Michael Volle Baritone Michael Volle has established himself as Michael Volle dedicates also a great part of one of the leading baritones, receiving the his career to lied recitals and to concert important German Theatre Award "Faust" commitments with the world's finest and awarded "Singer of the Year" by the orchestras and with important conductors opera magazine "Opernwelt". He studied such as Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, with Josef Metternich and Rudolf Piernay. Maurizio Pollini, Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Muti, Franz Welser-Möst, Antonio His first permanent engagements were at Pappano, Philippe Jordan, Valerij Gergiev, Mannheim, Bonn, Düsseldorf and Cologne. Kent Nagano, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Mariss From 1999 until 2007 Michael Volle was a Jansons, Thomas Hengelbrock, Philippe member of the ensemble of the Zurich Opera Herreweghe, James Conlon, James Levine. House where he sang various roles in new productions, including Beckmesser Die Alongside TV appearances on ARTE, Michael Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Eugene Volle has recorded CD and DVD releases for Onegin , Golaud Pelléas et Mélisande, the EMI, Harmonia Mundi, Arthaus, Naxos Marcello La Bohème, Count Le Nozze di and Philipps labels, including a film Figaro and Barak Die Frau ohne Schatten production of Der Freischütz in 2009. (2009), Wolfram Tannhäuser (2011) and Michael Volle is recipient of the important Hans Sachs Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg German Theatre Award "Faust" and "Singer (2012). of the Year" by the opera magazine "Opernwelt" (in 2008 and 2014). Since the 2007/2008 season Michael Volle “ Thanks to Michael Volle's has been a member of the Munich State Opera singing the title roles in the new strong performance, he becomes Valid for use until 1 February 2019 productions of Eugene Onegin , Wozzeck and ” For updated versions please contact the star of the show… Die Bassariden and further roles like Count [email protected] Anne Midgette, Washington Le Nozze di Figaro, Kurwenal , Amfortas , Post Wolfram , Amonasro as well as guest artist in the title role of Guillaume Tell in 2014, title role of Der flieger Hollaender , and Arabella Mandryka programmed until 2019. Guest performances with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, have included the new productions of Salome Jochanaan (2008), Lulu Dr. Schön and Jack the Ripper (2009), and Tristan und Isolde Kurwenal . He has also performed in the Opéra National de Paris, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona and the State Operas of Vienna, Berlin, Dresden and Hamburg, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and is a regular performer at the Salzburg Festival and Bayreuth Festival with Beckmesser Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . In 2014, Michael Volle made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, singing Arabella Mandryka and Hans Sachs Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , with further invitations until 2020/2021. Rayfield Allied Member of the International Artist Southbank House, Managers’ Association Black Prince Road, London SE 1 7 SJ , UK Rayfield Allied acts as agent only and can www.rayfieldallied.com accept no responsibility as principal E-mail [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)20 3176 5500 Facsimile +44 (0)700 602 4143 .