Štefan Hoza [SEP] voice type
Štefan Hoza
Štefan Hoza (20 October 1906, Smižany – 6 April 1982, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak operatic tenor, actor, librettist, educator, music publicist, and historian.
Hoza worked as a teacher before studying singing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Just weeks after graduating, Hoza made his professional opera debut at the Slovak National Theatre (SNT) in Bratislava in 1932. He remained at the theatre for the next three decades. He also pursued further vocal training in Prague (1932)
by the emphasis on humane and ethical conduct. His first creative works were prevailingly instrumental, from the 1950s he added opera pieces.
Major works.
- cycle of symphonic poems "O živote – Leto, Vojak a matka, Ráno" (About life – Summer, Soldier and Mother, Morning; 1941-1946)
- operas: "Juro Jánošík" (1950-1953, libretto by Štefan Hoza), "Beg Bajazid" (1955-1956, libretto by Štefan Hoza), "Mister Scrooge