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He earned her degree in vocal performance at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Pécs in Márta Bukszár's class. Meanwhile, he began his career as an opera singer in the opera company of the National Theater of Pécs, then debuted in the role of Count Almaviva in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville in Miskolc. He sang the title role of Count Ory with great success at the Szeged National Theater and the Budapest Spring Festival. He has sung a whole series of bel canto roles, such as Ernesto (Don Pasquale), Edvárd (Lucia di Lammermoor), Duca di Mantova (Rigoletto), Fenton (Falstaff), and other tenor roles, such as Fenton (The Merry Wives of Windsor) and Rodolfo (La Bohème). He is a regular guest artist with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he has performed in Brussels and Rome, where he sang for Pope Benedict XVI on the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth. During their collaboration, they have performed a number of rarely performed works, such as Schönberg's Moses and Aaron (in the role of Jüngling) and Richard Strauss's Daphne (in the role of Leukippos). Since 2010, he has been a soloist with the Hungarian State Opera. In addition to domestic performances and solo recitals, he has performed in Europe, North and South America, and several countries in Asia. He is a returning soloist at the Bregenzer Festspiele and made his debut at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna in 2025.  His partners on the opera stage include such renowned artists as Andrea Rost, Erika Miklósa, Edita Gruberová, Zoltán Kocsis, Juan Pons, Leo Nucci, Roberto Scandiuzzi, and Roberto Abbado.

Awards and recognitions:
Kammersänger of the Hungarian State Opera (2025/2026)
Silver Cross of Merit (2021)
Juventus award
Simándy Commemorative Plaque

István Horváth