Takács Klára
voice - mezzosoprano
Place of Birth
Lengyeltóti
Date of Birth
1945
Lengyeltóti, 24th April, 1945 - 21st January, 2017
Her career began as a member of the Budapest Madrigal Choir. Having graduated at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music she was engaged by the Hungarian State Opera in 1973, where she was a leading mezzo-soprano for long time. Her major roles include Orfeo, Cherubino, Dorabella, Marina (Boris Godunov), Adalgisa, Erda Zamira (II turco in Italia), Eboli, Cenerentola, Carmen, Judit (The Bluebeards Castle) And Charlotte (Werher). Ms. Takács is one of the most outstanding oratorio singers of Budapest performances, and frequently appears also in Lieder-programmes. Her fame has spread abroad, and she has appeared in many great opera houses including the New York Metropolitan, Carnegie Hall, Staatsoper (Wien), etc. A series of succesful Hungaroton releases starred Klára Takács. Her recordings have been awarded internationally.
Awards
1979 Liszt Award
1980 Székely Mihaly Plaquette
2007 Officers Cross Order Of Merit Of The Republic Of Hungary
Her career began as a member of the Budapest Madrigal Choir. Having graduated at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music she was engaged by the Hungarian State Opera in 1973, where she was a leading mezzo-soprano for long time. Her major roles include Orfeo, Cherubino, Dorabella, Marina (Boris Godunov), Adalgisa, Erda Zamira (II turco in Italia), Eboli, Cenerentola, Carmen, Judit (The Bluebeards Castle) And Charlotte (Werher). Ms. Takács is one of the most outstanding oratorio singers of Budapest performances, and frequently appears also in Lieder-programmes. Her fame has spread abroad, and she has appeared in many great opera houses including the New York Metropolitan, Carnegie Hall, Staatsoper (Wien), etc. A series of succesful Hungaroton releases starred Klára Takács. Her recordings have been awarded internationally.
Awards
1979 Liszt Award
1980 Székely Mihaly Plaquette
2007 Officers Cross Order Of Merit Of The Republic Of Hungary
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
Haydn, Joseph: The Seven Last Words of Christ Hob. XX:2
(Haydn, Joseph: A Megváltó hét szava a keresztfán Hob. XX:2) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12199 | Reissue of Hungaroton SLPX 12199-200 (1980) |
| 1981 | Hungaroton | HCD 12087 |
Own |
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| 1983 | Hungaroton | SLPD 12543-44 | LP | |
| 1987 | Hungaroton | HCD 11695 | ||
| 1989 | Hungaroton | HCD 12850-51 | 2 CDs / First recording | |
| 1994 | Hungaroton | HCD 31259 | ||
| 1994 | Hungaroton | HCD 31259 | ||
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 12920 | ||
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 12837-38 | 2 CDs | |
| 1995 |
Ferenc Liszt: Hungarian Coronation Mass R. 487
(Liszt Ferenc: Magyar koronázási mise R. 487) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12148 | |
| 1995 |
Puccini, Giacomo: Madame Butterfly
(Puccini, Giacomo: Pillangókisasszony) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12256-57 | 2 CDs - Recorded in 1981 |
| 1995 |
Respighi, Ottorino: La Flamma
(Respighi, Ottorino: A láng) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12591-93 | 3 CDs |
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 12360 | ||
| 1996 | Hungaroton | HCD 12487-89 | 3 CDs / Recorded in 1982 | |
| 1997 |
Goldmark Karl: Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Saba)
(Goldmark Károly: Sába királynője) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12179-81 | 3 CDs /Recorded in 1980 |
| 1999 | Hungaroton | HRC 1019 | Echo Collection | |
| 2000 | Hungaroton | HCD 11904-05 | 2 CDs | |
| 2001 |
Vivaldi, Antonio: L'Olimpiade (highlights)
(Vivaldi, Antonio: Az Olimpia (részletek)) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32022 | |
| 2001 |
Fifty Years of Hungaroton - Singers
(50 éves a Hungaroton - Énekművészek (1951-2001)) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32096-98 | 3 CDs |
| 2001 |
Liszt: Christus - oratorio
(Liszt Ferenc: Krisztus - oratórium) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12831 | |
| 2001 |
Liszt: Cantatas & Hymns
(Liszt Ferenc: Kantáták és himnuszok) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31960 | |
| 2004 | Hungaroton | HCD 32182 | ||
| 2004 | Hungaroton | HCD 19455 | 2 CDs | |
| 2004 | Capriccio | C49370 | 5 CDs | |
| 2004 | Capriccio | C18410 | ||
| 2006 | Capriccio | C49520 | ||
| 2013 | Capriccio | C7161 | 10 CDs | |
| 2016 | Hungaroton | HCD 32769 |