Dénes Gulyás (born 31 March 1954) is a Hungarian

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. A native of

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, he studied at the

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in that city. He had an international career in the 1970s, and sang at the

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, among other houses; one of his performances there, a ''

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'' in which he replaced Neil Shicoff as Des Grieux to the Manon of

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, was broadcast live as part of the company's Saturday radio broadcast series. He was also a member of Parliament, representing the

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party, between 2006 and 2014.

Life

He completed locksmith trade school. At age 19, he was admitted to the Music Academy, where in 1978 he was awarded diplomas in Opera Singing and Artistic Instructor. In 1979, he won two prizes in the Giovanni Cantanti Lirici competition, as well as in 1982 winning 1st prize in the first national Luciano Pavarotti vocal competition. He was a soloist at the Budapest Opera House as well as the Szeged National Theater, led the Gyor Kisfaludi Theater Opera Association, and as Musical Advisor to the National Theater, he revived the Chamber Music Series at the refectory. Since 1995, he has been teaching voice at the Liszt Ferenc Music Conservatory.

Political career

Until 2003, he had no party affiliation. However, at the (then) Fidesz Congressional Convention, he joined the party. In 2004, he was nominated for Presidency of the Pest Valley 10th district (

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) where in 2006 he won by a substantial margin. Since 30 March 2006 he had been a member of Parliament's Cultural and Media committees.

Awards

* Franz Liszt Prize, 1982 * Artist of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic, 1985 * Outstanding Artist of the Republic of Hungary, 2000 * Hungarian Heritage Award, 2014

Personal life

Gulyás is married and has three children.Fidesz-KDNP
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* 1954 births Living people Hungarian operatic tenors Hungarian male film actors Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Fidesz politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) Academic staff of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Singers from Budapest Male actors from Budapest Artists of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic Merited artists of the Republic of Hungary 20th-century Hungarian male opera singers 21st-century Hungarian male opera singers {{Hungary-opera-singer-stub