About Jakub Osmera
At a Glance
- Voice Type
- Bass-Baritone
- Profession
- Opera soloist performing internationally
- Key Achievement
- Professional performer bringing the joy of music to audiences worldwide
- Education
- Prague Conservatory · MDW Vienna · Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica
- Television
- Finalist of Golden Nut (Zlatý oříšek); advanced far in Czechoslovakia’s Got Talent
- Latest Release
- Antonín Dvořák — Biblical Songs (2025)
Short Bio — For Concert Programs / Press Kit
Czech bass-baritone Jakub Osmera is an opera soloist and recording artist appearing internationally — at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore, in Vienna and across China. His latest album, Antonín Dvořák — Biblical Songs, was released in 2025 with pianist Petr Novak.
He partners with prestigious recording studios across Europe, translating concert-hall artistry into internationally released recordings. He is a First Prize winner at Prague Singer and Pro Bohemia, Absolute Winner and recipient of the Czech Radio Prize at the Bohuslav Martinů Competition, and a laureate of the Competition of Conservatories and the Dušek Mozart Competition. In 2025 he was a finalist in the Song Category at the Antonín Dvořák International Voice Competition in Karlovy Vary.
He studied at the Prague Conservatory, MDW Vienna and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, and has taken masterclasses with Adam Plachetka, Zdeněk Šmukař, Antonio Carangelo and Ivan Kusnjer. In Czechia and Slovakia he is also known from television as a finalist of Golden Nut (Zlatý oříšek).
Full Biography
International StageIn 2019, Jakub Osmera made his operatic debut as Carlino in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore, and as Baron Duphol in Vienna. He has since appeared as a soloist across China, among them the JoySing Festival, and continues to perform in opera, concert and recital.
RecordingsIn 2025 he released his second album, Antonín Dvořák – Biblical Songs, recorded with pianist Petr Novak and available on all major platforms.
Education & MentorshipHe studied classical singing at the Prague Conservatory under Valentin Prolat, later refining his craft at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, where he trained under Prof. Štefan Kocán.
MasterclassesHe has refined his interpretation in masterclasses with Adam Plachetka, Zdeněk Šmukař, Antonio Carangelo, Ivan Kusnjer and other distinguished artists and pedagogues.
Competitions & AwardsHe won First Prize at Prague Singer and Pro Bohemia, was named Absolute Winner and received the Czech Radio Prize at the Bohuslav Martinů Competition, and took laureate prizes at the Competition of Conservatories and the Dušek Competition, the Czech Mozart competition held in the composer’s Bertramka circle. In 2025 he was a finalist in the Song Category at the Antonín Dvořák International Voice Competition in Karlovy Vary.
Czech Folk HeritageAlongside his classical career, Osmera has devoted himself to folk music and bagpipe performance since childhood. He has appeared as a soloist at the JoySing Festival in China and the Czech-In Film Festival, and was the first Czech winner of a national children’s folk-singing competition. Across Czechia and Slovakia he became widely known from television: he was a finalist of Golden Nut (Zlatý oříšek) and advanced far in Czechoslovakia’s Got Talent. He has collaborated with the Brno Radio Folk Orchestra and other Czech folk institutions, earning honors from the Monuments Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Pearl of the Pilsen Region Award.
Repertoire
Roles studied and performed, and song cycles in concert repertoire.
Opera Roles
- FigaroW. A. Mozart — Le nozze di Figaro
- AntonioW. A. Mozart — Le nozze di Figaro
- Don AlfonsoW. A. Mozart — Così fan tutte
- PapagenoW. A. Mozart — Die Zauberflöte
- LeporelloW. A. Mozart — Don Giovanni
- MasettoW. A. Mozart — Don Giovanni
- CarlinoG. Donizetti — Don Pasquale
- CollineG. Puccini — La bohème
- Baron DoupholG. Verdi — La traviata
- Sir GiorgioV. Bellini — I puritani
- Alvise BadoeroA. Ponchielli — La Gioconda
- RoccoL. van Beethoven — Fidelio
- AlekoS. Rachmaninoff — Aleko
- RalphG. Bizet — La jolie fille de Perth
- PorgyG. Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Song Cycles
- Biblical SongsAntonín Dvořák
- Gypsy MelodiesAntonín Dvořák
- WinterreiseFranz Schubert
- SchwanengesangFranz Schubert
- Mörike LiederHugo Wolf
- RomancesPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky