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and then trained as a concert pianist. In 1901, at the age of 19, he traveled throughout North
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coupled with financial problems led to the theatre's closing in
September 1938, effectively ending Ludikar's opera career. The great achievement of his later years in Prague was his portrayal of the title role in the world premiere of
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controlled government in his country. He spent the next couple years living in seclusion in the vicinity of Prague. He managed to leave the country in late 1947 upon which time he joined the faculty of the
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One of the great singer-actors of his generation, Ludikar sang a broad repertoire of music which encompassed a total of twelve languages. He was particularly loved for his portrayals of roles in operas by
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threat, the Neues deutsches
Theatre was among the bastions of democracy, serving as a refuge for artists from Germany. Political developments shortly before signature of the
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In the years before World War II, Ludikar performed at the opera houses in Rome, Trieste, Turin, Paris, Budapest and Havana. In 1911, 1913, and 1920 he was committed to the
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After leaving the Met, Ludikar toured the United States for a few years with the
Hinshaw Grand Opera Company. He returned to Europe in 1935 when he became director of the
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who had a highly successful international singing career from 1904 through 1944. He began his career in his native country and by 1911 had arisen at many of the major
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Although he was most often seen in operas by
Puccini, Mozart, and Wagner, Ludikar sang an incredibly diverse repertoire at the Met; pulling from the leading bass,
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occupation, effectively ending his stage career. The height of his later years in Prague was his portrayal of the title hero in the world premiere of
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in Europe. From 1913 to 1935 his career was mainly centered in North and South
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in Prague, his father was a conductor at the Prague Opera and his mother, Františka
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in New York City, where he was committed from 1926 to 1932. He returned to Europe in 1935 to assume directorship of the
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in New York City. He made his debut at the house on
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conducting. He sang in several more United States premieres with the company including
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for an out of town engagement in Cleveland, Ohio on April 23, 1932.
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Ludikar, Pavel Biography at operissimo.com (in German)
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repertoires. His repertoire there included Alvise in
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454:L'Africaine
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359:comprimario
355:basso buffo
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307:La Rondine
296:as CalĂ f,
152:Semperoper
551:Documents
484:Rigoletto
442:Lohengrin
382:La Bohème
105:contralto
89:Supraphon
285:Turandot
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150:and the
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