Jozef Kundlák

Jozef Kundlák (born October 12, 1956) is a Slovak tenor.

Biography

Born in Bratislava, he studied at the local Conservatory with Professor Ida Černecka. After graduation he took part in the Summer Opera Course of the European Opera Center in Belgium in 1984. In 1983 he became soloist of the Slovak National Theatre and participated in projects in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Russia. He won several awards including the Antonín Dvořák Contest (1978), Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Contest (1981), and the Luciano Pavarotti's Singer's Contest in Philadelphia in 1985.

Kundlák performed at the

Frankfurt Opera House, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera and other opera houses around Europe and North America. He cooperated with many renowned conductors such as Bruno Bartoletti, Riccardo Muti, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Peter Schreier, Fabio Luisi, Christian Thielemann

and others.

Work

In 1991, the bicentenary of

Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart at the festival in Peralada

were very successful.

Kundlák is a regular guest at the Prague National Theatre. In 2005 he sang the role of Montezuma in the world premiere of the opera La Conquista^[1] by Lorenzo Ferrero. He sings also at the Prague State Opera house, mainly Verdi's La traviata and Rigoletto. For the Janáček Theatre in Brno he performs La traviata and Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito. In the 2005–06 season he performed Rusalka and Eugene Onegin.

As a soloist of the Slovak National Theatre he performs at home in diverse roles of the operatic repertoire: Prince in Dvořak's

Missa Solemnis in Graz and in Shostakovich's De la poésie Juive in Paris. For Salzburg he studied Bach's St John Passion and the Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven. In Leipzig he performed Messiah by Händel with the conductor Fabio Luisi. With the same conductor he appeared in the Anniversary Strauss Concert with the Munich Philharmonic. In other seasons he took part in concerts on many European stages with Dvořák's choral works and Verdi's Requiem

. Kundlák performs a large Mozart and Haydn repertoire and concert works by Dvořák, Janáček, and Stravinsky. His repertoire spans the gamut from the classical period to contemporary classical music.

References

Notes

^ "World premiere of La Conquista at the Prague National Theatre".

External links

Excerpt from Così Fan Tutte at La Scala on
YouTube
Operabase
Jozef Kundlák homepage

[1] "World premiere of La Conquista at the Prague National Theatre".

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