Miroslav Dvorský is a Slovak opera

Opera

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tic tenor

Tenor

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 of international renown who has had an active career since the early 1980s.

Biography

Born in Partizánske

Partizánske

Partizánske |partisan]] town, formerly: Baťovany) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around from Nitra, on the Nitra River, near the Tribeč mountains.-History:...

, Dvorský has a twin brother, Jaroslav Dvorský, who is also an opera singer. He has three more siblings, two of which also have opera careers: Peter Dvorský

Peter Dvorský

Peter Dvorský is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories....

 and Pavol Dvorský. His other brother, Vendelín Dvorský, is an economist.

Dvorský earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the technical school in his native city. He then studied singing at the Bratislava Conservatory under Ida Černecká and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

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. After graduating he received further training from Luciano Silvestri at the L'Accademia di La Scala

La Scala

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 in Milan

Milan

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. After winning several major singing competitions, he joined the Slovak National Theatre

Slovak National Theatre

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 where he made his professional opera debut in 1983.

Dvorský has since appeared in leading roles on the stages of most of the world's great opera houses, including La Scala, the Royal Opera, London

Royal Opera, London

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, the Opéra National de Paris, the Vienna State Opera

Vienna State Opera

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, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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, the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Teatro Comunale di Bologna

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, the Teatro Regio di Torino, the Teatro Carlo Felice

Teatro Carlo Felice

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, the Canadian Opera Company

Canadian Opera Company

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, Opéra de Marseille

Opéra de Marseille

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, the Municipal Theater of Santiago

Municipal Theater of Santiago

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, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, the San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera

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, and the New National Theatre Tokyo among others. His scheduled performances for the 2009–2010 season include Alfred in Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

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's Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

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at the Semperoper

Semperoper

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 in Dresden, Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

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's Tosca

Tosca

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at the Hamburg State Opera

Hamburg State Opera

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, Jeník in Bedřich Smetana

Bedrich Smetana

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's The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride

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at the Prague National Theatre

National Theatre (Prague)

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, Laca Klemeň in Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janácek

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's Jenůfa

Jenufa

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at the Teatro Real

Teatro Real

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 in Madrid and in Prague, and The Prince in Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvorák

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's Rusalka

Rusalka (opera)

Rusalka is an opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. Rusalka is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses...

at the Norwegian National Opera.