A student of Valéria Berdál, Kálmán Gyimesi and Márta Ónody. In 1997, he graduated with distinction from the opera programme at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, studying in András Békés’s class. He was a member of the Szeged National Theatre from 1991 to 2008. For eight seasons, he performed with the Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen. He regularly appeared in Pécs, Győr and other regional theatres. His major international engagements included performances in the Netherlands, Ravenna, Paris, Austria, Cluj-Napoca, Japan and Florida. He toured Germany for six months with gala programmes and spent nine months performing aboard an operetta cruise ship.
His major roles include Eugene Onegin, Falstaff, Gianni Schicchi, Don Giovanni, Leporello, Don Alfonso, Lindorf–Coppélius–Dapertutto–Miracle, Bartolo in The Barber of Seville, Dulcamara, Mozart’s Bartolo, Aeneas and Danilo.
He has been performing at the Hungarian State Opera since 1997, where he has appeared in more than 500 performances. His notable roles include Papageno, Petúr, Bagó, Mozart’s Figaro, Guglielmo, Dandini, Belcore, Schaunard, Dancaïre, Dr Falke, Frank, Ping, Zsupán, Carnero, Enrico Ashton, Garda Roberto, Enrico in The Bell, Marullo, Asztrik in Stephen the King, Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone, Scapin in Lajtha’s The Blue Hat, and Riff in West Side Story.
Alongside his operatic career, he taught private singing at a music school for 30 years. His students included Krisztina Kónya, István Papp, Gerda Pikali and Balázs Fehér.
He is a poet, songwriter and public figure. He is a member of the Hungarian Writers’ Association and the Society of Creative Musicians. He has published three volumes of poetry and a collection of educational songs entitled Tears, set to music by the composer himself using his own poems. His Mozart–Schumann CD album was released in 2008.
He is actively involved in cultural foundations and associations. He served on a trade union’s executive committee for ten years and was editor-in-chief of the publication Independence (Függetlenség) for five years. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Foundation of the World Federation of Hungarian Freedom Fighters of 1956. He also served on a municipal cultural committee for ten years. In 2006, he obtained a postgraduate qualification in educational leadership.
Awards and distinctions: In 1991, he won First Prize and the Audience Award for his portrayal of Papageno at the Szeged Magic Flute Singing Competition. He received Second Prize at the First National Jenő Ádám Song Competition. In 2002, he was awarded the Artisjus Prize, followed by the Dankó Pista Memorial Medal in 2008. He has received awards at national poetry competitions on four occasions. In 2004, he won Second Prize at the The Song Rings Out International Singing Competition. In 2021, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Loyalty to the Homeland of 1956. In 2023, he was awarded the Ring Prize of the Ernő Kenéz Foundation, and in 2025, the Petőfi Memorial Medal of the City of Kiskunfélegyháza.
Professional letters of recommendation: Valéria Berdál, József Gregor, Sylvia Sass and Kálmán Gyimesi.
