Rodrigo (G. Verdi - Don Carlo 2013)

Jiří Brückler

(baritone)

Czech National Opera soloist.
Born in 1984, Liberec city.

Classical singing student under supervision of Prof. Jiří Kotouč at the Prague Conservatory, following at the Academy of Music in Prague, since 2008. Holder of Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition Junior Prize for 2008 year.

Since 2004 I’ve been performing at National theatre in Prague, in Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák and Turandot by Puccini, from 2010/2011 in Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi) and Carmen (Georges Bizet). Moreover singing as Silvio in I pagliacci (Leoncavallo) and Morales in Carmen, being shown in F. X. Šalda theater (Liberec city). My performance of Silvio was even nominated for Thalia prize in 2009. Same role was performed in summer of 2011/2012 for MHF Český Krumlov, alongside to José Cura playing Canio.

Season 2011/2012 was spent in Prague State Opera, since 2012 I am a soloist of National theatre and Prague State Opera. You can watch me as Rodrigo in Don Carlo (Verdi), Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Dandini in La Cenerentola (Rossini), Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Albert in Werther (Massenet), Silvio in I pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Papageno in Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Ping in Turandot (Puccini), Adolf in Jakobín (Antonín Dvořák), Mercutio in Romeo et Julie (Gounod), Maestro in Viva la Mamma (Donizetti), Harašta in Příhody lišky Bystroušky (Leoš Janáček), Čekunov in From the House of the Dead (L. Janáček), Henry Cuff in Gloriana (Britten) and many more.

My role of Rodrigo in Verdi´s Don Carlovo was acknowledged in 2013 by another nomination for Thálie prize. I value significantly ma performance of Masetto in ceremonial Don Giovanni (W.A. Mozart) event, in cooperation with phenomenal Maestro Plácido Domingo.

My longtime performing at J. K. Tyl theatre in Pilsen includes main part in Čajkovski´s Eugen Onegin, Frank in Edgar operab(Puccini), Silvio in I pagliacci (Leoncavallo) and Pseudol in Soldier and Dancer (Bohuslav Martinů).

I am involved also in National theatre in Brno performances as Gilgamesh on The Epic of Gilgamesh (Bohuslav Martinů), Ping in Turandot (Puccini), Valentin in Faust opera (Charles Gounod), Aeneas in Didon and Aeneas (Purcell), Morales in Carmen (Georges Bizet) and other significant czech stages.

This fall is an opportunity to watch me in theatre in Liberec city, playing Dandini (La Cenerentola opera by Rossini). Currently I have been working on upcoming XMas Gala tour with tenor Štefan Margita and sopranist Kateřina Kněžíková. Moreover preparing for role of Rodrigo in Donu Carlo (Giuseppe Verdi) on National theatre scene in Brno. Looking foward to see you all!

NEWS

In August 2018, Czech Minister of culture Antonín Staněk initiated 136th theatre season of National theatre in Prague. The ceremony involved an acknowledgement of eminent artists, representing individual theatre fields. I am proud to be awarded by The director´s opera prize, alongside with Magdalena Matějková (ballet; on left) and Filip Kaňkovský (drama; on right). National theatre hall of fame welcome another star: famous actress Iva Janžurová (second right). Congratulations to all awarded colleagues!