Matthias Goerne

Matthias Goerne
Born
Matthias Goerne

(1967-03-31) 31 March 1967 (age 57)
Weimar, East Germany
EducationUniversity of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Occupations
Years active1997–

Matthias Goerne (born 31 March 1967[1]) is a German baritone. He has performed and recorded extensively, both on the opera stage and in Lieder settings. Goerne has been referred to as "Today's leading interpreter of German art songs" by the Chicago Tribune,[2] while the Boston Globe describes him as "one of the greatest singers performing today".[3]

Prominent opera stages on which Goerne has appeared include the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro Real, Madrid; Paris National Opera; Vienna State Opera; and the Metropolitan Opera, New York.[4] His carefully chosen roles range from Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Amfortas (Parsifal), Kurwenal (Tristan) and Orest (Electra) right up to the title roles in Alban Berg's Wozzeck, Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, Hindemith's Mathis der Maler and Reimann's Lear.

In Lieder settings, he has worked with many pre-eminent pianists, including Alfred Brendel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniil Trifonov and Seong-Jin Cho.

  1. ^ "Matthias Goerne – Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "With Goerne, the art of lieder singing is in caring hands". Chicago Tribune. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Baritone's impressive voice isn't quite enough". Boston Globe. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Matthias Goerne". Münchner Philharmoniker (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2022.