Matthias Goerne

Baritone

Biography

Matthias Goerne is one of the most versatile and internationally sought-after vocalists and a frequent guest at renowned festivals and concert halls. He has collaborated with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and pianists. Born in Weimar, he studied with Hans-Joachim Beyer in Leipzig, and later with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Matthias Goerne has appeared on the world’s principal opera stages including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Zürich Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Teatro Real in Madrid, Paris National Opera, and the Vienna State Opera. His roles range from Pizzaro (Fidelio), Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Amfortas (Parsifal), Wotan (Die Walküre, Das Rheingold), Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde), Orest (Elektra), and Jochanaan (Salome) to the title roles in Béla Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Alban Berg’s Wozzeck.

Contact

Judith Neuhoff
Managing Director

+49 30 166359850
Klara Maria Taube
Senior Artist Manager

+49 30 166359852
Darina Popova
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359853

News

Matthias Goerne: Recital at Coups de Cœur in Chantilly

Baritone Matthias Goerne will appear in recital with pianist Iddo Bar-Shaï at the annual Coups de Cœur festival in Chantilly on September 13, 2025. Dedicated to the art of francophone song, the festival welcomes Goerne with one of the great monuments of the Lied repertoire: Schubert’s Winterreise. For more information please click here
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Matthias Goerne: Symphony No. 9 in Hannover

Baritone Matthias Goerne joins soprano Nadja Mchantaf, alto Wiebke Lehmkuhl, and tenor Matthew Swensen for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover on September 12, 2025. Principal conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky leads the concert, which marks the festive opening of the 2025/26 season. Alongside Beethoven’s choral masterpiece, the evening will feature the world […]
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Matthias Goerne: Recital at Wigmore Hall

Baritone Matthias Goerne will return to Wigmore Hall on September 9, 2025, in a recital accompanied by David Fray on piano. The program features Franz Schubert’s deeply moving Schwanengesang (including songs such as Aufenthalt, In der Ferne, Am Meer, and Der Doppelgänger), the lesser-known Herbst D 945, and, following the interval, Schubert’s monumental Piano Sonata in B flat major D 960.
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Calendar

13
Sep 2025
Chantilly -  Recital with Iddo Bar-Shaï. Franz Schubert: Winterreise
The Château de Chantilly
14
Sep 2025
Chantilly -  Concert: Mahler, Ravel, Widmann
The Château de Chantilly
28
Sep 2025
Monte Carlo -  Concert
Auditorium Rainier III
30
Sep 2025
Amsterdam -  Recital with Maria João Pires. Franz Schubert: Winterreise
Muziekgebouw
05
Oct 2025
Milan -  Recital with Maria João Pires. Franz Schubert: Winterreise
La Scala

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