Patricia Janeckova articles and interviews

[bogi]

I found one quite fresh, very sincere and also funny interview with Patricia:
www.pluska.sk/zena/rozhovory/operna-spevacka-patricia-janeckova-chalani-ma-nezaujimaju.html

Here are the most interesting and funny answers:

You are earning money already few years. Where ends the royalty of your performances? Are you becoming spending money?

No, I am not becoming pocket money and I am not interesting about my royalty. That's matter of my parents, they probably deposit them in a bank. But when I need something, I say it my mum and we are going to do shoping.

Do you mean your parents are hard to you?

Sometimes. When I don't want to clear or vacuum-clean my room. And also when I'm sitting too long time by the computer or if I am learning too little.

So Patricia Janeèková has two faces. On stage you sing in princess dress like world diva and at home you are a typical teenager, who is wrangling with sister and parents. Which of these faces is closer to you?

I don't know, because that's still me. I enjoy singing very much, and when I am on stage, I feel myself really like a princess in that beautiful dress. When I have to put them off and return them to rental, I am sad.

Do you have stage-fright? For example that you could stumble on your long skirt, you could forget the text, or your voice could jump?

I didn't have stage-fright till now. Never. I am not thinking about what could me happen on stage, I have a good time on stage. It's enough for me when I am warming up my voice a half hour before a performance.

During your on stage performances you wear a long and adult face, but by each of my questions you are laughing...

I can't help that. All at home are saying about me I am a family jester. When I start to do grimace or I start to imitate someone, all are laying under the table. My dad is saying I could be also an actor.

Do you have some dreams? For example to sing in Milano La Scala?

Indeed yes, famous opera houses lure me, but I'm not dreaming much. I like my life also now. But I surely know I could not be a model. When the photos of my CD were done, all cared for me and were nice to me. They dressed me and did my hair nicely, I had wonderful dress, but that posing ruined me. I was so tired, that I had to sleep a half day after that. I will be rather singing.

[Gary S]

Dec 12, 2011 16:20:33 GMT bogi said:

During your on stage performances you wear a long and adult face, but by each of my questions you are laughing...

I can't help that. All at home are saying about me I am a family jester. When I start to do grimace or I start to imitate someone, all are laying under the table. My dad is saying I could be also an actor.

I was intrigued by this question and answer. It's very true that so many young artists like Patricia and Jackie are very stern and serious in looks when they are performing, whereas many more adult singers can express joy and smiles while singing.

I don't know but it seems such a shame not to see any expressions of enjoyment in the young while they are singing. I can only assume they are concentrating fully on their performance and technique.

[bogi]

I think that's matter of high concentration. Generally, for children it's harder to concentrate to a thing than for adults. In the case of Patricia, who I know more as a person, I'm sure it is also reflection of a feeling she is taking her singing very seriously. For her it's like a mission, like a message to her listeners. She knows she has a handicap of her youth and she is attempting each time to do her best. She has so much regard to singing that there is no place for jokes. I mean when man understands her sincere position to singing, man can accept such a look. For childs psychic it must be harder to perform publicly. It will surely develop with time and Patka will look more relaxed in the following years.

[bogi]

I found a new interview. It appears in women's section of daily newspaper SME. I don't like photographs, which are too overdone. But there are some answers which are interesting.

zena.sme.sk/c/6185247/patricia-janeckova-babiky-mam-v-skatuli-pod-postelou.html

How do you perceive singing infront of a huge crowd?

On large concerts there is an advantage - as soon they enlighten me, I do not see anyone sitting in front of me. I see noobody I could have stage fright from. Behind the scenes my knees tremble before the show, but when I go on stage, everything is gone. I can handle that, I'm already accustomed.

Do you have at all yet some childs toys? Are you playing with dolls?

I have some dolls stil places in a box under my bed, but I didn't play with them already very long time. When I have some free time, I am rather sitting by the computer and searching YouTube videos of my favourite singers. I like how Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberová, Andrea Bocelli, Lucia Popp and Anna Netrebko are singing. But I like to move, I am biking, skiing, swimming, sinking or jumping at home on trampoline. I like to play bowling and badminton.

