The Czech baritone,. Lukáš Zeman, studied at Gymnázium Jana Nerudy in Prague singing, bassoon and conducting. He attended the University Mozarteum in Salzburg with Gudrun Volkert. Since 2008 he has been working with Sasja Hunnego and Andrew Schroeder at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He also studied at Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini Firenze in Florence, Italy and Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Lukáš Zeman gave solo recitals in Japan (Yokohama), New Zealand (Auckland), India (National Center for Performing Arts), Germany, Switzerland (Geneva) and Holland, sang a Priester in W.A. Mozart's Idomeneo at the Salzburger Festspiele 2006 under musical direction of Sir Roger Norrington and was a guest at Komische Oper Berlin, where he sang Scandor in Georg Philipp Telemann's opera Miriways. He is a member of Claron McFadden Madrigal Ensemble and performs with Baroque orchestra De Swaen, Collegium 1704 (Director: Václav Luks), PhiloMelante Project and Ensemble (Director: Sofie
Vanherle).
In 2008 Lukáš joined Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival choir academy on tour to Russia, China and Japan and performed staged version of J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion (BWV 245) directed by Robert Wilson at Theater Kiel.
Lukáš further performed the role of Lesbo in Agrippina at Handeljaar festival 2009 in Den Haag, which was coached by Michael Chance and appeared at International Opera Festival Montepulciano singing Wigmaker in Ariadne auf Naxos under direction of Roland Boer. He participated at Festival Heures Romantique 2010, which was coached by Udo Reinemann. He has also appeared at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Wexford Festival Opera in Irelan (September- November 2016), Opéra National de Lyon, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy and Teatro Regio Torino (since 2007). He currently lives in Voorburg, the Netherlands. |