In spite of his young age, Jan Stava already appeared as a soloist on the stages of several opera houses: at the Estates Theater in Prague, the site of the first performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, he currently sings in a new production of the very same opera the part of Leporello. At this historical Mozart-Theater he also sang in the first cast Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro. This summer the Smetana festival engaged him for a new production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen. Afterwards in the summer of 2012 Jan Stava will participate at the Young Singers Project in Salzburg working on the parts of Osmin and Sarastro amongst others. Upcoming projects will be Dvorak Requiem in collaboration with Orchestre National de Lyon, as well as with Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. Due to his great acting talent Jan Stava was engaged as Osmin for the new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the opera houses of Montpellier and Nantes/Angers.

Jan Stava won several important competitions, including the Bohuslav Martinu Competition in Prague, the Dusek Competition and the Prague Singer Contest. His talent was also recognized by Jose Cura, who awarded him a special prize for the most gifted singer of his own masterclasses in Nancy.

His repertoire includes roles such as Bartolo (Nozze di Figaro), Leporello and Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Osmin (Entführung aus dem Serail), Foreman (Jenufa), Parson (Cunning little vixen) and Nikitic (Boris Godunov). 

On concert-stage he sang Mozart's Requiem, Haydn's Seven last words of Christ, Missa Dominicalis and Missa Pastoralis by Brixi and Dvorak's Biblical Songs.

Jan Stava studies singing at the National Janacek Academy of Music in Brno.