Recently you recorded your first CD. What for experience it was for you?

It was something quite new for me. We recorded the first part in Slovak Radio with big orchestra and then we worked in studio of Oskar Rozsa. I sang first time alain into microphone with closed eyes and headphones. We had a good time here and I felt very well. We were going to lunch with Oskar Rozsa, to coffee drink, the time run so fast.

It's known about Oskar he is a big perfectionist. Wasn't he too hard to you?

I had rather feeling that he is immensely helping me, as musician and also as human. He knew to advice me how to sing and also to uphold me.

It seems you have no much troubles with the fact you don't have usual childhood. Or is there though anything you are not quite satisfied with?

Most interfere me when I need to travel somewhere, when I am garbled out of my home life, my family and my favourite pets, lapdog and parrot. In addition, I don't like to travel in car, I am getting wrong, I am qualmish. Besides of that, I am hyperactive, I still need motion, and when I have to sit in a closed area for 3 hours, that's quite suffering for me. But otherwise I'm quite satisfied with my life.

[max1]

I am floored at the changes I see in the pictures. No expense was spared in this photo shoot, apparently. Patricia is a drop dead beauty. WOW, Hollywood will soon be knocking on her door if she actually can act.

It is more important than ever that she learns to speak conversational English. It does not need to be perfect. Americans love to hear foreign beauties speak with an accent.

[bogi]

I finished translation of one interview, which is almost 1 year old, but I consider it one of 3 best interviews ever made with Patricia:

patriciajaneckova.weebly.com/twelve-years-old-operatic-miracle-doesnt-know-stage-fright.html

I also added a new page on my website, pointing to 3 best interviews with Patricia. It is intended for newbies, who wish to learn about Patricia, as there are already more than 30 interviews.

patriciajaneckova.weebly.com/best-interviews.html

[max1]

Bogi, if I may, I have one suggestion. Provide a forum section where fans may post their thoughts, comments, and information. If that cannot be done, so be it. We appreciate all of your hard work.

[bogi]

Max, simply write it here. My site contains link to this forum on the main page.
I am already collecting feedback: patriciajaneckova.weebly.com/fans.html

I understand it could be more straightforward if the comments could be written directly on the page, but my website is free only till some extent.

[klamath]

I am really happy to read that Patricia is a jester and a happy girl. We need to encourage her to show that real side of herself more. I want to see this beautiful girl smile more on stage.

[bogi]

Just now Patricia is singing
- Lascia chi´o pianga (Händel)
The following ones will be:
- Ave Maria (Caccini)
- Pa Pa Pa (Mozart)
- O mio babbino caro (Puccini)
Between those songs and arias interview will be broadcast.

classicfm.lidovky.cz/zelizka-v-ohni-0p1-/classicfm.asp?c=A111222_161159_classicfm_kac#
click on 128Kb/s

EDIT: Broadcast finished.

[bogi]

Here are 3 questions and answers from the radio interview from the previous post:

I confess I self don't know if there are some young girls at your age in Czech Republic or Slovakia, or at all in Europe, who would devote to singing like you. Do you have view of concurency at your age, who would also do opera?

Surely I know about Jackie Evancho in America, but I don't know anyone else at my age expect of Evancho.

Do you have some singing idols within that specialization, within opera, or do you have some favorite videos on youtube, or recordings of female singers, which are at the highest point of career and are singing all over the world?

Surely I like to listen Anna Netrebko, or Edita Gruberova, or Lucia Popp.

Do you like also some male vocalists, who sing opera, maybe not only because the voice?

For sure Andrea Bocelli, or Peter Dvorsky, or for example Pavarotti.

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Patricia first time noticed Peter Dvorsky. Here is one example of his voice, it's an example of dramatic interpretation. The aria has louder and quieter parts, so you need to set it more loud to fully enjoy dynamics of his voice.



As you can see, Patricia is totally mixing CC singers (Jackie Evancho, Andrea Bocelli) with pure opera singers.

