Blanka Bede

Repertoire

Preliminary

• Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire - I want magic (Blanche) 

Semi-Final 

• Gounod: Faust - O Dieu que de bijoux! ... Ah je ris de me voir si belle (Marguerite)
• Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - My man’s gone now (Serena)

Final

• Mozart: Così fan tutte - Temerarí ... Come scoglio (Fiordiligi)
• Tchaikowsky: Iolanta - Atchevo eta prezhde ne znala (Iolanta)

Biography 

Soprano Blanka Bede is currenty studying in DLA programme of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music under leadership of Professor Katalin Halmai. She received her Master's degree in opera and pedagogy from the  University of Debrecen Faculty of Music in 2019 as student of  Edit Hruby. She obtained her  Bachelor's degree as student of Andrea Ujvárosi in classical singing also in Debrecen in 2017. Ms. Bede also holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economy from Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She speaks English at advanced, German at intermediate and Italian at basic level.

Blanka gained rich experience on stage by participating in the following productions:

• Mozart: The Magic Flute – Papagena, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, 2017
• Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – Susanna, Csokonai National Theatre, graduating performance, 2019
• Public recording with the Dunakeszi Symphony Orchestra – soloist, Slovakian Radio, 2019
• Reopening gala concert of the Town Hall Theatre of Baja, 2019
• Artus – Goda Gábor Company: Cseppkánon – Hogy vagy, Hérakleitosz? – vocalist in the Á la c’ARTe chamber choir, Müpa, 2019
• Lehár: The Count of Luxemburg – Fleury, Fedák Sári Theatre, 2019, 2020
• Christmas gala – soloist, Fedák Sári Theatre, 2019
• New Year’s Concert – soloist, Fedák Sári Theatre, 2019
• New Year’s Concert with the Dunakeszi Symphony Orchestra – soloist, 2020
• Jacobi: Sybill – Grand Duchesse, Fedák Sári Theatre, 2020
• New Year’s Operetta & Musical Gala with the Dunakeszi Symphony Orchestra – soloist, 2020
• Lehár: The Merry Widow – Valencienne, Fedák Sári Theatre, 2020
• Kata Juhász Company - Animal tales - soloist, Inspired Circus Centre 2020-2021 
• Ábrahám: Ball in the Savoy - Madeleine, Sári Fedák Theater Budapest - 2020

Ms. Bede participated in masterclasses of the Musica Mundi (Vác, 2013) and studied with Éva Bátori, Edda Moser, Dénes Gulyás, Edit Hruby, Ildikó Iván, Miklós Király, Andrea Meláth, Júlia Pászthy and Katalin Pitti.

She owns four competition results as follows: 2017, finalist of the Elizabeth Házy International Talent Spotter Singing Competition in category operetta. In July 2019 she won the 1^st prize of the V. Contemporary Music Singing Competition and in October also the 1^st prize of the IV. Danubia Talents Music Competition and was the winner of the category D.