Education
Born in Varín, Gábor studied at the Bratislava Conservatory under Ida Černecká and then at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with Anna Korínska and in his final year of study Janko Blaho.
Born in Varín, Gábor studied at the Bratislava Conservatory under Ida Černecká and then at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with Anna Korínska and in his final year of study Janko Blaho.
He had a lengthy and fruitful partnership at the Slovak National Theatre which lasted for over three decades. He was a leading performer at the Slovak National Theatre for 35 years, making his debut at the house on New Years Day 1960. He particularly excelled in comic roles.
Among his signature parts weres Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, Triquet in Eugene Onegin, Puk in A Midsummer Night"s Dream, the Minister in Juraj Beneš"s The Emperor"s New Clothes, Smelkov in Ján Cikker"s Vzkriesenie, and Vašek in The Bartered Bride.
The biggest success of his career came in 1966 when he portrayed the title role in Albert Herring. Gábor was also active on the international stage, singing as a guest artist at the National Theatre in Prague, Louisiana Monnaie, and with opera houses in Germany, Greece, and Iran.
He was notably committed to the Hamburg State Opera from 1967 to 1968 and performed at almost all of the opera houses in his home nation. He also toured with the Slovak National Theatre for performances in the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
In addition to his work in opera, Gábor was an active concert performer and recitalist.
He performed with most of the major orchestras in his nation and Czechoslovakian Republic during his career. Gábor gave his last public singing performance on New Year"s Eve 1995. He died in Bratislava at the age of 70.