Jana Fabiánová brought Broadway into the residence of the Czech Consul General
07.10.2015 / 04:10 | Aktualizováno: 15.03.2017 / 23:07
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On Sunday, October 4, 2015, the Residence of the Consul General hosted a special event dedicated to the first autumn performance of the Petrof Concert Series by Jana Fabiánová, also known as Yanna Fabian.
Yanna is a well-known Czech singer, who started her career in the Czech Republic and then relocated herself to the United States. Nowadays, besides the success as an award winning singer, she is a stage & screen actress, songwriter and lyricist and also a Grammy USA voting member.
Her performance on Sunday was a great success and the large number of attendees only confirmed the high quality of the concert. The program included songs from the famous Broadway musicals such as Chicago, The Producers etc. and was enriched by a recital from the Jiri Suchy’s poems, the well-known Czech actor, writer, songwriter and co-founder of the famous Prague theaters Semafor and Na Zábradlí. After the event followed a reception and presentation of the famous liquor company R. JELINEK which has been exporting to the US since 1934 and presented its well-known Czech plum brandy Slivovitz.
The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles thanks to our partners who significantly helped in making this event the success it was, namely the mentioned R. JELINEK, Kancelář Bez Hranic (Investice do realit jinak) and the co-organizing partner Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences.
Yanna's performance of "Diamonds are a girls best friend" (video)