Martin Gurbaľ (1974) hails from Slovakia. From 1991–1997 he studied at the conservatory in Košice with Ľudmila Šomorjaiová and then progressed to solo singing at the University of Ostrava, where since 2015 he commenced his pedagogical carreer in the department of solo singing. 

He successfully participated in several singing competitions and (among others) won the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary in 1996, took second place in the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Competition and in the International Lucia Popp Competition in Bratislava.
 
From 1995 to 2001 he was a soloist at the Opera in Košice (Slovakia) and since 2001 has been a soloist of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava (Czech Republic). He is a regular guest of the National Theatre in Prague and Brno, Slovak National Theatre, and other theatres in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Poland. 
His vocal and technical expertise allows him to interpret a wide repertoire of opera, cantata, oratory and song creations, particularly the works of Giuseppe Verdi, Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček.
 
His repertoire includes numerous significant roles (bass – low baritone):
Béla Bartók – BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE (Bluebeard),
Benjamin Britten – THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Collatinus), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Theseus)
Gaetano Donizetti – ANNA BOLENA (Henry VIII.), DON PASQUALE (Don Pasquale)
Charles Gounod – FAUST (Méphistophélés), ROMEO AND JULIET (Frère Laurent)
Paul Hindemith – CARDILLAC (The gold merchant)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Bartolo / Count Almaviva), DON GIOVANNI (Don Giovanni), COS? FAN TUTTE (Guglielmo / Don Alfonso), LA CLEMENZA DI TITO (Publio), THE MAGIC FLUTE (Sarastro)
Sergei Prokofiev – THE FIERY ANGEL (Inquisitor)
Giacomo Puccini – MANON LESCAUT (Geronte di Ravoir), LA BOHÈME (Colline), TURANDOT (Timur)
Gioachino Rossini – THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Basilio), THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS (Mustafä)
Richard Strauss – ARIADNE ON NAXOS (Truffaldin)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – EUGENE ONEGIN (Prince Gremin)
Ambroise Thomas – HAMLET (Claudius)
Giuseppe Verdi – NABUCCO (Zaccaria), ERNANI (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), MACBETH (Banco), THE TROUBADOUR (Ferrando), THE SICILIAN VESPERS (Jean Procida), THE POWER OF FATE (Padre Guardiano), DON CARLOS (Ikvizitor), AIDA (The King of Egypt / Ramfis)
Richard Wagner – TANNHÄUSER (Hermann)
 
Czech repertoire
Antonín Dvořák – ARMIDA (Hydraot), RUSALKA (Water goblin)
Leoš Janáček – JENŮFA (Mayor), THE EXCURSIONS OF MR. BROUČEK TO THE MOON AND TO THE 15TH CENTURY (Sacristan / Lunigrove / Domšík from the Bell), KÁŤA KABANOVÁ (Savël Prokofjevic Dikój), THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, (Forester), THE MAKROPULOS AFFAIR (Lawyer Dr. Kolenatý)
Bohuslav Martinů – THE GREEK PASSION (Grigoris), MIRANDOLINA (Marchese di Forlimpopoli)
Bedřich Smetana – THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA (Old villager), THE BARTERED
 
In addition to his operatic work, he has sung many of the great choral and orchestral vocal works with the world’s most distinguished Czech conductors Jiří Bělohlávek, Tomáš Hanus, Tomáš Netopil and Jakub Hrůša. He has guest appeared in numerous opera houses and concert venues throughout Europe, where he often sings at concerts, for example: Haydn’s Creation, Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Te Deum, Requiem, Biblical Songs, Verdi’s Requiem, Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass (also in the Opera di Firenze), song series of Romantic composers, or other less known pieces. Martin Gurbaľ has performed at concert halls in many European countries with the Czech Philharmonic, the Slovak Philharmonic, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra di Guiseppe Verdi di Milano (Verdi’s Requiem), Odense Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra ec.
 
He has frequently performed at the International opera and music festival Janáček Brno (2010 and 2014: THE EXCURSIONS OF MR. BROUČEK TO THE MOON AND TO THE 15TH CENTURY, 2012: KÁŤA KABANOVÁ), has appeared at the Opera Festival in Miskolc (Bartók + Verdi, 2001), and OPA Pisa – Anima Mundi (10th September 2016 with Svatá Ludmila /Saint Ludmila/ by Antonín Dvořák). 
 
