Josef Moravec

Guest of the Prague State Opera

Tenor Josef Moravec is a graduate of the Prague Conservatory, the Prague Academy of Performing Arts, and the Helsinki Sibelius Academy. At the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary he came third in the Junior Category and was awarded the Vilém Zítek Award. Mr Moravec is a regular guest of opera companies in Plzeň, West Czech Republic (R. Strauss – Salome, F. Cilea – Adriana Lecouvreur, O. Nicolai – The Merry Wives of Windsor, W. A. Mozart – The Magic Flute, G. Puccini – Turandot) and České Budějovice, South Czech Republic (C. Zeller – Der Vogelhändler, G. Verdi – Otello). The tenor makes regular appearances in both opera houses in Prague. His appearances at the Prague National Theatre have included hockey player Petr Svoboda (M. Smolka – Nagano), Avenant (P. Glass – Beauty and the Beast) and Joe (G. Puccini – La Fanciulla del West); his roles at the Prague State Opera include Lawyer (E. Viklický – Faidra), Pong (Turandot), Junkman and Herman Augustus (Candide), Gastone (La traviata), Second Priest and First Man in Armour (The Magic Flute), Remendado (Carmen), Daland’s Steersman (The Flying Dutchman), Boy, First American, Strolling Player (Death in Venice), Rodriguez (Don Quichotte), Voice of Young Sailor and Shepherd (Tristan and Isolde).