Theodor Šimáček

Bass-baritone Theodor Šimáček (born 2006) is considered one of the greatest hopes of the youngest generation of Czech opera, thanks to his exceptional vocal and dramatic talent. In September 2026, he will appear at the Dvořák Prague Festival in a recital entitled Magdalena Kožená Presents, where he will perform alongside other young singers. In July 2026, he performed alongside Adriana Kučerová and the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Zlín conducted by Robert Kružík at the closing gala concert of the Třeboňská Nocturna Festival. In May, he portrayed the Gamekeeper in the student production (HAMU) of Leoš Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. In December 2025, he made his debut as Sciarrone (Puccini: Tosca) at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec, and in the same role at the National Theatre in Košice in March 2026. In September 2025, he appeared at a concert organized by the Association of Friends of Musical Talents, performing alongside Lukáš Bařák and the most outstanding talents of the Bavarian State Opera’s Opera Studio. In May 2024, he appeared as a soloist with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava.

Theodor Šimáček is a student at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), where he studies singing with Martin Bárta. From 2021 to 2025, he studied singing at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava under the guidance of Petr Němec. During his conservatory studies, he successfully participated in several competitions. He won the title of absolute winner in the voice category at the Pro Bohemia Ostrava International Interpretation Competition (2023) and at the Hlas Česka Competition (2023). At the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary in 2024, he received the first prize in the Opera Hope category, together with a special jury award for his interpretation of a Dvořák song. In 2026, he also won the highest category of the Prague Singer Competition.

During his conservatory studies, he performed leading roles in student productions, including Brixi’s Erat unum cantor bonus (Cantor) and Charles Lecocq’s Le petit duc (Montlandry). His concert repertoire includes works by, among others, Leoš Janáček (The Wandering Madman), František Xaver Thuri (The Honest Shepherdess), and György Ligeti (Clocks and Clouds). He has participated in masterclasses with Mariusz Kwiecień and consults his singing with Eliška Weissová.

Czech bassbaritone Theodor Šimáček sings aria La calunnia from Il barbiere di Siviglia (YouTube)

2026/27 Season
The artists is represented by Alena Kunertová, Nachtigall Artists
tel: +420 602 219 611, e-mail: a.kunertova@nachtigallartists.cz.

Foto: Richard Nowak