Olga Paršová

Olga Paršová
Paršová c. 1890
Born(1853-10-02)2 October 1853
Died7 June 1941(1941-06-07) (aged 87)
Other namesOlga Paršová-Zikešová
Olga Žikešová
Olga Zikešová
EducationPivodova pěvecká škola, 1872
Occupations
SpouseFerdinand Zikeš
Children1

Olga Paršová (married name Paršová-Zikešová; 2 October 1853 – 7 June 1941) was a Czech opera singer, soprano and voice teacher.

Biography

In 1872 Paršová graduated from Pivodova pěvecká škola,[1] a singing school run by František Pivoda.[2] The same year Paršová began working at a theatre in Ulm, German Empire (now Germany).[1][3] Returning to Austria-Hungary a year later, Paršová worked first in Plzeň before working at the Provisional Theatre during the 1883 to 1884 season.[1] Between 1885 and 1887 Paršová worked across the German Empire.[1]

At the request of František Adolf Šubert Paršová began working at the National Theatre in Prague in 1887.[1] Paršová left the National Theatre in July 1894 and opened a singing school in Prague.[1][3] Paršová was teacher of Otakar Mařák and Zdeňka Mollendová.[1]

Personal life

Paršová was married to Ferdinand Zikeš, a baritone at the New German Theatre.[1] Paršová and Zikeš had one child.[1]

Paršová died in Prague on 7 June 1941, aged 87.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Olga Paršová". Online Archiv (in Czech). Prague: Národní divadlo. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ Wiedermann, Petra (26 December 2017). Macek, Petr (ed.). "Pivodova pěvecká škola". Český hudební slovník osob a institucí (in Czech). Brno: Masaryk University. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Sekanina, František (1927). Sekanin, Fr. (ed.). Album representantů všech oborů veřejného života československého (in Czech). Prague: Umělecké nakl. Josef Zeibrdlich. p. 1074. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Paršová Olga 1853–1941". Biografický slovník českých zemí (in Czech). Retrieved 9 March 2026.