He recorded Janáček’s THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN (Forester; Revírník in Czech) – an animated version produced by the BBC.
 
Foto: Josef Hradil
 
Update December 2017

 

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Cast - Season:
DALIBORBudivoj, commander of the royal guard
NABUCCOZaccaria
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)Hermann
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal
THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIAOld villager
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)Adam, village judge
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXENGamekeeper
THE DEVIL’S WALLBeneš, a hermit
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS OR DEATH'S REFUSAL (Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung)Death
THE KISSPaloucký
THE SECRETMalina, a councillor
THE TWO WIDOWSMumlal, gamekeeper
DALIBORBudivoj, commander of the royal guard
EVA DŘÍZGOVÁ-JIRUŠOVÁ'S BIRTHDAY GALASolists
MANONLe Comte des Grieux
NABUCCOZaccaria
RUSALKAVodník, the water goblin
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)Hermann
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)Adam, village judge
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS OR DEATH'S REFUSAL (Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung)Death
THE KISSPaloucký
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTSMr. Hollywood
THE TWO WIDOWSMumlal, gamekeeper
TOSCA A Sacristan
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
MANONLe Comte des Grieux
NABUCCOZaccaria
RUSALKAVodník, the water goblin
THE KISSPaloucký
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTSMr. Hollywood
THE TWO WIDOWSMumlal, gamekeeper
TOSCA A Sacristan
Cesare Angelotti
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICTPriest
Old Convict
NABUCCOZaccaria
ROBERT LE DIABLEBertram, his friend
RUSALKAVodník, the water goblin
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE KISSPaloucký
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTSMr. Hollywood
THE QUEEN OF SPADES (Pikovaja dama)Surin
THE SCHOOL OF JEALOUSYLumaca
TOSCA A Sacristan
GALA EVENING 2019/2020
JULIETTE, OR THE KEY OF DREAMSOld Arab / Grandfather / The old sailor / Voice from behind / The nightwatchman
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
ROBERT LE DIABLEBertram, his friend
RUSALKAVodník, the water goblin
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE FOUR-NOTE OPERABass
THE SCHOOL OF JEALOUSYLumaca
THE TRIALInspector / Uncle Albert
IL TRITTICO - SUOR ANGELICATalpa ("mole"), a stevedore
Simone, Buoso's cousin
JULIETTE, OR THE KEY OF DREAMSOld Arab / Grandfather / The old sailor / Voice from behind / The nightwatchman
L2!
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICTPriest
Old Convict
OTHELLOLodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic
ROBERT LE DIABLEBertram, his friend
SECRETMalina, a councillor
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal, a marriage broker
THE FOUR-NOTE OPERABass
HAMLETClaudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet
L2!
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICTOld Convict
Priest
OTHELLOLodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic
SECRETMalina, a councillor
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal, a marriage broker
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIACollatinu, a Roman general
ZOB, ZOB, ZOBAN!!!Water Spirit
ANDREA CHÉNIERPietro Fléville, a novelist
CHORUS GALA CONCERTSingers
HAMLETClaudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet
L2!
LA CLEMENZA DI TITOPublio, prefect of the praetorian guard
LA TRAVIATADottore Grenvil
ROBERTO DEVEREUXSir Gualtiero Raleigh
SECRETMalina, a councillor
TEMPESTStefano, adventurer, cellarman and drunk
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!Basilio, Rosina's music teacher
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal, a marriage broker
THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIAOld villager
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIACollatinu, a Roman general
ANDREA CHÉNIERPietro Fléville, a novelist
HAMLETClaudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet
L2!
MARY STUARTGiorgio Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
NABUCCOZaccaria, high priest of the Jews
ROBERTO DEVEREUXSir Gualtiero Raleigh
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal, a marriage broker
THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIAOld villager
THE DEVIL’S WALLBeneš
THE FIERY ANGELInquisitor
ANDREA CHÉNIERPietro Fléville, a novelist
ANNA BOLENAHenry VIII.
ERNANIDon Ruy Gomez de Silva
EXCURSIONS OF MR BROUCEKSacristan, Lunigrove, Domšík from the Bell
GENOVEVABalthasar, Siegfried's servant
MARY STUARTGiorgio Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
NABUCCOZaccaria, high priest of the Jews
PHILOCTETESHerakles
THE BARTERED BRIDEKecal, a marriage broker
THE DEVIL’S WALLBeneš
THE FIERY ANGELInquisitor
ANNA BOLENAEnrico VIII.
ERNANIDon Ruy Gomez de Silva
GENOVEVABalthasar
JENUFA
KATYA KABANOVADikoj
LA TRAVIATA
LA WALLYStromminger
MIRANDOLINADi Forlimpopoli
NABUCCO
THE BARTERED BRIDE
THE BEST OF CZECH OPERA!Účinkují
THE DEVIL’S WALLBeneš

