Michael Nagy

Michael Nagy, the Stuttgart-born baritone with Hungarian roots, began his musical career with the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben and later studied voice, art song interpretation, and conducting. He has steadily developed his artistry on the world's major stages: from Wolfram (Tannhäuser) at the Bayreuth Festival to Stolzius in Zimmermann's Die Soldaten and Amfortas (Parsifal) at the Bavarian State Opera, Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde) in Baden-Baden and Berlin, Dallapiccola's Il prigioniero in Copenhagen, and the world premiere of Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini's Edward II in Berlin. Other highlights include Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte) at the Salzburg Festival, Beckmesser (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) at Frankfurt Opera, Amfortas and Alberich at the Vienna State Opera, and Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) in Toulouse.

The 2024/2025 season brings significant engagements: Nekrotzar in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre at the Bavarian State Opera, Morone (Palestrina) at the Vienna State Opera, and Šiškov in Janáček's From the House of the Dead at Frankfurt Opera. Additionally, he will perform Amfortas at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl and Beckmesser at the Bayreuth Festival.

Michael Nagy is also in high demand worldwide as a concert and oratorio singer, frequently collaborating with renowned orchestras and conductors. He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 2022.