Lubomír Havlák (27 December 1921 – 28 September 2014) was a Czech dramatic
tenor born at
Fryčovice
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near
Ostrava, former Czechoslovakia.
His professional career started at the theatre in
Ostrava (Hunter in ''
Rusalka
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''), followed by performances in the
Ústí nad Labem opera theater (Turridu in ''
Cavalleria Rusticana''),
Bratislava
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and
Košice
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(Pedro in ''
Tiefland'').
He was member of
The National Theatre in Prague since 1954 till 1990.
His most remarkable engagement outside Czechoslovakia was in 1960s in
Berlin Opera House (
Florestan).
He died in September 2014 at the age of 92.
References
Lubomír Havlák at National Theatre magazine 4/2006-07, p.5
Lubomír Havlák at ''Czech musical vocabulary of people and institutions''
* http://www.naxos.com/person/Lubomir_Havlak/5734.htm
1921 births
2014 deaths
Czech expatriates in Germany
Czechoslovak male opera singers
Czech opera singers
Czech tenors
People from Frýdek-Místek District
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