A rising star in the world of opera, Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená (b.
1973) made a remarkable debut at the Vienna Volksoper in 1996, before
establishing herself on stages the world over in recitals and operas by
Gluck(Orpheus and Eurydice), Monteverdi(The Coronation of Poppea) and Mozart(The
Clemency of Titus, The Marriage of Figaro). A Lady Rattle (Madame Simon Rattle)
in her own right since 2008 and Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
since 2003, the mezzo-soprano has won several awards for her recital discs: Love
Songs, Gramophone Award of the Year 2001, was f...