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Otakar Mařák (5 January 1872 Esztergom, Hungary – 2 July 1939 Prague) was a tenor Czech opera singer, and a nephew of Julius Mařák who perfected his vocal skills at Prague’s School of Applied Arts as well as at the Czech Academy of Arts. At the same time he studied singing privately. ==Musical career== Mařák made his debut in the title role of Charles Gounod’s opera ''Faust'' on 1 February 1899 in Brno, Czech Republic. In the same year he was engaged by the National Theatre in Prague. From 1901, he performed abroad. He was a regular member of the National Theatre between 1899–1901 and again in 1903–1907. Thereafter he sang on this first Czech stage as a permanent guest. In 1907 he left for Paris, where he continued to school his voice then in 1908–1918 performed at London’s Covent Garden and Berlin’s Komische Oper. Following World War I, Mařák became an American citizen and went on to teach in the country between 1934–1937. A brain seizure in 1937 forced his to return to Prague where he died two years later. He especially excelled in Smetana parts such as Jeník in ''The Bartered Bride'', ''Dalibor'', Ladislav Podhajský in ''The Two Widows'', Lucas in ''The Kiss'' as well as in traditional world repertory which saw Mařák play Don Ottavio in ''Don Giovanni'', Massenet’s ''Werther'', Cavaradossi in ''Tosca'' and Alfred Germont in ''La Traviata''. He often took on the role of Don José in Bizet’s ''Carmen''. Together with Emmy Destinn and Karel Burian, Mařák completed the trio of well-known early 20th century Czech singers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otakar Mařák」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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