Falk Struckmann, one of the world's leading bass-baritones of our time, has now also devoted himself to the bass repertoire and has already enjoyed international success here as well, most recently with his role debut as the Doctor in Wozzeck at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. He sang this role with comparable success at the Opéra de Paris, where he also distinguished himself as Klingsor in Parsifal. His performances as Pizarro in concert performances of Fidelio at the Gstaad Festival and at the Grafenegg Festival under the baton of Jaap van Zweden became a personal triumph. Parts such as Pizarro, Rocco, Klingsor, Alberich, Hagen, Hunding or Fafner will continue to be the focus of his singing activities in the future.
Falk Struckmann begins the 2023/24 season with the role of the Grande Inquisitore in Verdi's Don Carlo at the Berlin State Opera. He will then appear in Tokyo in Eisler's Deutscher Sinfonie conducted by Sebastian Weigle and will take on the role of Hunding in concert performances of Act I Walküre under the baton of Jaap van Zweden in Seoul.
Born in Heilbronn Mr. Struckmann began his career in Kiel and Basel, and from there he quickly went to all the important opera houses and festivals around the world. He regularly works with the world’s leading conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Christian Thielemann, Kirill Petrenko, Riccardo Muti, Simone Young and Bertrand de Billy. Mr. Struckmann has been named “Kammersänger” by both the Wiener and the Berliner Staatsoper. He has performed in all major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Teatro alla Scala Milano, the Royal Opera House London, the Opéra National de Paris, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera Chicago and the Semperoper Dresden. He made his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 1993 as Kurwenal in a production by Heiner Müller under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. This was followed by productions of the Ring under James Levine and Christian Thielemann and Parsifal. He appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Tristan und Isolde and in Bluebeard’s Castle. He sang Don Pizarro at the Lucerne Festival conducted by Claudio Abbado. Essentially all of his roles have been published on CD or DVD.