 1948 she was a pupil of Ilona Durigo, Margit Walter and Imre Molnár at the Liszt Academy of Music.
She was a scholar of the Hungarian State Opera from 1947, and a freelance singer from 1948 till 1978. She made her debut in 1949 with Cherubin (Le Nozze di Figaro). Her greatest successes were as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Dorabella (Cosí fan tutte), Leonora (Fidelio), Magdalena (Die Meistersinger), Sieglinde (Die Walkürie), Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Octavian (Rosenkavalier) and Fricka (Das Rheingold).
She performed in many Hungarian contemporary operas such as Huszti Adventure (Pál Kadosa), Kata Kádár (Mihály Hajdú), C'est la guerre (Emil Petrovics) and Blood Wedding (Sándor Szokolay).
Several songs with which her name was associated were first performed by her. She often appeared internationally as a guest performer, and made some recordings for radio. She was a frequent collaborator on many disks and also issued a solo album. Pilgrimage of Music, her autobiographical book, was published in 2004. She was an active teacher, lecturing at the Liszt Academy of Music as an associate professor.
Prizes and awards:
1953 Liszt Prize
1963 Artist of Merit
1992 Bartok-Pasztory Prize
1993 Kossuth Prize
As an opera singer, she gave many memorable performances in both soprano and mezzo soprano roles. She was internationally recognized as a recitalist and oratorio singer of excellent technique, deep inner empathy and of radiant intellect.
She began her studies at the Fodor Music School. From 1941 till 1948 she was a pupil of Ilona Durigo, Margit Walter and Imre Molnár at the Liszt Academy of Music.
She was a scholar of the Hungarian State Opera from 1947, and a freelance singer from 1948 till 1978. She made her debut in 1949 with Cherubin (Le Nozze di Figaro). Her greatest successes were as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Dorabella (Cosí fan tutte), Leonora (Fidelio), Magdalena (Die Meistersinger), Sieglinde (Die Walkürie), Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Octavian (Rosenkavalier) and Fricka (Das Rheingold).
She performed in many Hungarian contemporary operas such as Huszti Adventure (Pál Kadosa), Kata Kádár (Mihály Hajdú), C'est la guerre (Emil Petrovics) and Blood Wedding (Sándor Szokolay).
Several songs with which her name was associated were first performed by her. She often appeared internationally as a guest performer, and made some recordings for radio. She was a frequent collaborator on many disks and also issued a solo album. Pilgrimage of Music, her autobiographical book, was published in 2004. She was an active teacher, lecturing at the Liszt Academy of Music as an associate professor.
Prizes and awards:
1953 Liszt Prize
1963 Artist of Merit
1992 Bartok-Pasztory Prize
1993 Kossuth Prize
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |
Mai magyar zene
(Hungarian Contemporary Music) |
Hungaroton | LPX 1227 | LP |
| 2001 |
50 éves a Hungaroton - Énekművészek (1951-2001)
(Fifty Years of Hungaroton - Singers) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32096-98 | 3 CDs |
| 2005 |
Farkas Ferenc: A bűvös szekrény
(Ferenc Farkas: The Magic Cupboard) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32419-20 | 2 CDs |