BELACEK, GUSTAV (b 1969 )

The Slovak bass Gustáv Beláček graduated at the Bratislava Academy of Music with Eva Blahová, at the Mozart Academy in Prague and at the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. He has been a prize winner at the Rocca delle Macìe International Opera Competition in Siena, at the International Dvořák Competition and at the Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna. He is a resident soloist at the Slovak National Opera in Bratislava, performing roles including the Water Gnome, Gremin, Thibaud, Ramfis, Raimondo, Walter, Leporello, Dulcamara, and Bluebeard.

Gustáv Beláček has appeard at opera houses throughout Europe, including the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Théâtre de la Monnaie, the Théâtre du Rhin Strasbourg, the State Theatre and National Theatre in Prague, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and elsewhere, performing with companies in Brazil (Palacio des Artes in Belo Horizonte), the United States (Berkshire Opera Festival) and Canada (Canadian Opera Company in Toronto).

He is a regular soloist with the Slovak and Czech Philharmonic Orchestras and has performed with with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the Bruckner Orchester Linz, the Munich Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Vienna, the London Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony.

Gustáv Beláček has recorded for Opus, Supraphon, Slovart, Czech Radio and LPO productions. The CD of Dvořák’s Requiem with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zdenûk Mácal released by the Delos label was honoured with a Grammy Award.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
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