He was born in Vienna on 27/3/1964. Son of baritone Heinz Holecek. First he studied at the Vienna Conservatory and then he continued his studies in Italy under Gino Bechi. He served consecutively on the staff of the Vienna Volksoper (1987-1990) and the Theatre at Gärtnerplatz in Munich (1990-1992). In 1987 he participated in the first presentation in Austria of Rainer Maria Rilke's lyrical prose Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke by composer Udo Zimmermann. In 1992 he returned to Vienna. Since then, he has been appearing regularly at the Vienna Volksoper and Staatsoper. He has appeared in numeours venues including Monte Carlo as Papageno (Die Zauberflöte, 1991), Santiago, Madrid, Paris, Turin as Gabriel von Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), at the Opéra national du Rhin as Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer), in Düsseldorf, at the German Opera in Berlin, at the Grand Theatre of Liceu, Barcelona, and at the Ludwigsburg Festival. He is particularly known as an interpreter of works by Mozart, such as in the title role of Don Giovanni and Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro). He has also appeard as Don Fernando and Don Pizarro (Fidelio), Schaunard (La bohème), Escamillo (Carmen), Scarpia (Tosca), Michele (Il tabarro), John (Salome) and Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos). He often collaborates with orchestras in symphony concerts. He has recorded operas of Mozart and has participated in the video recordings of the works Die Feen by Richard Wagner and Irrelohe by Franz Schreker. He appeared at the GNO once, interpreting the role of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, Olympia Theatre, 1998/99). // Last update of the biography: Mach 2026 - The list of productions below is complete.