Czech mezzo-soprano Jolana Slavíková (11. 5. 1991) is building an international reputation as a versatile artist and an acclaimed interpreter of strong female characters. A triple prize-winner at the prestigious Éva Marton Singing Competition 2022 in Budapest, a finalist of the International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch, and a prizewinner of the Gabriela Beňačková Vocal Competition, she will return to the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest as Carmen in the 2026/2027 season. She will also appear before Austrian audiences at the Styriarte Festival in Graz, performing Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.
Carmen has become one of Jolana’s signature roles, with performances at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Wrocław Opera, Lithuanian Opera and Szczecin Opera. Her long-standing collaboration with the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec has brought her acclaimed portrayals of Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Olga (Eugene Onegin) and Eva in Josef Mysliveček’s oratorio Adam and Eve. These performances earned her a longlist nomination for the prestigious Czech Thalia Awards.
Jolana’s repertoire also embraces the comic and character-driven side of the mezzo-soprano repertoire, as demonstrated by her performances as Isabella in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri at Wrocław Opera, Susa in Joseph Beer’s Polish Wedding at Dresden State Operetta or Mozart’s Dorabella in Opera na Zamku in Szczecin.
Her concert work has led to collaborations with ensembles, including the Prague Symphony Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and Bydgoszcz Philharmonic, as well as the Styriarte Orchestra Graz. Her recent concert engagements in Graz have included Mozart’s Requiem and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, where she also stepped in at short notice as a jump-in artist. Together with harpist Roxana Hädler, she forms a unique chamber music duo dedicated to song repertoire spanning from the Baroque to contemporary music.
From 2019 to 2023, Jolana was an ensemble member of Dresden State Operetta, where she performed roles including Stasi in The Csárdás Princess, Susa in Polish Wedding and Papagena in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Previously, she was a member of the Thuringian Opera Studio, performing Zerlina in Don Giovanni at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, as well as Vlasta in Weinberg’s The Passenger and Clara Schumann in Kuntze’s Geliebtes Klärchen at Theater Altenburg Gera. Earlier engagements included Pepa in d’Albert’s Tiefland at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse and Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec.
Jolana studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main in the classes of Hedwig Fassbender and Klesie Kelly- Moog and received her master’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. She is currently coached by Christina Vasileva. Further artistic inspiration came from masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, Enza Ferrari, Rudolf Piernay and Helmut Deutsch. She has been supported by a four-year study scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, as well as scholarships from the arteMusica Stiftung and Giovanni Omodeo Stiftung. In 2016, she received a DAAD award for foreign students with excellent academic achievements.
