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'Peter Dvorský' (born 25 September 1951 in Partizánske, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak tenor opera singer. He studied at the Comenius University, Bratislava. There he also enjoyed his first successes at the Slovak National Theatre. In 1974 he won first prize at the international Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In the following years he quickly achieved international fame. He debuted at the Vienna State Opera, where he was particularly successful and popular, in 1976, at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1977, and one year later at La Scala, Milan. Dvorský was highly estimated by Luciano Pavarotti, who referred to him several times as, "my legitimate successor". Although his career has never been that of a superstar, he has become one of the leading tenors of his generation. He has received several distinctions, among others being a national artist and state prize-winner of the former Czechoslovakia. Since 2006, Dvorský has been the head of the opera house in Košice.