István Bocskai

Repertoire

Preliminary

• Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns- Egy dús virágzó barackfa ágát / Von Apfelblüten einen Kranz (Sou-Chong)  

Semi-Final

• Verdi: Macbeth - O figli miei...Ah, la paterna mano (Macduff)
• Wagner: Tannhäuser - Dir töne Lob! (Tannhäuser)

Final

• Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Kuda, kuda vi udalilis / Куда, куда вы удалились (Lensky)
• Wagner:Tannhäuser - Inbrunst im Herzen (Tannhäuser)

Biography

István Bocskai was born in 1986, during his elementary and high school years, he learnt to play the violoncello and sang in the school choirs, respectively. Between 2007-2009, he studied folk song by Erika Juhász and had vocal studies by dr. Ildikó Ács Ferencziné at the University of Nyíregyháza.

2012-2014, he sang in the tenor 1. part of the choir of the Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen, then, 2014-2019, in the choir of the National Theatre of Szeged. Between 1991-2012, he was associated with folk dance at Hajdú Folk Dance Ensemble of Debrecen.

Played roles:

2013-14: F. Lehár: The Merry Widow – Cascada, Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen

2014-15: István Csukás – Erik Imre Nagy: Stars on escape (Szökevény csillagok) – Keserű Kecskeszőr király

2014-15: F. Lehár: The Merry Widow, Rosillon de Camille, National Theatre of Szeged

2014-15: Sára Iván: That’s what happened in Vienna (Ez történt Bécsben) – Rudolf Löttinger, National Theatre of Szeged

2015-16: F. Lehár: The Count of Luxemburg – Saville, National Theatre of Szeged

2015-16: Péter Tóth: Prince Árgyélus (Árgyélus Királyfi) – Áfonya, Sipirc, National Theatre of Szeged

2015-17: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Sly – Il Guidice Campestre, National Theatre of Szeged

2016-17: G. Verdi: Il Trovatore – Ruiz, National Theatre of Szeged

2017-18: W. A. Mozart – János Lackfi: Parázsfuvolácska - The Magic Flute for children – Tamino, National Theatre of Szeged

2017-18: W.A. Mozart – The Magic Flute – Tamino, National Theatre of Miskolc

2018 – : G. Verdi: Rigoletto – Borsa, Open-Air Festival of Szeged

2018 – : W.A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – Basilio, Curzio, National Theatre of Szeged

2019 - : R. Leoncavallo: Pagliaco – Arlecchino, National Theatre of Szeged

2019 - : G. Puccini: Il Tabarro – Tinca, National Theatre of Szeged

2020 - : R. Wagner: Tannhäuser – Tannhäuser, Heinrich der Schreiber, Natonal heare of Szeged

2020: G.F. Händel: Agripiina – Narciso, Open-Air Festival of Szeged.