Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone, was born to a Ukrainian father and English mother. He studied Modern Languages and practised as a lawyer before embarking on his vocal studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in the U.K. He began his career at the Basel Opera Company, Switzerland, singing many of the bass-baritone roles of his repertoire. At the same time, he completed his vocal training with Kammersängerin Maria Sandulescu. Since Basel, Pavlo has performed in many of the major opera houses of the world, including those of Paris, Vienna, Munich, Florence, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Madrid and Moscow; with leading conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Zubin Mehta, Richard Bradshaw, Jeffrey Tate and Peter Schneider. His repertoire includes: Golaud (Pelléas et Mélisande), the title roles in Wozzeck and Falstaff, Alberich (Siegfried), Hunding (Die Walküre), and Wotan (throughout the Ring Cycle); Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Kaspar (Der Freischütz), Tomski (The Queen of Spades), Barak (Die Frau ohne Schatten), and Bluebeard (Bluebeard’s Castle). Operatic recordings to date: Fidelio (Sony and Chandos), Un Ballo in Maschera (Sony). Pavlo is the driving force behind the Ukrainian Art Song Project.