Andreas Schager

Following his studies at the University of Music in Vienna, Andreas Schager began his career singing operetta and lyrical roles in Mozart’s operas before transitioning to the Helden roles in works by Wagner and Strauss.

In the summer of 2009, Schager made his highly regarded debut at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl as David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, followed by engagements as Florestan in Fidelio; Max in Der Freischütz; and Rienzi, Tristan, and Siegfried in both Götterdämmerung and Siegfried at small and mid-sized houses. His appearances as Siegfried in Götterdämmerung at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, the BBC Proms in 2013 in London, and the Teatro alla Scala—each under the baton of Daniel Barenboim—resulted in his international breakthrough.

Today, Schager has established himself as the leading Heldentenor, performing at the most renowned houses and festivals worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Opéra de Bastille in Paris, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, State Opera Hamburg, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Real in Madrid, opera houses in Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Wiesbaden, as well as the Bayreuth Festival. He has worked with conductors such as Philippe Jordan, Daniel Barenboim, Christian Thielemann, Valery Gergiev, Simone Young, Daniele Gatti, Franz Welser-Möst, and Riccardo Chailly.

Past performance highlights include roles in Fidelio, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, each conducted by Daniel Barenboim; Götterdämmerung at the Dresden Semperoper with Christian Thielemann conducting; Tannhäuser at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Max in Der Freischütz under Tomáš Netopil and Apollo/Daphne and Lohengrin under Simone Young, all at the Vienna State Opera; Parsifal and Tristan at the Opéra Bastille; Siegfried at the State Opera Hamburg under Kent Nagano; and his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York under Philippe Jordan, as well as Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival.

In addition to his outstanding operatic success, Schager is also active as a concert singer. Highlights of the past years include performances with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst in Cleveland and at Carnegie Hall; the New Year’s concert at the Dresden Semperoper; Gurrelieder at the Philharmonie de Paris; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Vienna’s Concert House with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, both under Philippe Jordan; Das Lied von der Erde under Valery Gergiev at the Philharmonie am Gasteig and the Elbphilharmonie; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Riccardo Chailly in Lucerne; as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin led by Marek Janowski at Berlin’s Konzerthaus.

In the 2019-20 season, he was cast in the following roles: Siegfried in the Ring at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin with Daniel Barenboim; Kaiser in Die Frau ohne Schatten under Christian Thielemann; Siegmund in Die Walküre*; Florestan in Fidelio*; Max in Der Freischütz*; and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Vienna State Opera. He also played Menelaus in the new production of Die Ägyptische Helena under Franz Welser-Möst at the Teatro alla Scala; Fidelio at the Opernhaus Zürich; and Tristan in Wiesbaden and at the Tokyo Spring Festival. At the Bayreuth Festival 2020, he was set to appear for the first time as Siegfried and in the title role of Lohengrin*, after having already performed successfully there as Erik, Tristan, and Parsifal in previous years.

The 2020-21 season commenced with the revival of Ariadne auf Naxos at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where he took on the role of Bacchus. He then sang Siegfried in multiple concert performances of Wagner’s Ring at the Opéra de Bastille under the baton of Philippe Jordan, followed by Tannhäuser at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Projects for the 2021-22 season included concerts of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under Marek Janowski in Dresden, performances as Siegfried at the Teatro Real Madrid, as well as his return to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden as Parsifal, and Siegmund at the Vienna State Opera.

The highlights of the 2022-23 season included Siegfried at the Bayreuth Festival, as well as at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and the Dresden Semperoper. Schager also took over the title role in Tristan und Isolde in the revival at the Vienna State Opera and in concert performances at the Teatro Real.

The 2023-24 season included his return to the Berlin and Vienna State Operas before heading to the U.S. for a series of Tannhäuser performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He made his debut as Otello at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden before reprising the role at the Vienna State Opera. Schager finished the season at the Bayreuth Festival in the title role of a new production of Tristan und Isolde.

*Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.