A young bass moving from Slovak houses onto the German-speaking stage.
Ivan Lyvch (b. 2002) is a Ukrainian bass currently based in Slovakia. He joined the ensemble of the Štátna opera in Banská Bystrica as a soloist in 2023 and has appeared as Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Zuniga (Carmen), the King (Aida) and the King (The Little Prince), among others.
At the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava he has performed Figaro, Masetto (Don Giovanni), Talbot (Maria Stuarda) and the Old Hebrew (Samson et Dalila).
He trained at the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava and has refined his craft in master classes with Brigitte Fassbaender, Mariusz Kwiecień, Franz Hawlata, Peter Mikuláš, Dalibor Jenis, Pavol Bršlík and Margreet Honig.
In 2025 he was a finalist at the Hans Gabor Belvedere International Singing Competition, winning four special prizes from German-speaking opera houses. In the 2025/26 season he appears at the Salzburg Festspiele as part of the Young Singers Project, and from the 2026/27 season he joins the Opernstudio of the Wiener Staatsoper.
Upcoming engagements
- 2025/26 · Salzburg Festspiele · Young Singers Project
- From 2026/27 · Wiener Staatsoper · Opernstudio
Belvedere 2025 · Special prizes
- Deutsche Oper Berlin
- Deutsche Oper am Rhein · Düsseldorf
- Staatstheater Wiesbaden
- Wexford Festival Opera · Ireland