ANNA BOLENAEnrico VIII.
ARMIDAHydraot, the king of Damascus
FEDORA
KATYA KABANOVADikoj
LA BOHEMEColline
LA WALLYStromminger
LET'S MAKE AN OPERA! - THE LITTLE SWEEPMax
Bob / Tom
NABUCCO
ROMEO AND JULIETBrother Laurent
THE BARTERED BRIDE
THE SLEEPING BEAUTYGoliath
ARMIDAHydraot, the king of Damascus
CARDILLACGold seller
FEDORA
JENUFA
LA BOHEMEColline
LA TRAVIATA
LET'S MAKE AN OPERA! - THE LITTLE SWEEPMax
Bob / Tom
NABUCCO
ROMEO AND JULIETBrother Laurent
THE BARTERED BRIDE
THE MACROPULOS CASE Dr. Kolenatý
THE SLEEPING BEAUTYGoliath
CARDILLACGold seller
FALSTAFF
FEDORA
JENUFA
LA TRAVIATA
NABUCCO
ŠÁRKA, ARIADNA
THE BARTERED BRIDE
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
THE SLEEPING BEAUTYGoliath
WERTHERBailli
THE BARTERED BRIDE
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
The Marrige of Figaro
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
NABUCCO
THE BARTERED BRIDE
The Marrige of Figarocount Almaviva
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
NABUCCO
THE BARTERED BRIDE
LA TRAVIATA
NABUCCO
THE BARTERED BRIDE
LA TRAVIATA
NABUCCO
LA TRAVIATA
NABUCCO
NABUCCO
NABUCCO
NABUCCO
NABUCCO
Photos - Season:
THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA
Martin Gurbaľ (Old villager)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA
Anna Nitrová (Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter), Šárka Hrbáčková (Děčana, Volfram's daughter), Tamara Morozová (Ludiše, Volfram's daughter), Martin Gurbaľ (Old villager)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE DEVIL’S WALL
Anna Nitrová (Záviš, his nephew), Gianluca Zampieri (Michále, the steward of Rožmberk Castle), Martin Gurbaľ (Beneš, a hermit)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE DEVIL’S WALL
Luciano Mastro (Jarek, knight in service of Vok), Martin Gurbaľ (Beneš, a hermit), Miloš Horák (Rarach, the devil), Jiří Brückler (Vok Vítkovic), Veronika Rovná (Hedvika, Countess of Šauenburka), Kristýna Kůstková (Katuška, his daughter)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE SECRET
Vít Šantora (Skřivánek, a singer), Martin Gurbaľ (Malina, a councillor), Lucie Hilscherová (Panna Róza, Malina's sister)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE SECRET
Vít Šantora (Skřivánek, a singer), Josef Kovačič (Bonifác, veteran soldier), Richard Samek (Vít, a huntsman, Kalina's son), Jana Sibera (Blaženka, Malina's daughter), Martin Gurbaľ (Malina, a councillor), Lucie Hilscherová (Panna Róza, Malina's sister)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
DALIBOR
Martin Bárta (Vladislav, Czech king), Tomáš Juhás (Dalibor, the knight), Martin Gurbaľ (Budivoj, commander of the royal guard), Kateřina Hebelková (Milada, sister of Burgrave Ploskovicky)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
DALIBOR
Jozef Benci (Beneš, jailor), Martin Gurbaľ (Budivoj, commander of the royal guard), Jozef Benci (Beneš, jailor), Martin Gurbaľ (Budivoj, commander of the royal guard)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)
Magdaléna Rovenská (Young herdsman), Tomasz Suchanek (Reinmar von Zweiter), Petr Urbánek (Biterolf), Josef Moravec (Walther von der Vogelweide), Martin Gurbaľ (Hermann), Jiří Hájek (Wolfram von Eschenbach)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)
Martin Gurbaľ (Hermann), Kateřina Hebelková (Elisabeth / Venus)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)
Gianluca Zampieri (Tannhäuser), Tomasz Suchanek (Reinmar von Zweiter), Josef Moravec (Walther von der Vogelweide), Martin Gurbaľ (Hermann), Pavol Kubáň (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Vít Šantora (Heinrich), Daniel Klánský (Biterolf), Maida Hundeling (Elisabeth / Venus)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)
