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The Hungarian counter-tenor, Zoltán Daragó, one year after commencing his studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 2008 as a student of Mária Fekete, became the first singer to win admittance to the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music's special programme for young talents, where he studied under Éva Marton. After graduating from the conservatory, he spent a year in The Hague at the Royal Conservatory there, where his teacher was Gerda van Zelm (2013-2014). Since 2014, he has again been enrolled at the Liszt Academy, studying with Júlia Pászthy.
Zoltán Daragó made his debut with the Hungarian State Opera in 2015 in the role of Blindleech in Zsófia Tallér's opera Leander and Linseed, the youngest opera singer in the company at just 22. He has sung 5 roles in 31 performances during three seasons with the Hungarian State Opera House while completing his undergraduate degree at the Liszt Academy, where he graduated in the spring of 2017. He remains on the State Opera’s roster continues to perform with the company.
Zoltán Daragó was the first Erasmus scholar to be notified of an award that enabled him to complete his Master of Arts degree at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy in May 2020, graduating with honors. |
