Martin Babjak (born 15 September 1960 in Banská Bystrica ) is a Slovak operatic baritone . The winner of several international singing competitions, he has been a principal singer at the Slovak National Theatre since 1989. He has also appeared as a guest artist at opera houses in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Spain , France , Norway , Egypt , Canada , the United States , Japan , and the Czech Republic . He has particularly excelled in portraying roles from the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Giacomo Puccini , and Giuseppe Verdi .