Gyula Nagy

Baritone

Biography

Born in Hungary and based in Ireland, he trained at the National Opera Studio in London and was a Young Associate Artist with the Opera Theatre Company in Dublin. Winner of many awards and prizes he also worked with Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera and with Irish Youth Opera. He joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at ROH Covent Garden where he performed and covered many roles with the company. He went on to make his debut with the Komische Oper in Berlin as the Gypsy The Fair at Sorochyntsi, appeared in the title role of Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria for Opera Collective Ireland and was invited back to ROH Covent Garden for Schaunard La Boheme in the main season. Recently he returned to the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme for their summer concert to sing excerpts of Rodrique Don Carlos and Ford Falstaff and made his role debut as Escamillo Carmen for Opera North. He returned to ROH Covent Garden to sing Sharpless Madama Butterfly in both summer and autumn seasons, appeared in both Leuthold and the title role of William Tell for Irish National Opera. He made his very successful house and role debut as Urok Manru for Opéra National de Lorraine and sang both of the roles of Alfio and Tonio Cavalleria Rusticana e I Pagliacci in concert for the Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra. Another role debut was as Rigoletto for Fundacion Excelentia in both Madrid and San Sebastian.

Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance ROH Covent Garden 17th July 2021
…the parade of talent was impressive indeed. The former JPYA Gyula Nagy deployed his magnificent baritone, exceptional in the upper reaches and perfect for bluff, uncomplicated Rodrigue.
Nagy boomed admirably as Ford.
Roger Parker – Opera Magazine – October 2021

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In Concert

Brahms EIN DEUTSCHE REQUIEM; Stanford: BIBLE SONGS; Bach CANTATA 56 (BWV56); Bach: ST MARK PASSION; Dvorak: TE DEUM; Orff CARMINA BURANA; Handel MESSIAH; Mahler SYMPHONY NO. 8

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