Štefan Margita

Štefan Margita (born 3 August 1956) is a opera singer of Slovak origin who has had an active international career since 1981. He began his career singing mostly roles from the lyric tenor repertoire but in recent years he has tackled a number of dramatic tenor roles. His career has taken him to the stages of many of the world's best opera houses, including La Scala, the Royal Opera, London, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Liceu, and the Opéra Bastille. Margita has had his debut performance at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2009 as Luka Kuzmič in Leoš Janáček's From the House of the Dead.

Early life and career Born in Košice, Margita first was a student at the industrial art school in his home city where he studied to be a photographer. He then entered the Košice Conservatory where he was a pupil of Lydia Šomorjaiová. In 1981 he became a member of the theatre in Prešov and then he worked at the opera house in Košice from 1983 through 1986.

Discography Štefan Margita: Slzy a úsmevy (Tears and Smiles) : Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Slovak songs: Slzy a úsmevy, Op. 25., Béla Bartók Hungarian folk songs for voice and piano (Bartók). Sylvie Bodorová Seven Slovak Folksongs for Two Voices, Harp and Piano. Katarín Bachmann (piano), Gabriela Benacková (soprano) Kateřina Englichová (harp). recorded in the Lichtenštejnský palác, Prague, December 2005, January 2006 ZENTIVA UP 0084–2 131 [57:15] ArcoDiva 2006