Ivan Kusnjer

Ivan Kusnjer as Hernán Cortés, in a scene from the opera La Conquista, 2005

Ivan Kusnjer (born 1951) is a Czech baritone professional singer.^[1]^[2] His discography includes recordings of many of the main baritone roles of Czech opera and song.

Early life, education and family

Kusnjer was born in Rokycany in 1951.

Selected recordings

Czech Opera Rarities (Supraphon 1984; reissued 2011)^[3] Arias include:
- Josef Mysliveček's Abramo e Isaco
- Josef Leopold Zvonař's Záboj
- Skuherský's Lora
- Karel Šebor's Templáři na Moravě (The Templars in Moravia)
- Smetana's Braniboři v Čechách (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia)
- Dvořák's Vanda
- Josef Rozkošný's Svatojanské proudy ("The Rapids of Saint John")
- Karel Bendl's Lejla
- Eduard Nápravník's Dubrovskij
- Josef Foerster's Jessika
- Otakar Ostrčil's The Death of Vlasta
- Zdeněk Fibich's Hedy
- Jiří Pauer's Zuzana Vojířová
- Vítězslav Novák's Karlštejn

References

↑ ND a jeho předchůdci Vladimír Procházka - 1988 "KUSNJER Ivan * 10. 11. 1951 Rokycany. Zpévák. Po maturité na Stfední prúmyslové skole strojnické v Plzni studoval na HAMU ve th'dé T. Srubafe, kde absolvo- val 1975. Téhoz roku byl ocenén na soutézi mladych operních pévcú v Sofii a ..."
↑ Kdo je kdo: 91/92 ed. Pavel Kosatík, Miloš Petana, Michael Třeštík - 1991 "KUSNJER Ivan - operní zpěvák, 10. 11. 1951 Rokycany, ženatý (1979), m. Marta, roz. Papalová, 2 dcery. NYNl sólista opery Národního divadla v Praze. ST AMU, obor zpěv, Praha 75....."
↑ CD reissuing 1984 LP, supplemented by tracks from radio recordings. Brief descriptions in English and Czech, no sung texts. Supraphon

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