Ivan Kusnjer

Ivan Kusnjer (born 10 November 1951) is a Czech baritone opera singer. 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. He graduated from the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, studying with Teodor Šrubař.

Ivan Kusnjer is a founder of the Fatum foundation, which supports families of musicians who died.

Awards He has three Thalia Awards, for the roles of Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (1994), King George in Peter Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King (1997) and Vok Vítkovic in Smetana's The Devil’s Wall (2001). He also received the Gustav Mahler Award in 2000. Arias include: Josef Mysliveček's Abramo e Isaco Josef Leopold Zvonař's Záboj Skuherský's Lora Karel Šebor's The Templars in Moravia Smetana's The Brandenburgers in Bohemia Dvořák's Vanda Josef Rozkošný's St John's Rapids 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 Dvořák The Spectre's Bride 2002; Macal, New Jersey Symphony, Delos CD DE 3296.