Pavol Kubáň (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Tomasz Suchanek (Reinmar von Zweiter), Martin Javorský (Heinrich), Martin Gurbaľ (Hermann), Hans-Georg Priese (Tannhäuser), Petr Urbánek (Biterolf), Josef Moravec (Walther von der Vogelweide), Kateřina Hebelková (Elisabeth / Venus)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg)
Jiří Hájek (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Tomasz Suchanek (Reinmar von Zweiter), Vít Šantora (Heinrich), Martin Gurbaľ (Hermann), Gianluca Zampieri (Tannhäuser), Daniel Klánský (Biterolf), Juraj Nociar (Walther von der Vogelweide), Maida Hundeling (Elisabeth / Venus)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Jana Hrochová (Háta, his wife), Martin Gurbaľ (Kecal), Petr Urbánek (Mícha), Ondřej Koplík (Vašek, son)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Petr Urbánek (Mícha), Jana Hrochová (Háta, his wife), Martin Gurbaľ (Kecal), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Ludmila, his wife), Roman Vlkovič (Krušina), Veronika Rovná (Mařenka, daughter)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Martin Gurbaľ (Kecal), Jana Hrochová (Háta, his wife), Petr Urbánek (Mícha), Martin Šrejma (Jeník, Mícha's son from first marriage)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)
Ihor Maryshkin (Servant), Marcela Gurbaľová (First maid), Tetiana Hryha (Second maid), Martin Gurbaľ (Adam, village judge)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)
Marcela Gurbaľová (First maid), Martin Gurbaľ (Adam, village judge), Tetiana Hryha (Second maid)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)
Boris Prýgl (Walter, judge), Anna Nitrová (Mrs. Marthe Rull), Martin Gurbaľ (Adam, village judge), Martin Gyimesi (Licht, scribe)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)
Tetiana Hryha (Second maid), Martin Gurbaľ (Adam, village judge), Boris Prýgl (Walter, judge), Martin Gyimesi (Licht, scribe), Markéta Klaudová (Eve, her daughter)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BROKEN JUG (Der zerbrochene Krug)
Anna Nitrová (Mrs. Marthe Rull), Markéta Klaudová (Eve, her daughter), Boris Prýgl (Walter, judge), Martin Gurbaľ (Adam, village judge), Jiří Halama (Mrs. Brigitte), Tetiana Hryha (Second maid), Martin Gyimesi (Licht, scribe), Erik Ondruš (Veit Tümpel)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS OR DEATH'S REFUSAL (Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung)
Tetiana Hryha (Second maid), Martin Gurbaľ (Death), Boris Prýgl (Emperor Überall), Anna Nitrová (The Drummer), Erik Ondruš (The Loudspeaker), Markéta Klaudová (Bubikopf, a Soldier), Luciano Mastro (A Soldier), Martin Gyimesi (Harlequin), Marcela Gurbaľová (First maid)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS OR DEATH'S REFUSAL (Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung)
Marcela Gurbaľová (First maid), Anna Nitrová (The Drummer), Boris Prýgl (Emperor Überall), Tetiana Hryha (Second maid), Erik Ondruš (The Loudspeaker), Martin Gyimesi (Harlequin), Martin Gurbaľ (Death)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS OR DEATH'S REFUSAL (Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung)
Martin Gurbaľ (Death), Anna Nitrová (The Drummer), Boris Prýgl (Emperor Überall), Erik Ondruš (The Loudspeaker), Marcela Gurbaľová (First maid), Martin Gyimesi (Harlequin)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
MANON
Soňa Godarská (Manon Lescaut), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Javotte), Anna Nitrová (Rosette), Zuzana Ballánová (Poussette), Václav Morys (Guillot de Morfontaine), Martin Gurbaľ (Le Comte des Grieux), Luciano Mastro (Le Chevalier des Grieux)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTS
