Alena Miro

Soloist of State Opera Prague since 2003. There she has until now performed the role of Micaela (Carmen by G. Bizet), Pamina, 1st Lady (The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart), Nuri (Tiefland by E. d’Albert), the Kitchen Boy (Rusalka by A. Dvořák) and Flora (La traviata by G. Verdi). In 2001 Alena Miro graduated from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia under Professor Hana Štolfová-Bandová. Still during her studies she completed International Interpretation Courses lead by Evgeny Nesterenko and Gabriela Beňačková, with whom she further developed her art of singing. Since 2004 Alea Miro has cooperated with pianist Irina Kondratenko. In 1996 the artist concluded her studies at the Conservatoire in Pardubice in the class of Mgr. Jana Hamplová. Still during her studies she won the Conservatoires’ Competition and received the Jarmila Novotná Award at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary in 1994. Alena Miro has sung not only in the Czech Republic but also in Germany, Switzerland, France, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, China and Japan. She co-operates with prominent Czech orchestras, the Vihan Quartet, regularly takes part in Smetanova Litomyšl International Festival of Music, etc. In 2004 she received Gustav Mahler Award from the European Union for the Art of Singing. Her repertory includes songs, oratories and operas.