BIOGRAPHY

Czech Soprano Karolína Plicková was born in Prague. She studied at the Prague Conservatory on the young talent department and continued her studies in opera, song and oratorio at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg where she succesfully graduated in 2010. In 2004 Karolina made her debut as Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) at the theatre in Karlovy Vary.

In 2007 she won the first prize at the European Song Contest at the festival Styriarte, Graz. One year later Karolina had the honor to perform at the opening concert at the same festival, under the baton of Columbian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

During the summer of 2009, Karolina performed the role of Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at the Opera Festival Gut Immling. Thanks to her study results she was chosen by the University Mozarteum in Salzburg to perform at a Mozart opera tour in China, there she represented the role of Zerlina (Don Giovanni).

After graduation she was a member of the ensemble at the Salzburger Landestheater, where she portrayed various principal characters,e.g. Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Ännchen (Der Freischütz), the title role of the B.Marcello opera Arianna, Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Ginevra (Ariodante), etc. In the 2010-2011 season she received a special audience award “Artist of the year” for her singing and acting qualities.

In the summer of 2015, Karolina debuted as RUSALKA in Munich’s “Pasinger Fabrik” and in the 2016 season, Karolina returned to the Pasinger Fabrik as Hélène in Offenbach’s operetta LA BELLE HELENE.

2017 Karolina made her UK debut in the virtuoso role of Cinna in Mozart’s LUCIO SILLA at the Buxton Festival, conducted by Laurence Cummings.

Upcoming engagements include the title-role in Gluck`s IPHIGENIE IN AULDE for the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre and the role of Vitellia in Mozart´s La Clemenza di Tito at the opera festival Bad Aibling.