
Zoltán Bátki Fazekas
opera singer
baritone
Zoltán Bátki Fazekas graduated from the opera department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in 1997 as a student of Valéria Berdál, Márta Ónody and Kálmán Gyimesi. From 1991 to 2007 he was a member of the National Theatre of Szeged. He appeared at the Csokonai Theatre of Debrecen for eight seasons, and has made guest appearances at the national theatres of Pécs, Győr and Miskolc. He has been singing at the Hungarian State Opera since 1998. His major foreign engagements were in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Poland, and he has also appeared in the USA. In addition to his career as an opera singer, he is also a poet, songwriter and solo voice teacher.
Roles sung at the Hungarian State Opera:
Erkel: Bánk bán – Petúr
Kacsóh: John the Valiant – Bagó
Kodály: Háry János – Napoleon
Ránki: King Pomade's New Clothes – Roberto Garda
Vajda: Mario and the Musician – Roman gentleman
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro – Figaro
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte – Papageno
Mozart: Così fan tutte – Guglielmo
Rossini: La Cenerentola – Dandini
Donizetti: Il campanello – Enrico
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore – Belcore
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor – Enrico Ashton
Puccini: La bohème – Schaunard
Puccini: Turandot – Ping
Bizet: Carmen – Dancaire
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Dr. Falke
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg – Don Estoban
Menotti: The Telephone – Ben
Roles sung at the Hungarian State Opera:
Erkel: Bánk bán – Petúr
Kacsóh: John the Valiant – Bagó
Kodály: Háry János – Napoleon
Ránki: King Pomade's New Clothes – Roberto Garda
Vajda: Mario and the Musician – Roman gentleman
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro – Figaro
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte – Papageno
Mozart: Così fan tutte – Guglielmo
Rossini: La Cenerentola – Dandini
Donizetti: Il campanello – Enrico
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore – Belcore
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor – Enrico Ashton
Puccini: La bohème – Schaunard
Puccini: Turandot – Ping
Bizet: Carmen – Dancaire
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Dr. Falke
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg – Don Estoban
Menotti: The Telephone – Ben
Performances
October 1. 09:30
youth programme
5
An Eyeful of the Eiffel with Háry János!
October 11. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 12. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 13. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 16. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 18. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 19. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 22. 17:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0
October 28. 09:30
youth programme
5
An Eyeful of the Eiffel with Háry János!
November 18. 09:30
youth programme
5
An Eyeful of the Eiffel with Háry János!
December 2. 19:00
contemporary
opera
12
premiere
VALUSKA
December 8. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 10. 17:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 15. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 30. 09:30
youth programme
5
An Eyeful of the Eiffel with Háry János!
December 30. 18:00
classic
operetta
12
rehearsal
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
December 31. 20:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 2. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 7. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 14. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 20. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 26. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 28. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 30. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
May 3. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 5. 11:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 9. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 11. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
June 27. 18:00
classic
opera
12
rehearsal
RIGOLETTO
June 29. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 3. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 5. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 7. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 10. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 12. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 14. 19:00
classic
opera
12