The Masters

Emőke Baráth

Emőke Baráth graduated from Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. She is a frequent guest of concert halls all over the world, the greatest festivals, where she performs among the most famous musicians of our times such as Philippe Jaroussky. While busy with her international performing and recording career, she also sings in Hungarian venues every now and then.

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Éva Bátori

photo: Veronika Éder

She finished her studies at Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and started her career in Vienna Staatsoper Studio. From 1992 she was a member of Leipzig theatre, later from 1995 she joined the ensemble in Köln. She frequently performed in Frankfurt and Hannover, among others European stages. She took part in many tournées with Vienna and Budapest opera theatres, among others in Japan and China. In Seattle she performed as Tosca and Minnie in Fanciulla del West, and also did concerts in other US cities such as Philadelphia and New York.

Gábor Bretz

photo: László Emmer

He started his musical studies in Béla Bartók Conservatory (1997–1999). In 2004 he graduated from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He received numerous awards at international vocal competitions. His broad repertoire brought him to the greatest European theatres including Don Giovanni in Zagreb followed by invitation to La Scala, as well as Komische Oper in Berlin.

István Kovácsházi

He finished his musical studies under direction of Margit Kapossy. In 1994-95 he was a member of Debrecen theatre, after that of the Operetta Theatre in Budapest. Since 1997 he joined Hungarian State Opera ensemble where his repertoire spread from Mozart (The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Cosi fan tutte), to Verdi and Puccini (Traviata, Rigoletto, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly). Since his great success in 2006 as Walter von Stolzing in the Meistersänger, he specialises in Wagner operas. Till 2014 he was a member of Mannheim Opera Theatre ensemble.

Piroska Molnár

photo: Attila Polyák

Piroska Molnár, actress, achieved countless titles and awards such as The Actress of the Nation, Kossuth award, Mari Jászai award. She is also a teacher at Theatre and Film University. She was born in Ózd in 1945 and finished Theatre and Film University in 1968 in the group of Géza Pártos. After that she was member of the ensembles in Szeged, Kaposvár, Katona and National Theatre in Budapest. Since 2013 her main theatre is Thália in Budapest.

Veronika Nadási

She graduated from Mária Toldy musical studio, after which she studied at Kőbánya Music College. In 2005 she graduated from the Musical and Operetta department of Theatre and Film University in Budapest. She performed in Piccoló Theatre, in Szigligeti Theatre in Szolnok and also in Madách Theatre. Currently she is a member of Budapest Operetta Theatre. She teaches at Judit Kővári singing school and at Pest Broadway Studio.

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Kátya Tompos

Actress and singer, honoured with Jászai Mari award. Her mother is Russian and her father Hungarian (Károly Tompos, quantum mechanics professor). During her school years she started to study acting and singing in Margit Földessy Studio. In 2005 she finished the Musical department of the Theatre and Film University in Budapest. She was member of József Attila Theatre ensemble (2005-2007) and after that Bárka Theatre ensemble (2007-2008), in 2008 she join the Hungarian National Theatre where she remained till 2018. In 2013 her “Across Europe” CD was issued.