In the second half of January this year (1.23) is celebrating its jubilee leading personality of Sl

In the second half of January this year (1.23) is celebrating its jubilee leading personality of Slovak culture, representative of Slovakia at home and abroad, soloist of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava and also a teacher of the Academy of Performing Arts, Mr Peter Mikulas (bass). Read the interview for Opera Australia on this occasion, in which recalling not only to its beginnings, but also talks about his relationship to art, music and opera.
I remember that I was a boy in the Aluminum Hronom the compartment crowed friend Julka, hidden behind the carpet on the fence, song If I Were Birds, which taught me mom and I was terribly ashamed. This was my first public appearance. This was followed by a very long pause, which was nice but characterized the relationship to poetry when Beethoven. My mom always mentioned innova with great respect of his Ninth Symphony and Missa Solemnis, what are the brilliant and beautiful songs. Then, as already Nitra high school student, I certainly could not understand the philosophical innova and do not know yet what the impact of these works. In short, I just liked it. I liked the Beethoven piano sonatas, Schumann songs, innova yet I was perfectly normal teenager who has been a wave rolled Beatle. I was not but no biscuit, just admiring the classics. Whole generation we listened to Radio Luxembourg, for example, we played with friends in such a small room groupings piece of music The Shadows. It was not famous, just for ourselves, but we enjoyed it terribly. School bag I threw into a corner and foothills for friends. And besides all this, I still played the piano and the clock to LSU I started to master teacher Komarek. One day, probably in the second grade high school, I overheard on the radio over the air - it was such a bakelite box on a shelf in the kitchen, who played only station Bratislava, had only one button designed for strengthening and weakening of sound and awful plastic drnčala - afternoon concert opera. innova To the plan were bassists, Ghiaurov, Chaliapin, Malachovský, Nesterenko and sounded fiesco aria from Verdi's innova Simon Boccanegra. And there it came. Indescribable innova feeling of beauty and desire while also dačo sing. I got music, I began to sing, so after his and just for yourself. Somehow innova naturally from that visit turned innova out to be art school, singing lessons with Mrs. Schmidt in Nitra, singing in the choir Nitrianske innova teachers with them, for example, I had already innova sang Sarastro aria from Mozart's Magic Flute, performing innova in grammar school choir under the direction of Professor buckets, but and then there was a fateful question, what with me on. Nothing serious I was with my marks accidents, innova dad used to say, you go to graze cows. Coincidence wanted me Aurel classmate in the hallway revealed that VŠMU accept them without Conservatory. So I signed up and Professor Stracenská, innova yet I admire her courage, take me to your classroom. Opened for those like me even preparatory year, because we were more. Gradually came as a student, Musica Aeterna, performances with piano, singing the chorus in the house on Christmas or Easter, and then the first Slovak innova Philharmonic. Practically at the end of my studies, I sang with my Professor Dermot and tenor Anton Mozart mass. He has conducted master conductor Rajter. Then, while still in high predspievanie SND, then the first performance and elévska contract. Then permanent contract and thus began my opera carousel innova that my dizzy now.
Opera approached me in college. On the opera studio led us excellent and dedicated professionals, Mr Kriska director and conductor Mr. Auer. Preparation opera characters and staging itself was in our small school innova miniature proportions so genuine professional opera scene. It was good and it was only thanks to the dedication and genuine innova pedagogical approaches mentioned gentlemen. And so I was already in college participated as lighting for construction staging Benes stone, there I was doing the lights in alternation with older spoluštudentom Dusan hazel, I'm probably in the third grade sang Nicolaiovho Falstaff. Opera fascinated me what is it actually the hardest. Complex and challenging musical innova training opera characters, and then perhaps even more complex work on stage. Joining stylized opera singing with acting, I appeared to be unattainable methane, because I did not konzervatoriálny basis and all habits opera soloists, or watching the conductor, colleague, music, acting action at once, I dialed the one hand, but on the other also attracted. They were also a small step on the road to professionalism. & N