Tarnai Dávid
voice - baritone
Dávid Tarnai was born in May 1982 in Budapest (Hungary). He began his musical education in 1989 at Leöwey Klára (Andor Ilona) Primary School (Voice / Music Programme). From 1997 to 2001 he studied at Bláthy Ottó Titusz Technical High School, Budapest. During his studies he had private lessons with Melinda Lugosi from 1999 to 2005 at Aelia Sabina Musical School (Budapest) and from 2005 to 2007 with Mária Fekete at Béla Bartók Conservatory (solo voice department) in Budapest. He got his degree (opera voice performance, MA) at University of Szeged Department of Music as a pupil of Tamás Szüle (2007-2010). In 2008 he got a scholarship of the Republic of Hungary for the 2008/2009 academic year at the University of Pécs' Faculty of Arts.
He was admitted to University of Szeged Department of Music in 2010 in the class of István Andrejcsik. He graduated in 2012 (Opera voice performance, MA). In 2011 he got a scholarship of the Republic of Hungary for the 2011/2012 academic year at the University of Szeged's Department of Music too.
He took part a lot of masters classes too: Éva Marton (Szeged, 2009, 2010, 2011), Mária Temesi (Szeged, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Adrienne Csengery (Pécs, 2009), György Orbán (Pécs, 2009), Yevgeny Nesterenko (Budapest, 2009, 2010, 2012), Boldizsár Keönch (Balassagyarmat, 2011), Leontina Vaduva (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Anda Tabacaru Hogea (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Petre Sbarcea (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Éva Bátori (Budapest, 2013), Dénes Gulyás (Budapest, Baja, 2015), Miklós Király (Baja, 2015).
During and after his studies he won several competitions e.g.: Third National Inter-Conservatory Singing Competitions, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest Second place in Category Two (2005), University of Pécs Department of Music Award of Excellence competition, Pécs Award of Outstanding Excellence for Mussorgsky's song Seminarian (2010), University of Szeged Faculty of Music Student Research Conference performing artists' section Shared first place with Katalin Töreky for course work on the symbolism in Bluebeard's Castle, Szeged (2011), Fourth Szeged Contemporary Music Competition, University of Szeged Department of Music Award of Excellence for György Kurtág's Three Songs to Poems by János Pilinszky (2012), 31st National Student Research Conference XXXI, Eszterházy Károly College, Eger Artistic section, musical performance voice category Shared third place also with Katalin Töreky for course work on the symbolism in Bluebeard's Castle (2013), XIX. Iuventus Canti International Song Competition - special award (2017), finalist of Armel Competition (2017), Szecsődi-Réti Song Competition - second place (2018).
From 2013 he has been a member of the Hungarian State Opera's Chorus and from 2014 he has been a member of the Hungarian Bel Canto Society.
He often sings operas, oratorios, cantatas and masses. His repertoir contains works like: Kacsóh: John the Valiant Sergeant (2008, Pécs Mecsek Chamber Opera), Michael Haydn: Requiem bass solo (2009, Pécs Basilica), Aurél Tillai: 115th Psalm bass solo (2009, Pécs Basilica), Pergolesi: La serva padrona Uberto (2010, Sziget Festival, Budapest), Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne Colas (2011, Sziget Festival, Budapest), Bach: Cantata No. 154 bass solo (2011, Deák Square Lutheran Church, Budapest), Orff: Carmina Burana baritone solo (2011, Balassagyarmat International Music Camp, Vármegyeháza, Balassagyarmat), Bach: Cantata No. 70 bass solo (2011, Zugló Lutheran Church, Budapest), Kodály: Háry János Háry (2012, Óbuda Social Club, Budapest), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Müpa Budapest), Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor Buff (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore Belcore (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc National Theatre), György Orbán: Christmas Oratorio bass solo (2012, ELTE Aula Magna, Budapest), Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor Buff (2012, Szeged National Theatre), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Szeged National Theatre), Giordano: Andrea Chénier Fléville (2012, Szeged National Theatre), György Ránki: King Pomádé's New Clothes Nyársatnyelt Tóbiás (2013, Szeged National Theatre), Verdi: Rigoletto Marullo (2013, Szeged National Theatre), Liszt: Via crucis baritone solo (2013, Buda Castle Lutheran Church, Budapest), Telemann: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr bass solo (2013, Buda Castle Lutheran Church, Budapest), Wirth: Kosztolányi Cantata baritone solo (2014, POTE Aula, Pécs), Balatoni: The Relics of Attila József - Songs baritone solo (2014, POTE Aula, Pécs), Pergolesi: La serva padrona Uberto (2014, Fészek Music Club, Budapest), Bach: St. Matthew Passion bass solo (2014, Church of Hungarian Saints, Budapest), Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus Frank (2014, Csabagyöngye Cultural Centre, Békéscsaba), Telemann: Der Schulmeister - Schoolmaster (2014, Gödöllő Symphony Orchestra), György Ránki: King Pomádé's New Clothes - Nyársatnyelt Tóbiás (2014, Zugló Philharmonic, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest), Donizetti: Viva la Mamma - Biscroma (2015, Zugló Philharmonic, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest),
Mozart: Don Giovanni Masetto (2015, Attila József Cultural Centre, Budapest), Giordano: Fedora Lorek (2015, Erkel Theatre, Budapest), Bach: Magnificat bass solo (2015, Óbuda Cultural Centre, Budapest), Krisztina Megyeri: Frühlings Erwachen - Ernst / Pastor Kalblauch (2018, Budapest Music Center), Ferenc Erkel: Bánk Bán - Petúr's Wine Song (2019, Erkel Theatre, Budapest), Levente Szörényi and János Bródy: Stephen, the King - Pázmány (2021, Erkel Theatre, Budapest).
