Dolora Zajick

Dolora Zajick (ZAH-chik) is among the world's leading dramatic mezzo-sopranos, unsurpassed in Verdi's mezzo roles. Birgit Nilsson in 1991 stated that "Zajick's voice is the only one existing today without any competition in the world." She comes from a large family of Czech descent. As a pre-medical student at the University of Nevada, she took voice as an elective and was invited to sing alto in the Opera Nevada Chorus. At the time, she says, "I had no high notes, no low notes, and no coloratura. My voice was ugly and loud." She was fortunate to encounter a great vocal tech...