Pavol Breslik

Tenor
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Biography

The stellar career of tenor Pavol Breslik began in 2005 when he was named "Young Singer of the Year" in the critics' poll conducted by Opernwelt magazine.

From 2003 to 2006 Pavol Breslik was a member of the ensemble of the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden. Since 2006 he has been a regular guest at the great European opera houses.

At the Vienna State Opera he sang Lenski, Nemorino, Don Ottavio and Alfredo, at the Bavarian State Opera he made two important role debuts: Gennaro (Lucrezia Borgia) alongside Edita Gruberova and Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Diana Damrau. At Covent Garden he was heard as Lenski in Onegin as well as Ferrando, Don Ottavio and Tamino. He has also made guest appearances at the Paris Opera, Liceu Barcelona, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Berlin State Opera, Salzburg Festival, Aix Festival, Theater an der Wien, Semperoper Dresden and Geneva Grand Théâtre.
From 2012 to 2018 he was an ensemble member of the Zurich Opera House, where he sang Stewa, Don Ottavio, Nadir, Peter Quint and Leicester, among others.

In 2021 he was awarded the honorary title of "Bayerischer Kammersänger".

After successful role debuts as "Hans" (The Bartered Bride) at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, as Edwin (The Csardas Princess) at the Zurich Opera House, he recently debuted the role of the Prince (Rusalka) at the National Theatre in Prague with great success.

Projects in the current season include:

„Don Giovanni“ (Don Ottavio) at the Vienna State Opera, „Lucrezia Borgia“ (Gennaro), „Entführung aus dem Serail“ (Belmonte) and „The Bartered Bride“ (Hans) at the Bavarian State Opera, and „Arabella“ (Matteo) at the Semperoper Dresden.

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Repertoire

Composer Work Role
Bizet Les pêcheurs de perles Nadir
Britten Turn of the Screw Quint
Donizetti Elisir d’amore Nemorino
Donizetti Lucrezia Borgia Gennaro
Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Edgardo
Donizetti Roberto Devereux Roberto
Donizetti Maria Stuarda Leicester
Donizetti Favorita Fernando*
Dvorak Rusalka Prinz
Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride Pylade
Gounod Faust Faust
Gounod Roméo et Juliette Roméo
Händel Il trionfo del Tempo Il tempo
Janacek Jenufa Stewa
Janacek Jenufa Laca
Janacek Katja Kabanova Boris*
Kalman Die Csardasfürstin Edwin
Lehar Land des Lächelns Sou-Chong
Martinu Juliette (kurze Fassung) Michel
Martinu Greek Passion Manolios
Massenet Manon Des Grieux*
Massenet Werther Werther*
Mozart Don Giovanni Don Ottavio
Mozart Entführung aus dem Serail Belmonte
Mozart Zauberflöte Tamino
Mozart Idomeneo Idamante
Mozart Idomeneo Idomeneo
Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Fenton
Puccini Gianni Schicchi Rinuccio
Puccini La bohème Rodolfo
Smetana Verkaufte Braut Hans
Strauss, J. Die Fledermaus Alfred
Strauss, J. Wiener Blut Graf
Strauss, R.  Salome Narraboth
Strauss, R.  Der Rosenkavalier Sänger
Strauss, R.  Die Schweigsame Frau Henry Morosus
Strauss, R.  Capriccio  Matteo
Strauss, R.  Arabella Flamand
Strawinsky Rake’s Progress Tom Rakewell
Tschaikowsky Eugen Onegin Lensky
Verdi Falstaff Fenton
Verdi Otello Cassio
Verdi La Traviata Alfredo
Verdi Macbeth Macduff
Verdi Luisa Miller Rodolfo
Verdi Rigoletto Duca
Verdi Don Carlos Don Carlos*
Wagner Lohengrin Lohengrin*
     
    *in preparation
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Awards

  • 2000Winner of the Antonín-Dvořák Competition

  • 2005Opernwelt - Nachwuchssänger des Jahres

  • 2021Bayerischer Kammersänger