András PalerdiAfter having launched his career at the Hungarian Music Academy of Ferenc Liszt he continued his studies at the University of Southern Mississippi and completed them at the opera department of the Music University of Vienna. Freshly graduated he was honoured with the "Herbert von Karajan Stipendium" award which enabled him to start his professional career with the Wiener Staatsoper. He performed guest appearances at Opera Colorado (USA), Carnegie Hall New York, Santory Hall (Japan), Auditorium di Milano (Italy) etc. He won numerous voice competitions in Italy, USA and Hungary.
He sang his first title role in Boito''s Mefistofele at Szeged National Theatre, Hungary. He is currently a "permanent" guest of the Hungarian Staatsoper.
In 2012, 2013 and 2014 he appears in the roles of Philippo II. in Verdi''s Don Carlos, in Nabucco as Zaccaria, Basilio in Rossini''s Barbiere, Ferrando in Il Trovatore and Daland in Wagner''s Flying Dutchman and also as King Pomade in György Ránki''s master piece. In the summer of 2013 he was invited to sing Ferrando and Ramfis with the conduction of Muhai Tang and Domonkos Héja in China.
In the spring of 2014 he sings Boito''s Mefistofele, Bartlolo in Le Nozze di Figaro and Daland at the Hungarian State Opera.
As concert singer he will appear in Beethoven''s IXth, in Verdi''s Requiem and in Bartok''s XX. Hungarian Folksongs with the orchestration of Zoltán Kocsis conducted also by him.
The "kamersanger" of the season of 2016/17 is permanent guest solist of the Hungarian State Operahouse. In the same theater season he sang Zaccaria from Nabucco, Mefistofele of Gounod's Faust, Sarastro and Bluebeard of Bartok's Kekeszakallu. As a guestartist he frequently appears on the stages of Japan, China and Chorea. Won many voice competitions in the USA, Italy and Hungary. His sensitive caracterisation of Gloster in Reinmann's Lear in 2015/16 and Gonzalo in Ades' "The tempest" right after prooves hes flexibility between styles.