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Martin Gurbaľ (Mr. Hollywood), Doubravka Součková (Elinor), Josef Moravec (George, count), Martin Štolba (Real estate broker)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTS
Martin Gurbaľ (Mr. Hollywood), Jana Horáková Levicová (Mrs. Hollywood), Václav Čížek (Bob, the American servant / The Voice), Dominika Škrabalová (Castellan), Alžběta Vomáčková (Cedrik)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE LORD IN WHITE OR NO HAUNTS LEFT FOR GHOSTS
Jana Horáková Levicová (Mrs. Hollywood), Josef Moravec (George, count), Doubravka Součková (Elinor), Martin Gurbaľ (Mr. Hollywood), Alžběta Vomáčková (Cedrik)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Soňa Godarská (Karolina, a widow), Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Lívia Obručník Vénosová (Anežka, a widow)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Soňa Godarská (Karolina, a widow), Lívia Obručník Vénosová (Anežka, a widow)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Martin Šrejma (Ladislav Podhajský), Soňa Godarská (Karolina, a widow), Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Lívia Obručník Vénosová (Anežka, a widow)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Václav Čížek (Toník), Ivana Ambrúsová (Lidka), Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Veronika Rovná (Anežka, a widow), Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Václav Čížek (Toník), Martin Šrejma (Ladislav Podhajský), Ivana Ambrúsová (Lidka), Lada Bočková (Karolina, a widow)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Soňa Godarská (Karolina, a widow), Lívia Obručník Vénosová (Anežka, a widow), Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Martin Šrejma (Ladislav Podhajský)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE TWO WIDOWS
Martin Gurbaľ (Mumlal, gamekeeper), Soňa Godarská (Karolina, a widow)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
NABUCCO
Denisa Bílá (Anna, Zaccaria's sister), Martin Gurbaľ (Zaccaria)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
NABUCCO
Martin Gurbaľ (Zaccaria)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
RUSALKA
Kateřina Kněžíková (Rusalka, the water nymph), Martin Gurbaľ (Vodník, the water goblin)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
RUSALKA
Stanislava Jirků (Third wood sprite), Ivana Pavlů (Second wood sprite), Martin Gurbaľ (Vodník, the water goblin), Bohdana Šindlerová (Wood sprite)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
RUSALKA
Martin Gurbaľ (Vodník, the water goblin), Veronika Rovná (Rusalka, the water nymph)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
RUSALKA
Jakub Kettner (Gamekeeper), Ivana Ambrúsová (Kitchen girl), Martin Gurbaľ (Vodník, the water goblin)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE SCHOOL OF JEALOUSY
Martin Gurbaľ (Lumaca), Anna Nitrová (Carlotta), Tadeáš Hoza (Blasio), Veronika Rovná (Contessa)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE SCHOOL OF JEALOUSY
Martin Gurbaľ (Lumaca)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
JULIETTE, OR THE KEY OF DREAMS
Luciano Mastro (Michel), Denisa Bílá (Woman selling birds and poultry / First gentleman), Martin Gurbaľ (Old Arab / Grandfather / The old sailor / Voice from behind / The nightwatchman), Jakub Kettner (Man with the helmet / The seller of memories / The beggar), Alžběta Vomáčková (Woman selling fish - Fortune teller), Ondřej Koplík (The police officer / The messenger / The forest guard / The railway engineer), Markéta Cukrová (Small Arab / The young sailor / Chasseur), Ivana Ambrúsová (Second gentleman), Jan Šťáva (Man in the window / Grandfather Youth / The convict)
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ROBERT LE DIABLE
Osud pekelný a zhoubný mne pronásleduje, utlačuje…


