Matthias Goerne

Biography

Matthias Goerne, one of the world’s foremost baritones, is acclaimed for his profound
interpretations of opera and art song. He has performed at top houses including the
Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Paris National Opera, and Vienna State Opera, in
roles such as Wotan, Amfortas, Marke, Bluebeard, and Wozzeck. He collaborates with leading
conductors—Simon Rattle, Kirill Petrenko, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Franz
Welser-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Myung-Whun Chung, Fabio Luisi, Andris Nelsons, Manfred
Honeck, Jaap van Zweden, Daniel Harding, Alan Gilbert and Yannick Nézet-Séguin—and
appears regularly with major orchestras and festivals.