In season 2019/20 baritone Lukáš Zeman sang his first Orfeo by Monteverdi (Orfeo) at the Pilsen Opera House. This performance also reopened the Margravian Theater in Bayreuth after the renovation. Next to this he sang Verva and Konecny in Osud by Janacek in Ostrava National Theater, Iphigénie en Tauride (Oreste) in Opava and made his debut as Pantalone in The love for three oranges at the National Theater in Prague under musical guidance of Christopher Ward. 2019-2021 performances included Der Freischütz (Otokar) at the Opava Theater, Les Boréades (Apollon) at the Theater an der Wien, the Royal Theater Versailles and the Zaryadye Moscow. In 2021 he sang Figaro Nozze di Figaro in Opava Opera House and made his debut in Rome Opera as Kuligin in Richard Jones production of Káťa Kabanová, conductor David Robertson.
Lukáš Zeman, first studied bassoon, conducting and singing in Prague where he was born, and then went on to study singing at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. Between 2008-2013 he studied voice with Sasja Hunnego and Andrew Schroeder at Royal Conservatory The Hague. He followed master classes of David Wilson-Johnson, Alessandro Corbelli, Margreet Hoonig, Malcolm Martineau, KS Hanna Ludwig and Donatella Debolini. He graduated at the Dutch National Opera Academy(DNOA) as II Conte in Le nozze di Figaro conducted by Richard Eggar and directed by Alexander Oliver. Lukas won the 3. prize at the biggest world competition for sacred music (Concorso Internazionale „ Musica Sacra“Roma 2014). During his studies, he performed minor roles at the Cantiere Montepulciano and the Komische Oper Berlin. He spent two years as a postgraduate student at the Conservatorio di Luigi Cherubini in Florence performing Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Il Conte in Le nozze di Figaro and Slook in La cambiale matrimonio. Lukas also sang the role of Aeneas, Papageno, Guglielmo, Nardo, L´horloge and Le chat in L’Enfant et les sortilèges (DNOA), Lully´s Pinée in Persée at the Almagro Theater Festival 2012 and the role of Nat Ackerman at the NJO festival 2012 (Death Knocks-Chirstian Jost). Latest engagements include performing of the opera Dog´s heart at the Lyon Opera House, the role of Crespel/Luther of The tales of Hoffmann at the Teatro Pisa, Teatro Lucca, Teatro Goldoni Livorno and Teatro Coccia in Novara under musical guidance of Guy Condette, followed by singing solo part of The child of our time by Michael Tippet conducted by Paul McCreesh in Dartington Great Hall.
Further, Lukas performed at the Teatro Maggio in Firenze as one of Ridicules in Prokofiev´s The love for three Oranges conducted by Juraj Valčuha and the role of Ulisse in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria in Bologna under musical supervision of Michele Vanelli.
Between main events of last years were joining “Il canto di Orfeo” ensemble in the opera Die Soldaten by B.A. Zimmermann at the Teatro alla Scala conducted by Ingo Metzmacher and the Orfeo by Monteverdi (Pastore,Spirito and Apollo) under the guidance of Roberto Balconi (EXPO / Milano). He performed the role of Jontek in Halka (S. Moniuszko/2. version) in Slowacki Theater in Cracow and the role of Kuligin in Robert Carsen´s production of Káťa Kabanová at Teatro Regio in Torino. Lukas also participates at productions of Collegium 1704, Zürcher Sing-Akademie at The Tonhalle Zürich, Il Canto di Orfeo, PhiloMelante, Orkiestra Historycna, Capella Craoviensis and L´aura rilucente. He is passionate also with chamber music. He gave solo recitals in India, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Netherlands.
