Jan Hnyk

Jan Hnyk will open the 2026/27 season as Kecal in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride at the National Theatre in Prague, where he will also appear as Bonifác in The Secret. New productions at the National Theatre include the Hermit in Weber’s Der Freischütz (conductor Hermann Bäumer, director Andreas Homoki), as well as the First Soldier in Strauss’s Salome later in the season (conductor Robert Jindra, director Calixto Bieito). He will also appear as Colline in a new production of Puccini’s La bohème at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen (conductor Jiří Štrunc, director Oldřich Kříž). In the previous season, Jan Hnyk guested as Dr. Kolenatý (Janáček: The Makropulos Affair) at Opéra de Lille under the baton of Dennis Russell Davies. He also performed Dvořák’s oratorio Stabat Mater with the Bamberg Symphony under Jakub Hrůša in Bamberg and at the Musikverein in Vienna, as well as with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in Prague.

In May 2019, he made his debut as Celio in Prokofiev’s opera The Love for Three Oranges at the National Theatre Opera in Prague, where he continues to return regularly, appearing as Colline in La bohème, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, and others. Since 2011, he has been a guest artist at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen, where his roles have included Masetto (Don Giovanni), Wagner (Faust), Dr. Spinelloccio (Gianni Schicchi), Kaspar (Der Freischütz), Zaccaria (Nabucco), Martin (Dvořák: The Cunning Peasant), the Hermit Peter (Dvořák: Armida), Ferrando (Il trovatore), Beneš (Smetana: The Devil’s Wall), Kecal (Smetana: The Bartered Bride), and others. His portrayal of Martin in Dvořák’s The Cunning Peasant earned him a place on the longlist for the prestigious Thalia Award in 2019. At the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice, he appeared in the title role of Boito’s opera Mefistofele, while at the National Theatre Brno he performed Ramfis in Aida. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the Opera piccola di Praga ensemble. In 2013, film director Jiří Menzel cast him as the singer Marek in his film Donšajni.

Jan Hnyk studied at the Prague Conservatory and attended masterclasses with Paolo de Napoli. In November 2016, he took part in the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary, where he won the Junior category and received a number of additional awards.

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