Main Prize finalist, Song Prize finalist
Levente Moln谩r was born in Gyergy贸remete (Transylvania), and later moved to Cs铆kszereda. From the age of 14 he studied at the singing faculty of the Nagy Istv谩n School for Music and Fine Arts, with Melinda Mih谩ly. He entered the Singing Faculty of the Music University of Oradea in 2001, studying with Marian Boboia.
In 2003 he joined the Studio of the Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, and began his operatic career, while continuing to study with J煤lia P谩szthy, Adrienne Csengery, Anik贸 Katona, Ionel Pantea, G茅za Oberfrank, and Ferenc Nagy.
On 27 January 2006 he made his debut in the title role Don Giovanni, at the Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, in a gala performance to celebrate Mozart's 250th anniversary. He has also sung this role abroad.
Other roles include Guglielmo (Cos矛 fan Tutte), Malatesta (Don Pasquale), and Hungarian roles such as Biberach B谩nk b谩n by Ferenc Erkel; and Bag贸 J谩nos Vit茅z by Pongr谩c Kacs贸h.
He is currently performing Silvio Pagliacci and Belcore L'elisir d'amore.
Future roles at the Hungarian State Opera include Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Marcello (La Boh猫me), Dandini (La Cenerentola) and Onegin from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
His interests include animals, the countryside and meditation.
Repertoire details for Concert 1, Recital 4, Song Prize final and 麻豆官网首页入口 Cardiff Singer of the World final:
Final - Sunday 17 June
- Leoncavallo: Si pu貌? si pu貌? Signore! (Pagliacci)
- Verdi: O Carlo, ascolta...Io morr貌 (Don Carlo)
- Mozart: Fin ch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)
- Verdi: 脠 sogno? O realt脿 (Falstaff)
Song Prize final - Friday 15 June
- Liszt: Die Drei Zigeuner
- Schubert: Erlk枚nig (D328)
- Emil Petrovics: Ballada
- Pascal Bentoiu: April
- Kodaly: Kit k茅ne elvenni? (H谩ron Magyar N茅pdal)
Recital 4 - Tuesday 12 June
- Schubert: Erlk枚nig (D328)
- Kodaly: Kit k茅ne elvenni? (H谩ron Magyar N茅pdal)
- Bart贸k: Elindultam sz茅p haz谩mbul (H谩ron Magyar N茅pdal No 1)
- Kodaly: Elmenyek, elmenyek (H谩ron Magyar N茅pdal No 35)
- Bart贸k: 脕ltal menn茅k 茅n a Tisz谩n ladikon (H谩ron Magyar N茅pdal No 2) SCHUBERT: Der st眉rmische Morgen (Winterreise)
- Tiberiu Brediceanu: Cantec Haiducesc
- Kodaly: Toborz贸 (H谩ry J谩nos, Op 15 No 22)
Accompanist: Simon Lepper
Concert 1 - Sunday 10 June
- Rossini: Largo al factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
- Mozart: Hai gi脿 vinta la causa!...Vedr貌 mentr'io sospiro (Le nozze di Figaro)
- Mozart: Donne mie, le fate a tanti (Cos矛 fan tutte)
- Verdi: 脠 sogno? O realt脿 (Falstaff)
With the orchestra of WNO conducted by Carlo Rizzi
