Michael Laurenz
Born in Halle an der Saale, Michael Laurenz began his musical career as a trumpeter, performing during his training with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and later as principal trumpeter with the Berliner Symphoniker. From 2006, he shifted his focus to singing and became a member of the Opernhaus Zürich’s opera studio from 2008 to 2010, subsequently joining its ensemble.
From 2018 to 2020, he was a member of the ensemble at the Vienna State Opera. Since the 2020/21 season, he has been working as a freelance artist. Guest engagements have taken him to prestigious venues such as the state operas in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, the Salzburg Festival, the Paris Opéra, La Scala in Milan, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Theater an der Wien, and opera houses in Amsterdam, Geneva, Lyon, and Antwerp. He has also appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival, the Stuttgart Music Festival, and the Bregenz Festival.
His repertoire includes major roles such as David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Loge (Das Rheingold), Mime (Das Rheingold, Siegfried), the Dancing Master (Ariadne auf Naxos), Aegisth (Elektra), Goro (Madama Butterfly), the Fool (Der Schatzgräber), and Josef K. (Der Prozess).
Performances with Michael Laurenz
with Wolfgang Bankl, Camilla Nylund, Sabine Devieilhe, Michael Volle, Michael Laurenz, Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Arabella
Cast on Sunday 13. April 2025
with Wolfgang Bankl, Camilla Nylund, Sabine Devieilhe, Michael Volle, Michael Laurenz, Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Arabella
Cast on Wednesday 16. April 2025
with Wolfgang Bankl, Camilla Nylund, Sabine Devieilhe, Michael Volle, Michael Laurenz, Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Arabella
Cast on Saturday 19. April 2025
with Wolfgang Bankl, Camilla Nylund, Sabine Devieilhe, Michael Volle, Michael Laurenz, Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Arabella
Cast on Tuesday 22. April 2025
with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Das Rheingold
Cast on Wednesday 28. May 2025
with Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Iain Paterson, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Noa Beinart, Michael Laurenz, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Siegfried
Cast on Sunday 8. June 2025
with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Das Rheingold
Cast on Friday 20. June 2025
with Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Iain Paterson, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Noa Beinart, Michael Laurenz, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Siegfried
Cast on Wednesday 25. June 2025