Biography
Martin Galba was born on December 10, 1980 in Dunajska Streda, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. Praised for his significant contribution to the arts in Canada, Martin is the distinguished recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Martin Galba's busy career in the arts as actor (film and stage), singer, director, choreographer and producer has been steadily building since his arrival in Canada in 2000.
Select roles in his repertoire include title roles in Jekyll & Hyde, Baker in Into the Woods, Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Edward Fairfax Rochester in Jane Eyre, the musical, Tateh in Ragtime, the musical, Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q, Frederick Barret in Titanic, the musical, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Emcee in Cabaret and the title role in Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
In the classical realm, he is a long-standing member of Edmonton Opera having performed with them since 2003 as chorus member in addition to The Customs Official in La Boheme and 2nd Knight in The Misadventures of Count Ory; with other local companies he sang the roles of King Kaspar and King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko in The Mikado and Morales/Zuniga (cover Escamillo) in Carmen.
Select directing/choreography credits: Beauty & the Beast, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls, Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific, Young Frankenstein, Miss Saigon, La Cage Aux Folles, and RENT.
Select film/web credits: The Valentine's Day Gala produced by Global TV Edmonton (Eric Morisson), Chris in Venture (Iconium Media), Collin in The Crate (Celtic-Raine Productions)
Martin resides in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.
April 20, 2020
