| Biography | Austrian tenor Robert Künzli was twice named as one of the Singers of the Year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This signal honour recognized his outstanding performances in PETER GRIMES (title role), FIDELIO (Florestan), FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD (Luka Kuzmich) and DIE BASSARIDEN (Dionysos), performances heard at Staatsoper Hannover.
Mr. Künzli recently debuted with the Netherlands Reisoper as Tristan in TRISTAN UND ISOLDE in Enschede and Leiden. Upcoming performances include Stolzing in DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG and Canio in PAGLIACCI at Staatsoper Hannover. In Canada, he was heard as Erik in DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER for both the Canadian Opera Company and Pacific Opera Victoria. He appeared for the Grand Rapids Symphony in Mahlers Symphony No. 8 and for the Grant Park Festival in Chicago as the Evangelist in DAS BUCH MIT SIEBEN SIEGELN. He looks forward to Aegisth in ELEKTRA for the BBC Proms in London and a revival of Wagners Ring Cycle in Hannover.
The heroic Wagner roles have recently claimed his attention in Hannover and he has appeared there as Siegfried (SIEGFRIED and GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG), Loge in DAS RHEINGOLD and the title role in TANNHÄUSER. Further career highlights include Loge for Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Kalaf in Busonis TURANDOT with Teatro de la Maestranza, Beethovens Symphony No. 9 for the New York Philharmonic, the title role in LES CONTES DHOFFMANN for Komische Oper Berlin and Schuberts FIERRABRAS at Carnegie Hall. Credits also include engagements with Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Savonlinna Festival, Opéra Bastille, New York City Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Vienna State Opera. Additional repertoire includes Bacchus in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Alwa in LULU, the title role in LOHENGRIN, and Fritz in DER FERNE KLANG.
Mr. Künzli can be heard in the title role of the world premiere recording of Carl Goldmarks MERLIN, and he appears in DVD versions of DAS RHEINGOLD and DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE. (August 2014) |