Jan Hnyk

Biography

Bass Jan Hnyk made his debut at the National Theatre Opera in May 2019 as Celio in Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. He graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and also studied with bass Matti Salminen in Zurich. In November 2016, he won the the Junior category in the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary and was also awarded the Vilém Zítek Prize, the Milan Bürger Prize, the Prague Voice Centre Prize and the Audience Jury Prize. Since 2011, he has been a guest at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň, where he has performed the roles of Masetto (Don Giovanni), Wagner (Faust), Dr. Spinelloccio (Gianni Schicchi), Kaspar (Der Freischütz), Zacharias (Nabucco), Martin (Dvořák: Šelma sedlák / The Cunning Peasant)) and Petr the Hermit (Dvořák: Armida); for his portrayal of Martin, he was shortlisted for the 2019 Thalia Award. At the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice he created the title role of Boito's Mefistofele. In 2010–2012 he was a member of the Opera piccola di Praga, with which he toured Switzerland with Burkhard's opera Spiegel, das Kätzchen, directed by Josef Novák and produced by Mathias Spohr, who further engaged Jan Hnyk for the role of Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro) in Winterthur, Switzerland. In 2013 Jan Hnyk was chosen by film director Jiří Menzel for the role of the singer Marek in his film Donšajni. He has also been a sought-after concert artist.