He was admitted to University of Szeged Department of Music in 2010 in the class of István Andrejcsik. He graduated in 2012 (Opera voice performance, MA). In 2011 he got a scholarship of the Republic of Hungary for the 2011/2012 academic year at the University of Szeged's Department of Music too.
He took part a lot of masters classes too: Éva Marton (Szeged, 2009, 2010, 2011), Mária Temesi (Szeged, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Adrienne Csengery (Pécs, 2009), György Orbán (Pécs, 2009), Yevgeny Nesterenko (Budapest, 2009, 2010, 2012), Boldizsár Keönch (Balassagyarmat, 2011), Leontina Vaduva (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Anda Tabacaru Hogea (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Petre Sbarcea (Cluj-Napoca, 2012), Éva Bátori (Budapest, 2013), Dénes Gulyás (Budapest, Baja, 2015), Miklós Király (Baja, 2015).
During and after his studies he won several competitions e.g.: Third National Inter-Conservatory Singing Competitions, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest Second place in Category Two (2005), University of Pécs Department of Music Award of Excellence competition, Pécs Award of Outstanding Excellence for Mussorgsky's song Seminarian (2010), University of Szeged Faculty of Music Student Research Conference performing artists' section Shared first place with Katalin Töreky for course work on the symbolism in Bluebeard's Castle, Szeged (2011), Fourth Szeged Contemporary Music Competition, University of Szeged Department of Music Award of Excellence for György Kurtág's Three Songs to Poems by János Pilinszky (2012), 31st National Student Research Conference XXXI, Eszterházy Károly College, Eger Artistic section, musical performance voice category Shared third place also with Katalin Töreky for course work on the symbolism in Bluebeard's Castle (2013), XIX. Iuventus Canti International Song Competition - special award (2017), finalist of Armel Competition (2017), Szecsődi-Réti Song Competition - second place (2018).
From 2013 he has been a member of the Hungarian State Opera's Chorus and from 2014 he has been a member of the Hungarian Bel Canto Society.
He often sings operas, oratorios, cantatas and masses. His repertoir contains works like: Kacsóh: John the Valiant Sergeant (2008, Pécs Mecsek Chamber Opera), Michael Haydn: Requiem bass solo (2009, Pécs Basilica), Aurél Tillai: 115th Psalm bass solo (2009, Pécs Basilica), Pergolesi: La serva padrona Uberto (2010, Sziget Festival, Budapest), Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne Colas (2011, Sziget Festival, Budapest), Bach: Cantata No. 154 bass solo (2011, Deák Square Lutheran Church, Budapest), Orff: Carmina Burana baritone solo (2011, Balassagyarmat International Music Camp, Vármegyeháza, Balassagyarmat), Bach: Cantata No. 70 bass solo (2011, Zugló Lutheran Church, Budapest), Kodály: Háry János Háry (2012, Óbuda Social Club, Budapest), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Müpa Budapest), Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor Buff (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore Belcore (2012, Cluj-Napoca Viva Vox Opera Festival, Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc National Theatre), György Orbán: Christmas Oratorio bass solo (2012, ELTE Aula Magna, Budapest), Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor Buff (2012, Szeged National Theatre), Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard (2012, Szeged National Theatre), Giordano: Andrea Chénier Fléville (2012, Szeged National Theatre), György Ránki: King Pomádé's New Clothes Nyársatnyelt Tóbiás (2013, Szeged National Theatre), Verdi: Rigoletto Marullo (2013, Szeged National Theatre), Liszt: Via crucis baritone solo (2013, Buda Castle Lutheran Church, Budapest), Telemann: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr bass solo (2013, Buda Castle Lutheran Church, Budapest), Wirth: Kosztolányi Cantata baritone solo (2014, POTE Aula, Pécs), Balatoni: The Relics of Attila József - Songs baritone solo (2014, POTE Aula, Pécs), Pergolesi: La serva padrona Uberto (2014, Fészek Music Club, Budapest), Bach: St. Matthew Passion bass solo (2014, Church of Hungarian Saints, Budapest), Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus Frank (2014, Csabagyöngye Cultural Centre, Békéscsaba), Telemann: Der Schulmeister - Schoolmaster (2014, Gödöllő Symphony Orchestra), György Ránki: King Pomádé's New Clothes - Nyársatnyelt Tóbiás (2014, Zugló Philharmonic, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest), Donizetti: Viva la Mamma - Biscroma (2015, Zugló Philharmonic, Saint Stephen Music House, Budapest),
Mozart: Don Giovanni Masetto (2015, Attila József Cultural Centre, Budapest), Giordano: Fedora Lorek (2015, Erkel Theatre, Budapest), Bach: Magnificat bass solo (2015, Óbuda Cultural Centre, Budapest), Krisztina Megyeri: Frühlings Erwachen - Ernst / Pastor Kalblauch (2018, Budapest Music Center), Ferenc Erkel: Bánk Bán - Petúr's Wine Song (2019, Erkel Theatre, Budapest), Levente Szörényi and János Bródy: Stephen, the King - Pázmány (2021, Erkel Theatre, Budapest).