Martin Gurbaľ (Bertram, his friend), José Manuel (Robert, Duke of Normandy)
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LA TRAVIATA
Užít si! Jak lahodně to slovo zní!
Balet a sbor NDM.

Anna Nitrová (Flora Bervoix), Luciano Mastro (Alfredo Germont), Petr Urbánek (Marchese d'Aubigny), Milena Arsovska (Violetta Valéry), Ondřej Koplík (Gastone, viscount de Letorieres), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
LA TRAVIATA
Vyspi se a sílu zas k hýření načerpej!
Sbor opery NDM

Petr Urbánek (Marchese d'Aubigny), Anna Nitrová (Flora Bervoix), Luciano Mastro (Alfredo Germont), Ondřej Koplík (Gastone, viscount de Letorieres), Milena Arsovska (Violetta Valéry), Jakub Kettner (Barone Douphol), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
LA TRAVIATA
Liška mění kožich, ale nevzdá se neřesti.
Balet a sbor opery.

Lukáš Bařák (Marchese d'Aubigny), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil), Václav Morys (Gastone, viscount de Letorieres), Vít Roleček (Alexandre Dumas fils), Anna Nitrová (Flora Bervoix)
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LA TRAVIATA
… bitevní pole zasvětíme všem udatným hráčům.
Balet a sbor opery.

Roman Vlkovič (Barone Douphol), Luciano Mastro (Alfredo Germont), Veronika Rovná (Violetta Valéry), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil), Václav Morys (Gastone, viscount de Letorieres), Anna Nitrová (Flora Bervoix), Lukáš Bařák (Marchese d'Aubigny)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
LA TRAVIATA
Má drahá, jsi ušlechtilou obětí zoufalé lásky.

Svatopluk Sem (Giorgio Germont, his father), Luciano Mastro (Alfredo Germont), Veronika Rovná (Violetta Valéry), Ivana Ambrúsová (Annina), Vít Roleček (Alexandre Dumas fils), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
LA TRAVIATA
Anna Nitrová (Flora Bervoix), Martin Šrejma (Alfredo Germont), Milena Arsovska (Violetta Valéry), Lukáš Bařák (Marchese d'Aubigny), Martin Gurbaľ (Dottore Grenvil)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Linda Ballová (Mařenka, their daughter), František Zahradníček (Mícha, a landowner), Anna Nitrová (Háta, his wife), Martin Gurbaľ (Kecal, a marriage broker), Jakub Kettner (Krušina, a peasant), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Ludmila, his wife)
Photo by: Eva Františáková
ZOB, ZOB, ZOBAN!!!
Martin Gurbaľ (Water Spirit)
Photo by: Martin Kusyn
ZOB, ZOB, ZOBAN!!!
Děti Operního studia NDM

