Anna Quadrátová was born in Prague, Czech Republic. Interested in music since she was a child, Anna began to take piano and ballet lessons at the age of four. Later, she joined the „Kühn Children Choir“ and started  private singing lessons with Luďek Löbl.

After the graduation at „Gymnázium Nad Alejí“ in Prague, she moved to Vienna, Austria and started bachelor voice studies at „Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien“. Once she succesfully completed the bachelor course, she continued her studies for the Master opera - performing arts at the same university, in the voice class of Rainer Trost, eventually graduating with honors. 

             Anna had the opportunity to participate in various masterclasses: with Tamara Novichenko, Edita Gruberova, Antonio Carangelo, Anna Samuil and also with Gabriele Lechner in Altenburg, where she sang in a live recording at the Austrian radio Ö1.

            She also had the chance to work with several conductors and reggiseurs, such as Beverly Blankenship, Peter Marschik, Timothy Redmond, Helen Malkowsky, Daniel Linton France, Michael Scheidl and Michael Rot. She sang in many concerts, of which she specially remembers the ones with Robert Holl and Robert Lehrbaumer.

          Her first stage experience was as a Flower maiden in „Le nozze di Figaro“ by W.A.Mozart. Then came Ida in „Die Fledermaus“ by Jh.Strauss Son and Noemi in „Cendrillon“ by J.Massenet. Anna also interpreted Zerlina in „Don Giovanni“ by W.A.Mozart, Mimi in „La Boheme“ by G.Puccini, Gretel in „Hänsel und Gretel“ by  E.Humperdinck, Emmeline in „King Arthur“ by H.Purcell, Pamina in „Die Zauberflöte“ by W.A.Mozart, Galatea in „Acis and Galatea“ by G.F.Händel, in Schoßtheater Schönbrunn.

   Anna sang the part of Semele in the world premiere of „Dionysos Rising“ by Roberto David Rusconi in Teatro SanBá Polis, Trento and in Museumsquartier Halle G, Vienna and also the title role in “Cendrillon” by J.Massenet on the Anna Felbermayer Stage in Vienna.

            

Photo credit: Shirley Suarez

Photo credit: Shirley Suarez