Naděžda Kniplová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Naděžda Kniplová

Czech opera singer, music educator, professor and university educator

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1932

Place of Birth: Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: singer, pedagogue, opera singer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nadežda Kniplová (née Pokorná) (born 18 April 1932) is a Czech operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Kniplová possessed a large voice with a sonorous, metallic, dark timbre that was particularly well suited to the dramatic soprano repertoire.
While she was most admired in Czech operas and as Wagnerian heroines, she sang a wide repertoire that also encompassed Italian, Russian, and Hungarian language roles.
A fine actress, her performances were praised for their intensity and pathos.
However, some critics commented on a certain lack of steadiness or purity in her singing.
Her voice is preserved on a number of recordings made on the Supraphon and Decca labels.