Martin Gurbaľ (Water Spirit)
Photo by: Martin Kusyn
CHORUS GALA CONCERT
Martin Gurbaľ (Singers)
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SECRET
Jakub Tolaš (An entrepreneur), Martin Gurbaľ (Malina, a councillor), Josef Škarka (Bonifác, veteran soldier), Anna Nitrová (Panna Róza, Malina's sister), Lucie Kašpárková (Blaženka, Malina's daughter), Tomáš Černý (Vít, a huntsman, Kalina's son)
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SECRET
Václav Morys (Skřivánek, a singer), Josef Škarka (Bonifác, veteran soldier), Lucie Kašpárková (Blaženka, Malina's daughter), Martin Gurbaľ (Malina, a councillor)
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SECRET
Josef Škarka (Bonifác, veteran soldier), Lucie Kašpárková (Blaženka, Malina's daughter), Anna Nitrová (Panna Róza, Malina's sister), Martin Gurbaľ (Malina, a councillor)
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TEMPEST
Jevhen Šokalo (Caliban, disfigured savage and slave), Václav Morys (Trinkulo, adventurer, clown), Martin Gurbaľ (Stefano, adventurer, cellarman and drunk)
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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!
Miloš Horák (Bartolo, doctor of medicine, Rosina's guardian), Martin Šrejma (Count Almaviva), Martin Gurbaľ (Basilio, Rosina's music teacher), Erik Ondruš (Ambrogio, Bartolo's servant)
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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!
Martin Gurbaľ (Basilio, Rosina's music teacher), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Berta, old governess in Bartolo's house), Miloš Horák (Bartolo, doctor of medicine, Rosina's guardian), Svatopluk Sem (Figaro, barber), Martin Šrejma (Count Almaviva), Veronika Rovná (Rosina, rich pupil in Bartolo's house)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE!!!
Svatopluk Sem (Figaro, barber), Martin Gurbaľ (Basilio, Rosina's music teacher), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Berta, old governess in Bartolo's house), Veronika Rovná (Rosina, rich pupil in Bartolo's house), Miloš Horák (Bartolo, doctor of medicine, Rosina's guardian), Martin Šrejma (Count Almaviva), Tomasz Suchanek (Officer)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Thomas Weinhappel (Tarquinius, prince of Rome), Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general)
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Thomas Weinhappel (Tarquinius, prince of Rome), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general)
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Thomas Weinhappel (Tarquinius, prince of Rome), Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general)
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Thomas Weinhappel (Tarquinius, prince of Rome), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general)
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Veronika Rovná (Lucia, a maid), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general), Markéta Cukrová (Bianca, Lucretia's old nurse)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Markéta Cukrová (Bianca, Lucretia's old nurse), Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Janja Vuletic (Lucretia, wife of Collatinus)
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Markéta Cukrová (Bianca, Lucretia's old nurse), Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Janja Vuletic (Lucretia, wife of Collatinus), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Female Chorus), Veronika Rovná (Lucia, a maid)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Jorge Garza (Male Chorus), Markéta Cukrová (Bianca, Lucretia's old nurse), Janja Vuletic (Lucretia, wife of Collatinus), Martin Gurbaľ (Collatinu, a Roman general), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Female Chorus), Veronika Rovná (Lucia, a maid), Lukáš Bařák (Junius, a Roman general)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet), Roman Vlkovič (Polonius, court chancellor), Jana Sibera (Ophélie, daughter of Polonius)
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HAMLET
Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet)
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HAMLET
Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Jana Zelenková (Ballet dancers), Jiří Dvořák (Ballet dancers), Rodion Zelenkov (Ballet dancers), Macbeth Konstantin Kaněra (Ballet dancers), Lucie Kovářová (Ballet dancers), Jana Kopecká (Ballet dancers), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Václav Morys (Marcellus, friend of Hamlet), Jana Zelenková (Ballet dancers), Jiří Dvořák (Ballet dancers), Macbeth Konstantin Kaněra (Ballet dancers), Rodion Zelenkov (Ballet dancers), Lucie Kovářová (Ballet dancers), Jana Kopecká (Ballet dancers), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Václav Morys (Marcellus, friend of Hamlet), David Szendiuch (Horatio, friend of Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet), Jana Sibera (Ophélie, daughter of Polonius), Roman Vlkovič (Polonius, court chancellor)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Václav Morys (Marcellus, friend of Hamlet), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), David Szendiuch (Horatio, friend of Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Jana Sibera (Ophélie, daughter of Polonius)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet), Roman Vlkovič (Polonius, court chancellor), Jana Zelenková (Ballet dancers), Jana Sibera (Ophélie, daughter of Polonius), Jana Kopecká (Ballet dancers)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
HAMLET
David Szendiuch (Horatio, friend of Hamlet), Thomas Weinhappel (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Jana Sibera (Ophélie, daughter of Polonius), Roman Vlkovič (Polonius, court chancellor), Janja Vuletic (Gertrude, Queen, widow of King Hamlet and mother to Prince Hamlet), Martin Gurbaľ (Claudius, King of Denmark, brother of the late King Hamlet)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
L2!
Jan Vlas, Martin Gurbaľ, Juraj Čiernik
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THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA
Naše role zpustošili! Naše chyše nám spálili! Naše dítky nám vraždili!
Sbor opery NDM (vesničané)

