Lubomír Havlák (27 December 1921 – 28 September 2014) was a Czech dramatic

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born at

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near

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, former Czechoslovakia. His professional career started at the theatre in

(Hunter in ''

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''), followed by performances in the

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opera theater (Turridu in ''

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''),

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and

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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 (

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). 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 {{CzechRepublic-singer-stub