
Gábor Bretz
opera singer, Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2012/2013)
bass-baritone
Born in Budapest, Gábor Bretz, studied with Stephen Czovek in Los Angeles before returning to Budapest to continue his training first with Professor Albert Antalffy, then at the Béla Bartók High School of Music with Mária Fekete, and later with Erika Sziklai and Sándor Sólyom-Nagy at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. In 2005 he took the top prize at the International Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens.
He appears at the Hungarian State Opera regularly, with roles that include (Boito's) Mefistofele, Figaro, Leporello, Don Giovanni, Méphistophélès (Gounod's Faust), Banquo (Macbeth) and Gurnemanz (Parsifal), and was appointed Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera for the 2012/13 season.
He appears at the Hungarian State Opera regularly, with roles that include (Boito's) Mefistofele, Figaro, Leporello, Don Giovanni, Méphistophélès (Gounod's Faust), Banquo (Macbeth) and Gurnemanz (Parsifal), and was appointed Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera for the 2012/13 season.
He has made his debut at a number of operatic venues abroad, including at the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden, and in Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Bologna and Hamburg. At various stages around the world, he has worked under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Adam Fischer, Edward Gardner, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Harding, Lothar Koenigs, Michele Mariotti and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He regularly sings the title role in Bluebeard's Castle in both concert performances and staged productions. Also a frequent guest on concert stages, he has sung works by Bach, Haydn and Mozart, as well as Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Tippett's A Child of our Time, Berlioz's L’enfance du Christ, Verdi's Requiem and Handel's Messiah with such conductors as Sylvain Cambreling, Carlo Montanaro and Helmuth Rilling.
Awards and recognitions:
Mihály Székely Commemorative Plaque (2022)
Hungarian Artist of Merit (2020)
Ferenc Liszt Award (2013)
Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2012/2013)
Mihály Székely Commemorative Plaque (2022)
Hungarian Artist of Merit (2020)
Ferenc Liszt Award (2013)
Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2012/2013)
Performances
August 12. 20:00
semi-staged
opera
Attila
August 14. 20:00
semi-staged
opera
Attila
October 27. 18:00
contemporary
opera
14
rehearsal
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
October 29. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
November 6. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
November 11. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
November 13. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
November 18. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
December 1. 18:00
classic
opera
12
rehearsal
LA BOHÈME – MVM OperAdventure

December 3. 19:00
classic
opera
12
LA BOHÈME

December 7. 19:00
classic
opera
12
LA BOHÈME

December 9. 19:00
classic
opera
12
LA BOHÈME

December 11. 11:00
classic
opera
12
LA BOHÈME

December 22. 19:00
classic
opera
12
LA BOHÈME

February 9. 18:00
contemporary
opera
rehearsal
THE WOODEN PRINCE /
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
February 11. 19:00
contemporary
opera
premiere
THE WOODEN PRINCE /
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
Premier
February 16. 19:00
contemporary
opera
THE WOODEN PRINCE /
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
February 17. 19:00
contemporary
opera
THE WOODEN PRINCE /
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
February 19. 19:00
contemporary
opera
THE WOODEN PRINCE /
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
February 23. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
CARMEN

February 25. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

March 1. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

March 3. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

March 5. 11:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

March 9. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

March 10. 18:00
contemporary
opera
8
premiere
JOHN THE VALIANT
March 12. 11:00
contemporary
opera
8
JOHN THE VALIANT
March 12. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
CARMEN

April 5. 16:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
PARSIFAL
April 7. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
April 9. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
April 14. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
April 27. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
ELEKTRA
April 29. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
ELEKTRA
May 3. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
ELEKTRA
May 7. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
ELEKTRA
May 14. 11:00
contemporary
opera
18
ELEKTRA
May 20. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18