[bogi]

Here si a new article about the Opera Ball, which is held on 7 January and Patricia will attend:

Article: www.velkaepocha.sk/2012010418809/SK-Ples-v-opere-ponukne-umenie-i-gurmanske-zazitky.html, source: Slovak Press Agency SITA

Translation of the most interesting paragraph:

The 12th Opera Ball will attend the highest number of homeland and foreigin artists. The new bal season will be opened by English pop singer Jamelia. The following performers will be trio American Divas, balet artists Jurgita Dronina and Cédrice Ygnace, pop singer Janko Lehotský, soloists from HET National Ballet from Netherlands, pop singer Bára Basiková, Boom Band from Czech Republic and 17 members of prestigious orchestra Strauss Capelle from Vienna. Patrícia Janeèková will perform side by side of opera soloists Monika Fabiánová, Eva Hornyáková, Miroslav Dvorský and Aleš Jenis.

Read more: classicalcrossover.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=pjaneckova&thread=52&page=1#ixzz1ialllpKb


The Opera Ball will be held in the historical building of Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava:

[bogi]

Czech radio Ostrava broadcasted nice and interesting interview with Patricia and other Patricia related guests on Saturday evening. The other guests were Patricia's father Martin Janecek, lead of children opera studio in Antonin Dvorak Theatre in Ostrava Lenka Zivocka, former Patricia's vocal teacher Jiri Halama, worldwide known Czech opera singer Eva Urbanova, and the current Patricia's vocal teacher Eva Drizgova.

The most interesting part of the interview was about voice maturation. Here is my English translation:

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Eva Urbanová:
I mean Patricia Janeckova has big talent but there is one 'but': She has to be very beware and she has to choose her repertoire very carefully, because she is so young, in order not to hurt herself. Because she is at age, when voice is absolutely evolving. That's clear. And when it becomes too hard tasks, that voice could defectively evolve. So I wish her ot find an excellent vocal teacher, who would have so much sense and care for her that her voice would only beautifully evolve, because she has really big talent and it would be pity to destroy her voice.

Eva Džízgová:
Patricia is quite different type of student, than all others, I otherwise work with voices, which are already after the voice maturation and Patricia currently appears to be in a light voice maturation phase. I mean her voice will not mature so markedly, because her voice is already very mature according to her age, also her takling voice became more mature. But it's mainly about the fact Patricia is already today singing very demanding pieces, which nohow were not written for childs voice. She handles that very well and I would say with that childs voice it is easier than with the voice which is now arising, that voice is increasing, growing, is more colorful, what on one side is enjoyable, but on other side we have to handle it so it will not hurt her. My role is also to say: Attention! She has the whole life before her, all will not happen within one year.


Moderator:
Is Patricia a natural talent, does she have a voice, which doesn't need too much training so she knows, what she can with her voice?

Eva Džízgová:
That gift is huge. That voice is very pretty, it has beautiful color, she is relaxed, so there is nothing wrong. My task is to take care over her development, because she sings so demanding things, that she doesn't gather such a habit, which could slow her future progress.
She has unbelievable vocal range, when she has concerts, it is important not to order the most demanding pieces one after another. I would most like to drop them at all, but it then wouldn't be commercially so successful, so that's the problem, the quandary. I am only asking the time to run full sail so we could already thoroughly concern on technical aspects of those demanding pieces she is singing. But for now I would not handle it yet.
Patricia is really an exceptional personality, I mean it also from the side of interpretation. She is really able already today to put herself into the song, as though to raise it, that's huge gift and it will help her in future. She is already able to make her own phrasing, it is not necessary to teach her like some other students to find an own way. She knows what she wants, she is very kind, today she is no more a girl but a kind young lady, very loveable, humble. She is a strong human and also a fragile yet child.
I am wishing her all the best and of course sound health to last out this period until she becomes vocally mature.

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It seems she will remain to be soprano as we all wish. I observed the main change during the last summer, before she had quite childs voice. It is tempting to compare her with voice development of Hayley Westenra, here si Hayley at the age of 13: