Vjekoslav Sutej (1951)
was born in Rijeka (Croatia) where he grew up in musical environment.
Both of his parents sang in Croatian national Opera house. He studied
with Igor Gjadrov in Music academy in Zagreb, and he finished
postgraduate study in Rome with Franco Ferrare.
Today Vjekoslav Sutej is
artistic director of Dubrovnik Summer Festival and regular
professor of conducting in Zagreb academy of music. He was Artistic
director and principal conductor at Split National Theatre (1984-1989).
From 1989-1994 he was Artistic Director
of Hollybush Festival in New Jersey where he started his international
career. V. Sutej was Musical director of “La Fenice” (Venezia) from
1990-1993. He made there new productions of
Eugene Onegin, Rigoletto. In Spain, Sutej is academic and a
member of Real Academia De Bellas Artes. He founded Real
Orquesta Simfonica De Sevilla and was theirs artistic director and
principal conductor from 1990-1996. From 1992-1997 he was Musical Director of
Houston Grand Opera, where he made 19 new productions and had 133
performances (La Boheme, Andrea Chenier, Ariadne Auf Naxos, Aida, La
Traviata, Faust, Boris Godunov, Florenzia En El Amazonas…)
He was a guest conductor in many opera
houses worldwide. He conducted new productions in: San Francisco
(Carmen), Parma - Verdi Festival (Le Trover), Torino, (Il Trovatore,
Fanciulla del west), Arena di Verona (Carmen), Verona (Il Trittico,
Pagliacci), Catania (Il Trittico, Manon Lescaut, Tosca), Tokyo (Faust,
Carmen, Madama Butterfly), Napoli (Cavalleria rusticana), Madrid
(Manon), Seattle (Florenzia en el Amazonas, Madama Butterfly)…
Since 1994 Vjekoslav Sutej has been
regularly invited to conduct the Vienna State Opera, where he conducted
79 performances ‘till today. Vjekoslav Sutej conducted 100 years
jubilee of first world premier of Tosca in Vienna State Opera and he
opened the 2001/2002 season by directing “Don Carlos” with Shicoff,
Mescheriacova, Furlanetto. In past years he conducted there Pique Dame,
La Boheme, Don Carlos, Madama Buttefly, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il
Trovatore, La Juive, Cavaleria/Pagliacci, Aida, Carmen.
As a guest conductor he conducted with
orchestras in several countries: Usa, Soviet Union, Espana, Germany,
Austria, Italy, Mexico, Japon…
Vjekoslav Sutej is also conducting
popular concerts with the most popular opera stars: 1991 Sylvester
concert in Frankfurt with Carreras, 1992 the Red Square invite in
Moscow. Carreras in Vienna, Berlin, Roma with Caballe, gala concerts
with them in Orange (France) and Epidaurus (Greece). Gala concert
Budapest (Ross, Domingo, Carreras). Gala concert with Carreras in Arena
Di Verona 1995. In Monte Carlo gala concert with Vargas And Rost, and
Mexico City with Vargas. In Tokyo and Nagoya gala concert with Gulegina.
He conducted first four consecutive years
The Christmas in Vienna and recordings are sold in more than
million copies.
Upcoming contracts:
Vienna - La Boheme, Tosca, Rigoletto,
Carmen, La Favorite, Andrea Chenier, La Juive (48 performances).
Berlin - Tosca (gala)
Seattle - Florenzia en el Amazonas, La
Traviata, La Boheme
Mexico City - Gala Ramon Vargas, Symphony
concerts
Leipzig - gala Puccini
Valencia - Symphony concert
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Vjekoslav Šutej (1951) rođen je u Rijeci. S roditeljima koji su pjevali u Hrvatskom narodnom kazalištu,
cijelo je djetinjstvo proveo u glazbenom okružju. Studirao je u klasi Igora Gjadrova na Glazbenoj akademiji u Zagrebu. Poslijediplomske studije
završio je u Rimu kod Franca Ferrarea.
Danas je Vjekoslav Šutej umjetnički
ravnatelj Dubrovačkih ljetnih igara i redovni profesor
dirigiranja na Muzičkoj akademiji uz Zagrebu. Bio je umjetnički
ravnatelj i glavni dirigent Hrvatskog narodnog kazališta Split (1984 -
1989).
Svoju međunarodnu karijeru započeo je na
Hollybush festivalu u New Jerseyu čiji je umjetnički direktor bio od
1989 - 1994. Od 1990 - 1993. Vjekoslav Šutej glazbeni je direktor
kazališta La Fenice (Venecija) gdje je premijerno postavio opere Evgenij
Onjegin i Rigoletto. U Španjolskoj Šutej je akademik, član
Kraljevske akademje lijepih umjetnosti, osnovao je Kraljevski
simfonijski orkestar Seville, te bio njegov umjetnički direktor i
glavni dirigent od 1990 - 1996. Od 1992 - 1997. bio je umjetnički
direktor Houston Grand opere, gdje je postavio 19 premijera i
ravnao na ukupno 133 izvedbe (La Boheme, Andre Chenier, Arijadna
iz Naxosa, Aida, Traviata, Faust, Boris Godunov, Florenzia
en el Amazonas...)
Nastupao je kao gostujući dirigent u mnogim
opernim kućama širom svijeta. Dirigirao je premijernim izvedbama u:
San Franciscu (Carmen), Parmi - na Verdi festivalu (Le Trover), Torinu
(Trubadur, Djevojka sa zapada), u veronskoj Areni (Carmen), u Veroni (Il
Trittico, Pagliacci), u Cataniji (Il Trittico, Manon Lescaut, Tosca), u
Tokiju (Faust, Carmen, Madame Butterfly), Napulju (Cavalleria
rusticana), Madridu (Manon), Seattleu (Florenzia en el Amazonas, Madamme
Butterfly)…
Od 1994. Vjekoslav Šutej redovito je
pozivan da dirigira u Bečkoj državnoj operi, gdje je do danas
dirigirao 79 izvedbi. Dirigirao je na stogodišnjem jubileju
praizvedbe Tosce u bečkoj Državnoj operi, te otvorio sezonu
2001/2002 dirigirajući izvedbama Don Carlosa sa Shicoffom,
Meserjakovom, Furlanettom.
Proteklih godina u Beču je dirigirao Pikovu damu, La Boheme,
Don Carlos, Madamme Butterfly, Rigoletta, Traviatu, Trubadura, La
Juive, Cavalleriu / Pagliacci, Aidu, Carmen.
Gostovao je kao dirigent orkestra u
Sjedinjenim državama, Sovjetskom Savezu, Španjolskoj, Njemačkoj,
Austriji, Italiji, Meksiku, Češkoj, Japanu...
Također je dirigirao popularne koncerte s
najpoznatijim opernim zvijezdama: 1991. koncert na Silvestrovo u
Frankfurtu s Carrerasom; 1992. koncert na moskovskom Crvenom trgu; s
Carrerasom u Beču, Berlinu, Rimu (zajedno s Montserrat Caballe);
gala-koncert s njima u Orangeu (Francuska) i Epidaurusu (Grčka); gala-
koncert u Budimpešti (Ross, Domingo, Carreras); gala-koncert s
Carrerasom u veronskoj Areni 1995; gala-koncert u Monte Carlu s Vargasom
i Rostom, te u Mexico Cityju s Vargasom. gala-koncert s Guleginom u
Tokiju i Nagoyi.
Predstojeći ugovori:
Beč - La Boheme,
Tosca, Rigoletto, Carmen, La Favorite, Andrea Chenier, La Juive (48
izvedbi)
Berlin - Tosca (gala)
Seattle - Florenzia
en el Amazonas, Traviata, La Boheme
Mexico City - Gala s
R. Vargasom, simfonijski koncerti
Leipzig - gala
Puccini
Valencija -
Simfonijski koncert
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