He began studying law
at the University of Prague, which he graduated and received a Dr. jur.
doctorate. He trained his voice by Ms. Ch. Morfová in Prague and later
continued his education in Milan. In 1926 he made his debut at the Bratislava
Opera House (Pressburg) as Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’ and then from 1927 to
1955 he was one of the leading members of this opera house, where he appeared
on stage in more than a hundred roles. His guest appearances at the National
Opera Bucharest, at the Volksoper Vienna and at the Prague National Opera, were
very successful. In addition to his work on the opera stage, he developed a
second career as a concert singer, whose repertoire included Beethoven's 9th
symphony, ‘’La Damnation de Faust’’ by H. Berlioz, Stabat mater and the requiem
by A. Dvorák. In 1957 he undertook a glamorous concert tour through China. From
the 1950s until 1973 he worked as a teacher at the Music Academy in Bratislava.
His operatic repertoire included Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Riccardo in ‘’Ballo in
maschera’’, Rodolfo in ‘’La Bohème’’, Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Don Ottavio in
‘’Don Giovanni’’, Pinkerton in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’, Schuiski in ‘’Boris
Godunov’’, Don Jose in ’’Carmen’’, Hans in B. Smetana's ‘’The Bartered Bride’’,
Luke in ‘’Tajemstvì’’ and Podhajsky in ‘’Dve vdovy’’.
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