MUSIC EDUKATOR
Vlatka Kladarić (soprano) was born in 2001 in Đakovo, where she began her music education in piano. She later studied voice at the Franjo Kuhač Secondary School of Music in Osijek under Vesna Coufal Jaić, winning numerous national and international awards, including 1st prizes at competitions in Herceg Novi, Novi Sad, Skopje, and Zagreb. Since 2012, she has been active in the musical life of Đakovo Cathedral. In 2019, she graduated as Student of the Generation and enrolled in the Music Education program at the Music Academy in Zagreb, studying voice under Prof. Martina Zadro. She has participated in acclaimed academic projects that received Rector’s Awards, including Suor Angelica et autres sœurs (2021), Animal Farm (2022), and Amphitryon (2023). Her accolades include 2nd Prize and a special award at the 3rd International Competition Stojan Stojanov Gančev (2023), which included a performance with the Zagreb Chamber Orchestra. She has held solo recitals, performed in projects celebrating Croatia’s EU accession, and sung with ensembles including the Zagreb City Theatre Komedija and the Croatian Radio and Television Choir.
Vlatka made her operatic debut as Diana in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie (2025) and performed as second soprano in Charpentier’s Te Deum (2025). She has also appeared in gala concerts with the Zagreb Philharmonic and collaborated with renowned conductors and directors, including M. Tarbuk, M. Fortuna, I. Skender, D. Ruždjak Podolski, and K. Dolenčić.