Petr Horák

Biography

Petr Horák studied at the Prague Conservatory (with Prof. Alfréd Hampel) and the Academy of Music in Prague (with Prof. Luděk Löbl). Between 1997 and 2005, he was a soloist of the operetta company of the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň, where he portrayed Prince Sou-Chong (Das Land des Lächelns), Paganini (Paganini), Edwin (Die Csárdásfürstin), and other roles. He has also appeared as a guest elsewhere (in Ostrava, Liberec, Ústí nad Labem, etc.). Furthermore, his operetta repertoire includes the roles of Eisenstein and Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Tassilo (Gräfin Mariza), Bolo (Polish Blood), and others. Petr Horák has also sung at concerts in the Czech Republic and abroad. In 2001, he received a special prize for the best performance of an operetta song at the Franz Lehár International Vocal Competition.