Péter Forgács
No. 19
Voice type: Bass
Country: Hungary
Date of birth: 5 June, 1990
Mr Forgács began taking voice lessons during his secondary school years, and his talent and hard work were acknowledged at various school competitions. In 2009, he was admitted to School of Economics at the University of Miskolc but continued participating and being recognised in national-level singing competitions. In 2011, he came first at the 7th Jenő Ádám Song Competition and was a finalist at the 2nd International József Simándy Singing Competition. It was in 2016 when he earned his BA at the University of Miskolc Bartók Béla Institute of Music. Since December, 2016 he has been a member of the Miskolc National Theatre, where he does not only feature in the choir but also as Biberach in Erkel’s Bánk bán as well as the Narrator and Second guard in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: La tombe et la rose (V. Hugo)
Lortzing: O sancta justitia! – Bett’s Aria from Zar und Zimmermann
Bellini: Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni – Rodolfo’s Aria from La Sonnambula
Semi-final
Mozart: O wie will ich triumphieren – Osmin’s Aria
from Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Borodin: Zdorov-li, Knaz? (How goes it, Prince?) – Konchak’s Aria
from Prince Igor
Final
Rossini: La Calunnia – Don Basilio’s Aria from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi: Come dal ciel precipita – Banco’s Romance from Macbeth
Offenbach: J’ai des yeux – Coppèlies‘ Chanson
from Les contes d’Hoffmann