Jiří Hájek

Baritonist Jiří Hájek studied singing at the Pardubice Conservatory. He continued at the University of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava in the class of doc. P. Mikuláš and then at the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU) in Prague in the class of prof. R. Tučka. In 2003, he won 1st prize in the field of singing and 2nd prize in the field of opera at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary. Since 2004, he has been a soloist at the JK Tyla Theater in Pilsen. During his engagement, he studied over 30 roles from the Czech and international repertoire. In 2019, he returned to the Pilsen theater as the prince in A. Dvořák's opera Bystry sedlák. Since 2003, he has been a regular guest of the Prague State Opera. In addition, he has been a soloist of the National Theater since the 2010/11 season. He performs here mainly in roles by Mozart, e.g. Don Giovanni (Mozart: Don Giovanni), Papageno (Mozart: The Magic Flute), Count Almaviva (Mozart: Figarova wedding), Guglielmo (Mozart: Cosi fan tutte) and many others. In addition, he is a guest at the National Theater in Brno.