Full Biography
Czech dramatic soprano Eliška Weissová has impressed audiences with her powerful voice, strong stage presence, and expressive performances. She made her auspicious house debut in 2022 at the Vienna State Opera as Kostelnička in Jenůfa under the baton of Tomáš Hanus, earning wide critical acclaim for her commanding singing and emotionally engaging portrayal.
In the 2025/26 season, Weissová returns to Theater St. Gallen for a revival of Elektra, singing the title role under the baton of Modestas Pitrenas. Following a reprisal of her signature role of Kostelnička in Jenůfa at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, the soprano travels to Seoul when she makes her highly anticipated company debut with the Korean National Opera in Tristan und Isolde conducted by Jaap van Zweden. Returning to the Vienna State Opera, Weissová appears as the Foreign Princess in Rusalka, performing alongside Piotr Beczala. Over the course of the season, she is featured in leading roles at the National Theatre Košice in Slovakia, including Tosca, Macbeth, and the title role in a new production of Turandot. On the concert stage, Weissová joins the Bamberger Symphoniker under Jakub Hrůša for a concert performance of Jenůfa.
Originally a mezzo-soprano, Weissová successfully transitioned to the dramatic soprano repertoire in 2018 with her debut as Giorgetta in Il tabarro at the National Theatre Bratislava. Since then, she has built an impressive repertoire of leading roles, including Elektra, Tosca, Milada (Dalibor), Libuše, Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), Abigaille (Nabucco), Turandot, Minnie (La fanciulla del West), and Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos). Her repertoire also includes notable roles such as Foreign Princess (Rusalka), Ortrud (Lohengrin), Amneris (Aida), Azucena (Il trovatore), Ulrica (Un ballo in Maschera), Martinka (The Kiss), Rossweisse (Die Walküre), and Fata Morgana (The Love for Three Oranges). Her performances have established her as a compelling interpreter of Czech and Slavic repertoire as well as the great Verdi and Wagner heroines.
Weissová’s career is closely associated with one of her signature roles, Kostelnička in Jenůfa, which she has sung to critical acclaim at the Vienna State Opera, Staatsoper Hamburg, Welsh National Opera, Theater Freiburg, the Latvian National Opera, and at leading houses in Rennes, Limoges, and Reims.
Alongside her operatic performances, Weissová is also active on the concert stage. She has appeared at the Jihlava Music Festival with Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Isolde’s Death from Tristan und Isolde, and performed Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Missa solemnis with major orchestras across Europe.
Eliška Weissová graduated from the Brno Conservatory and the Prague Academy of Music under the tutelage of René Tuček. She has won several prizes at international singing competitions, including first prize at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary in 2004, and third prize at the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Singing Competition in Slovakia in 2006. She was also a semi-finalist at the Competizione dell’opera in Dresden and a finalist at the Boris Christoff Competition in Sofia.
© CSAM, August 2025
