Who is Matthias Goerne?
Matthias Goerne
baritone
Matthias Goerne is acclaimed for his profound interpretations of opera and art song. He has performed at top houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Paris National Opera, and Vienna State Opera, in roles such as Wotan, Amfortas, Marke, Bluebeard, and Wozzeck.
Matthias Goerne
Foto: Marie Staggat
Matthias Goerne
Foto: Marie Staggat
He collaborates with leading conductors – Simon Rattle, Kirill Petrenko, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Franz Welser-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Fabio Luisi, Manfred Honeck, Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – and appears regularly with major orchestras and festivals. An acclaimed recording artist with numerous awards and five Grammy nominations, Matthias Goerne is a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Expanding his artistic scope, he will debut as stage director in Salome (Richard Strauss) in Toulouse. Recent highlights include a Schubert’s song cycle with Maria João Pires and Daniil Trifonov, performed across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia, and the world premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Schumannliebe. Born in Weimar, Matthias Goerne studied with Hans-Joachim Beyer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
He collaborates with leading conductors – Simon Rattle, Kirill Petrenko, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Franz Welser-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Fabio Luisi, Manfred Honeck, Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin – and appears regularly with major orchestras and festivals. An acclaimed recording artist with numerous awards and five Grammy nominations, Matthias Goerne is a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Expanding his artistic scope, he will debut as stage director in Salome (Richard Strauss) in Toulouse. Recent highlights include a Schubert’s song cycle with Maria João Pires and Daniil Trifonov, performed across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia, and the world premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Schumannliebe. Born in Weimar, Matthias Goerne studied with Hans-Joachim Beyer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
Bijgewerkt op zondag 13 april 2025