Martin Gurbaľ (Old villager)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
EXCURSIONS OF MR BROUCEK
Josef Moravec (Painter, voice / Duhoslav / Vojta), Michal Vojta (Composer, Harper, Miroslav, the goldsmith), Jiří Brückler (Poet, Cloudy, Vacek the Bearded), Arnold Bezuyen (Matěj Brouček, a landlord), Jindřich Panský (Pegasus / Ghost), Alexandr Beň (Würfl, a bartender, Wonderglitter, councillor), Martina Vlčková (Young waiter at bar, Child prodigy, Student), Agnieszka Bochenek-Osiecka (Málinka, his daughter, lunar goddess, Kunka), Martin Gurbaľ (Sacristan, Lunigrove, Domšík from the Bell)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
PHILOCTETES
Jana Hrochová (Neoptolemos, Achilles son), Petr Venera (Guards), Martin Gurbaľ (Herakles), Jan Hrubý (Guards), Jakub Tolaš (Filoktetes)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
PHILOCTETES
Martin Gurbaľ (Herakles)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Frédérique Friess (Elvira), Anna Nitrová (Giovanna), Václav Živný (Jago), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Aleš Jenis (Don Carlo)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Frédérique Friess (Elvira)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Aleš Jenis (Don Carlo), Anna Nitrová (Giovanna), Frédérique Friess (Elvira), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Anna Nitrová (Giovanna), Aleš Jenis (Don Carlo), Frédérique Friess (Elvira), Luciano Mastro (Ernani)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ERNANI
Martin Gurbaľ (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Luciano Mastro (Ernani), Frédérique Friess (Elvira)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
GENOVEVA
Michal Onufer (Caspar), Martin Gurbaľ (Balthasar), Philippe Do (Golo)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
GENOVEVA
Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Genoveva), Martin Gurbaľ (Balthasar), Michal Onufer (Caspar)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
GENOVEVA
Jakub Kettner (Siegfried), Martin Gurbaľ (Balthasar), Frédérique Friess (Genoveva), Roman Vlkovič (Caspar), Yvona Škvárová (Margaretha)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
KATYA KABANOVA
Martin Gurbaľ (Dikoj), Eva Urbanová (Kabanicha), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Káťa Kabanová)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
MIRANDOLINA
Martin Gurbaľ (Di Forlimpopoli), Jan Willem Baljet (Di Ripafratta), Martin Šrejma (Conte d´Albafiorita), Aleš Briscein (Fabrizio), Kateřina Kněžíková (Mirandolina)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
MIRANDOLINA
Kateřina Kněžíková (Mirandolina), Martin Gurbaľ (Di Forlimpopoli), Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová (Ortensia), Anna Nitrová (Deianira)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE DEVIL’S WALL
Ulf Paulsen (Rarach, the devil), Martin Gurbaľ (Beneš)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ANNA BOLENA
Philippe Do (Lord Riccardo Percy), Agnieszka Bochenek-Osiecka (Anna Bolena), Martin Gurbaľ (Enrico VIII.), Bogdan Kurowski (Lord Rochefort), Anna Nitrová (Smeton)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ANNA BOLENA
Martin Gurbaľ (Enrico VIII.)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ANNA BOLENA
Závěr opery

Václav Morys (Sir Hervey), Jan Šťáva (Lord Rochefort), Kateřina Jalovcová (Giovanna Seymour), Elona Korzhevych (Anna Bolena), Martin Gurbaľ (Enrico VIII.), Philippe Do (Lord Riccardo Percy), Václava Krejčí Housková (Smeton)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
FEDORA
Martin Štolba, Václav Morys, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
FEDORA
Martin Gurbaľ, Nana Miriani
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
KATYA KABANOVA
Martin Gurbaľ (Dikoj), Nadine Secunde (Kabanicha), Morenike Fadayomi (Káťa Kabanová)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
ARMIDA
Martin Gurbaľ (Hydraot, the king of Damascus), Richard Haan (Ismen, the master of Syria, wizard)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Martin Gurbaľ, Magda Málková
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Jaroslav Březina, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
THE BARTERED BRIDE
Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
FALSTAFF
Václav Morys, Juraj Hollý, Peter Mikuláš, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Daniel Jäger
NABUCCO
Veronika Rovná, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Martin Popelář
NABUCCO
Veronika Rovná, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
Matěj Chadima, Martin Gurbaľ
Photo by: Vojtěch Bartek
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
Martin Gurbaľ, Marianna Pillárová
Photo by: Vojtěch Bartek
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
Martin Gurbaľ, Anna Nitrová
Photo by: Vojtěch Bartek
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
Anna Nitrová, Martin Gurbaľ, Martin Šrejma, Marianna Pillárová
Photo by: Vojtěch Bartek