Vera Janacópulos

Vera Janacópulos (20 December 1886[1] or 1892[2]—5 December 1955) was a Brazilian soprano singer, popular in the first half of the 20th century.

Vera Janacópulos
Background information
Born(1892-12-20)December 20, 1892
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedDecember 5, 1955(1955-12-05) (aged 62)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Soprano singer, Educator
Instrumentsvoice

Life and career

Vera Janacópulos was born in Petrópolis, in a family of Greek descent. She was niece of the politician Pandiá Calógeras. After the death of her mother, Vera was taken to Paris with her sister Adriana, who became a sculptor.[3] In Paris, Janacópulos studied violin with Romanian composer George Enescu, but stopped playing it to dedicate herself to singing.

In 1914, Janacópulos performed for the first time in a singing recital, along with Madalena Tagliaferro. The soprano has had a successful career performing in several countries in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland), North America (United States) and South America (Argentina and Brazil) and Asia (Java, Sumatra and Celebes). She performed works by Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev (with whom she adapted his opera The Love for Three Oranges),[4] Darius Milhaud, Manuel de Falla and Heitor Villa-Lobos, helping to disseminate the work of the Brazilian composer abroad.

Janacópulos returned to Brazil in 1940, establishing herself in São Paulo, where she presented a classical music program for Radio Gazeta for eight years.[5] She was also a singing teacher, where she lectured at the University of São Paulo's Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Arts).[6]

Death

Janacópulos died in Rio de Janeiro, on 5 December 1955.[7]

Homages

A bust of the singer was sculpted by her sister Adriana, in 1958.The sculpture is located at Praça Paris in Rio de Janeiro.[8] Janacópulos' archives are collected in the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Center of Language and Arts library; an auditorium at the institution is also named after her.[9]

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References
  1. Schumaher, Maria Aparecida (2000-10-01). Dicionário mulheres do Brasil: De 1500 até a atualidade - Biográfico e ilustrado (in Portuguese). Zahar. ISBN 9788537802151.
  2. "Artistas inesquecíveis - Vera Janacópulos | Movimento.com". Movimento.com (in Portuguese). 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. "Construções do feminino nos anos". www.labrys.net.br. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. "Love for Three Oranges, The : Grove Music Online - oi". doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.o902857. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "A emissora de elite | Revista Pesquisa Fapesp". revistapesquisa.fapesp.br. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  6. Silva, Armando Sérgio da (1989). Uma oficina de atores: a Escola de Arte Dramática de Alfredo Mesquita (in Portuguese). EdUSP. ISBN 9788531400087.
  7. Nogueira França, Eurico (1955-12-07). "O desaparecimento due Versa Janacópulos" [The passing of Vera Janacópulos]. memoria.bn.br (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. p. 13. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  8. "Inventário dos Monumentos RJ". www.inventariodosmonumentosrj.com.br. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  9. "Acervos Especiais — Biblioteca Central". www.biblioteca.unirio.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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