SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - It's not official, but Czech soprano Magdalena Kozena is without doubt an ambassador of song for her native country, and at a critical moment, too. With Czech Republic ...
One of the most sought-after classical singers in Europe, Magdalena Kozena has very little of the diva about her. The 37-year-old Czech-born, Berlin-based mezzo-soprano is warm and unpretentious, ...
The luscious sounds of legendary Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena filled Union College’s Memorial Chapel Sunday afternoon to open the Union College Concert Series. Kozena presented an unusually ...
The Mostly Mozart Festival in New York is a pretty high profile festival, as these things go. This summer's Mostly Mozart opened at Lincoln Center on Tuesday night of this week. From that concert, the ...
Some composers, faced with the challenge of writing music for the voice, write as if it were simply another instrument: They give it notes that fall within its compass, but write without sympathy for ...
I’ve seen a few rousing receptions in the Queen’s Hall down the years, but nothing has surpassed the acclaim that greeted Magdalena Kozena, the amazing Czech mezzo soprano married to Simon Rattle, ...