Regarded as one of the most promising singers of her generation, Slovak soprano Slávka Zámečníková is celebrated for the clarity and flexibility of her voice, expressive artistry, and commanding stage presence. She has attracted international attention through appearances at leading opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Opéra National de Paris, and San Francisco Opera. Having received prizes at the Moniuszko Competition, Neue Stimmen, and Belvedere Competition in 2019, she has since established herself on leading international stages.

Since joining the Vienna State Opera in 2020/21, she has performed an extensive repertoire there, including Norina (Don Pasquale), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Micaëla and Frasquita (Carmen), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Nannetta (Falstaff), Musetta (La Bohème), Sophie (Werther), Marzelline (Fidelio), and Servilia (La clemenza di Tito). She drew particular attention as Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea) and Euridice (L’Orfeo) in a new staging of Monteverdi’s trilogy under Pablo Heras-Casado with Concentus Musicus Wien. She has also sung the soprano solo in ballet premieres of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten.

The current season includes her awaited debut at Teatro alla Scala as Micaëla (Carmen) and her first Mařenka in a new production of Smetana’s The Bartered Bride at the Vienna State Opera. In Germany, she appears in recital at the Frankfurt Opera, makes her debut at the Gewandhaus Leipzig in Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten with Franz Welser-Möst, and returns to the Berlin State Opera as Nannetta (Falstaff).

Highlights of the past season were her critically acclaimed debut as Gilda (Rigoletto) at the Opéra National de Paris, her first appearance in the Semperoper Dresden as Musetta (La Bohème), her celebrated debut as Pamina in the premiere of Die Zauberflöte at the Vienna State Opera, her Ilia (Idomeneo) at the Berlin State Opera and debut at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as Prima Donna in the premiere of Donizetti’s Viva la mamma.

Earlier seasons brought her remarkable US debut as Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at the San Francisco Opera, debut as Donna Anna in the new production of Don Giovanni under Daniel Barenboim at the Berlin State Opera, where she also sang her first Nannetta (Falstaff) under Zubin Mehta, title role of Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea) and Dircé (Medée), as well as her celebrated debut at the Opéra National de Paris as Musetta (La Bohème). She was part of the Maifestspiele at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden as Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) and Ilia (Idomeneo), both in new productions in 2019 and 2021. She appeared in Staatsoper Stuttgart as Nannetta (Falstaff), in the Slovak National Theatre as Pamina (Die Zabuerflöte) and Musetta (La Bohème) and sang her first Sophie (Werther) in the Prague National Theatre. Holding a scholarship of Liz Mohn Kultur- und Musikstiftung during the seasons 2017/18 and 2018/19, she was a member of the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera.