Michael Volle

Birthplace:
Freudenstadt, Germany

Studies:
Stuttgart State University of Music and Performing Arts

Awards:
German Theatre Award 'DER FAUST' 2009, 'Singer of the Year' of the magazine 'OPERNWELT' in the seasons 2007/2008 and 2013/2014.

Important roles:
Wotan (Der Ring des Nibelungen), (Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Orest (Elektra), Der Holländer (Der fliegende Holländer), Falstaff (Falstaff), Nabucco (Nabucco), Marcello (La Bohème), Scarpia (Tosca), et al.

Stages:
Metropolitan Opera New York, Bavarian State Opera, Vienna State Opera, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House, Opéra National de Paris, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, et al.

Cooperation with directors:
Dmitri Tcherniakov, Robert Carsen, Vincent Huguet, Damiano Michieletto, Lydia Steier, Peter Konwitschny, et al.

Cooperation with conductors:
Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Metha, Christian Thielemann, Antonio Pappano, Valerij Gergijev, Simon Rattle, Thomas Hengelbrock, Franz Welser-Möst, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kiril Petrenko, et al.