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
Jonathan Letts
Associate Director

+49 30 166359854
Simone Samuel
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359858

News

Matthias Goerne : Recital at the Salzburg Festival

Matthias Goerne returns to the Salzburg Festival for a recital performing Franz Schubert's Winterreise with pianist Markus Hinterhäuser. The concert takes place on July 29 at the Stiftung Mozarteum.
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Matthias Goerne: Opera directing debut

Baritone Matthias Goerne makes his opera directing debut with Richard Strauss’s Salome at the Opéra national du Capitole in Toulouse. In this new production Marie-Adeline Henry sings the title role, alongside Jérôme Boutillier as Jochanaan, Nikolai Schukoff as Herodes, and Sophie Koch as Herodias, under the baton of Frank Beermann. Performances take place on May 22, 24, 26, 29, and 31. 
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Goerne: War Requiem in Baden-Baden

On April 3, Matthias Goerne appears as baritone soloist in Benjamin Britten’s monumental War Requiem at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, alongside soprano Irina Lungu and tenor Bogdan Volkov. Conducted by Joana Mallwitz and performed with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the concert also features the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, the Philharmonia Chor Wien, and Cantus Juvenum […]
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Calendar

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Jul 2026
Salzburg -  Salzburg Festival: Recital
Mozarteum Foundation

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