Istvan Balota
tenor
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Istvan Balota's back in Frankfurt, where he sang a Servant in Capriccio, an Apprentice in our new Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, a Dubious Individual in Schreker's Der ferne Klang / The Elusive Sound, a Conspirator in Weill's The Tsar wants his Photograph Taken and Noble from Brabant in Lohengrin, as an Orderly in this new production of Henze's The Prince of Homburg. He studied at the National University of Education in Kiev before coming to further his training in Germany on a scholarship from Dr. Hoch’s Conservatoire's Patronatsverein (patrons). He graduated from the Musikakademie in Wiesbaden in 2018 and has taken part in masterclasses held by Rudolf Piernay, Thomas Heyer and Noelle Turner. He appeared in concerts and opera productions, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, whilst still a student. He is passionate about choral singing and is a member of many choirs, some of which he also conducts.