Bass Baritone
Karel
Martin Ludvik
Born in Montreal, Canada, Karel has been a member of the ensemble of the Aalto Opera Essen since
2016.
In 2017-18 he will perform the roles of Heerrufer (Lohengrin), Micha (The Bartred Bride), Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), Benoit (La Boheme), Frank (Die Fledermaus), Mandarino (Turandot), Zweiter Soldat (Salome), Obigny (Traviata), Senator de la Croix (Eine Nacht in Venedig) at the Aalto Opera Essen.
Recently performed roles include Fra Melitone (La forza del destino), Pistola (Falstaff), Sprecher (Zauberflöte), Oberthal (Le Prophete), Melot (Tristan und Isolde), Feri Bacsi (die Csárdásfürstin), Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), Crespel, Spalanzani, Schlemil (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Masetto (Don Giovanni), Fiorello (Barbiere di Siviglia), Zar/Inquisitor (Candide), Schwarzer Minister (Le Grand Macabre), Morbio (die schweigsame Frau), Lovec and covered Vodník (Rusalka).
Guest engagements include Hannover State Opera, Aalto Opera Essen, Tyrolean State Opera Innsbruck, Hessen State Opera Wiesbaden, Oldenburg State Opera, Dutch National Opera, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Musiktheater am Revier, Gelsenkirchen Harpa Rekjavik, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Merkin Hall New York, Rotterdam Opera Festival, Mozart Festival Augsburg among others.
– Event –
Calendar
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– Opera –
Repertoire
| J.S. Bach | DIE MATTHAEUSPASSION (staged) | (Christus) |
| Bernstein | CANDIDE | Inquisitor/Zar/Bearman (EN) |
| Britten | OWEN WINGRAVE | Owen (EN) |
| Charpentier | DAVID ET JONATHAS (scenes) | Saul (FR) |
| LA DESCENTE D’ORPHEE | Appolon and Titye (FR) | |
| MEDEE | Un Fantomne (FR) | |
| Dvorak | RUSALKA | Lovec (Jäger) (CZ) |
| Cover: Vodník (Wassermann) (CZ) | ||
| Harburg | Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry and Doorman |
| (Music EN, Text DE) | ||
| Herbert | THE NAUGHTY MARIETTA | (Silas Slick) |
| Kalman | DIE CSARDASFURSTIN | (Feri Bacsi) |
| Ligeti | LE GRAND MACABRE | Schwarzer Minister (DE) |
| Meyerbeer | LE PROPHETE | Oberthal |
| Monteverdi | IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA | Antinoo and Il Tempo (IT) |
| Mozart | DON GIOVANNI | Commendatore (IT) |
| Masetto (IT) | ||
| IDOMENEO | Nettuno (IT) | |
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE | Papageno and Sprecher (DE) |
| Offenbach | LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | (Four Villains, Crespel, Spalanzani, Schlemil) |
| Poulenc | LES DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES | Marquis de la force (FR) |
| Puccini | MANON LESCAUT | Sergente and Oste (IT) |
| Rossini | BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | (Fiorello) |
| R. Strauss | DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU | Morbio (DE) |
| Svoboda | MARTIN STREDA | Martin (EN) |
| Telemann | DON QUICHOTTE | Comacho (DE) |
| Turnage | GREEK | Father und Manager (EN) |
| Verdi | FALSTAFF | Pistola (IT) |
| Verdi | LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Fra Melitone (IT) |
| Verdi | LA TRAVIATA | Marchese d’Obigny (IT) |
| Wagemanns | ANDREAS WEENT | Tolk and Stadwachter (NL) |
| Wagner | TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | Melot |
| Zimmermann | DIE SOLDATEN | Offizier (DE) |
Roles In Preparation |
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| Mozart | Don Giovanni | Leporello (IT) |
| Mozart | Le nozze di Figaro | Figaro (IT) |
| Puccini | La Boheme | Benoit |
| Puccini | Turandot | Mandarino |
| Smetana | Die Verkaufte Braut | Micha |
| J. Strauss | Die Fledermaus | Frank |
| R. Strauss | Salome | Zweiter Soldat |
| Wagner | Götterdämmerung | Gunther |
| Wagner | Lohengrin | Der Heerrufer |
| Wagner | Das Rheingold | Donner (DE) |
– Concert + Recital –
Concert Repertoire
| Bach | B minor Mass (Bass and Baritone solos) (LT) |
| Bach | Cantata BWV 56 “Kreuzstab” |
| Bach | Cantata BWV 56 “Kreuzstab” |
| Bach | Die Matthäuspassion (Christus and arias) (DE) |
| Bach | Das Weihnachtsoratorium (DE) |
| Brahms | Ein Deutsches Requiem (DE) |
| Bruckner | F minor Mass (LT) |
| Fauré | Requiem (LT) |
| Gubaidulina | Perception |
| Händel | The Messiah (EN) |
| Händel | Dixit Dominus (LT) |
| Mahler | Das Klagende Lied (DE) |
| Mozart | Credomesse (LT) |
| Mozart | Requiem (LT) |
| Pärt | Passio (LT) |
| Raminsh | In Widening Circles (world premiere) (EN) |
| Schubert | Masses in G and Eb major (LT) |