By Jim Fagan
Hungarian born soprano Judit Molnar will bring the glory days of Vienna to life when she sings the lilting waltzes of Johann Strauss and songs from Lehar operetta, Schubert and the exciting dance music of Brahms and Monti with Fragments Ensemble on Sunday June 20.
Following on from their successful debut concert last September, the TRIO—Judit, Frank Fodor (violin) and Janet Brewer (piano)—will perform timeless favourites like “Tales from the Vienna Woods“, “The Blue Danube“, “Villa” “Vienna, City of My Dreams, and “Ave Maria.”
Judit’s voice, which Noosa Chorale’s Adrian King enthuses as “lyric and dramatic,” has been heard in solo and chamber concerts, festivals, oratorios and on opera stages across Europe, the U.K. Japan and her adopted country Australia.
She studied at the world-famous Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. After graduating in 2008 she became part of a professional chamber ensemble of 16 singers. “We toured countries in Europe. I went so many times to Italy and France, I didn’t even take my camera.”
She has had starring roles in operas like La Boheme, Cavalleria Rusticana and The Magic Flute.
She is married to Frank Fodor, an accomplished violinist who has performed across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe.
Janet is a pianist and harpsichordist and has performed in England and Norway. She appears regularly with chamber ensembles and orchestras across South East Queensland. including Pacific Chamber Players, Camerata and Arioso Chamber Ensemble.
“Tales from Vienna.” Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple Street, Cooroy. Sunday, June 20. Adults $35, Concessions $30 and school students $20 available at www.fragmentsensemble.com
