Biography
The Munich born and raised tenor Vincent Wolfsteiner studied at New England Conservatory with William Cotton and made his debut as Rodolfo/La Bohème at Grantite State Opera, followed by engagements including roles, such as Don José/Carmen, Turiddu/Cavalleria rusticana, Coraddo/Il Corsaro and Canio/Pagliacci in Massachussets, New York, Florida and New Hampshire.During a collaboration at Sarasota, FL, Vincent Wolfsteiner became aquainted with Peter Leonard - the then designated general music director at Volkstheater Rostock, who offered him a Festengagement. While in Rostock, Mr. Wolfsteiner sang roles like Prince/Love Of Three Oranges, Graf Zedlau/Wiener Blut, Max/Der Freischütz, Erik/Der fliegende Holländer, Hans/The Bartered Bride and Des Grieux/Manon Lescaut.
In the following years, he worked freelance an guested houses, including State Opera Hnnover, Komische Oper Berlin, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater as well as the Opera Festival Heidenheim. At these institutions he took on roles like Siegmund/Die Walküre, Florestan/Fidelio, Aegisth/Elektra, Bacchus/Ariadne auf Naxos, Piccolomini in Weinberger’s Wallenstein, Officer in Hindemith’s Cardillac, as well as Carlo Santos in Weill’s Der Kuhhandel.
Following two seasons (2012-14) as a permanent member of the ensemble at Staatstheater Nuremberg, Vincent Wolfsteiner became a member of the ensemble at Opera Frankfurt, debuting in the title role of Verdi’s Otello. Since then, he performed all major tenor roles in Wagner’s Ring cycle, the title roles Tristan und Isolde, Lohengrin, Peter Grimes and Andrea Chénier, Erik/Der fliegende Holländer, Calaf/Turandot, Luigi/Il tabarro, Maurizio/Adriana Lecouvreur, as well as Filka Morozov/From the House of the Dead. Last season, he sang Bacchus/Ariadne auf Naxos and Tambourmajor/Wozzeck at Oper Frankfurt, and Hüon/Oberon on the occasion of his house debut at Theater an der Wien. Furthermore, he performed the title role of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, as well as Siegmund/Die Walküre at Bayreuth Festival. In the 19/20 season Vincent Wolfsteiner made his celebrated role debut as Herodes/Salome at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden , followed by debuts in this same role at the Staatsoper Wien and Bolshoi Theatre Moscow. in 2020 he sang Tristan in the new production of the Oper Frankfurt under the direction of Sebastian Weigle and first Geharnischter in Magic Flute at the Bavarian State Opera München.
Vincent Wolfsteiner is active as a concert singer, as well. His repertoire includes key works, such as Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Schumann’s Faust Szenen, as well as Mahler’s Symphony No 8 and Das Lied von der Erde.
Vincent Wolfsteiner collaborated with conductors like Sebastian Weigle, Christoph Gedschold, Constantin Trinks, Cornelius Meister, Jakub Hrůša, Henrik Nánási, Cristian Mandeal, Marcus Bosch, Stefan Blunier, Lothar Zagrosek and Steven Sloane, as well as with directors like Christof Loy, Keith Warner, Barrie Kosky, Calixto Bieito and Frank Hilbrich.
Highlights of the last years include his debuts as Herodes/Salome at the Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera and the Bolshoi in Moscow, Lohengrin at the Tokyo Spring Festival. Projects in 2022/23 include Tannhäuser at Berlin State Opera, his return to the Bavarian State Opera Munich in Penderecki`s “Devils from Loudon”, Sinowij Borissowitsch Ismailow/ Lady Macbeth from Mzensk at Hamburg State Opera, Siegmund and Siegfried in concert version with Marek Janowski and Dresden Philharmonic as well as both Siegfrieds in Erl in a new production of Brigitte Fassbaender.
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Repertoire
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Beethoven | Fidelio | Florestan |
Berg | Wozzeck | Tambourmajor |
Britten | Peter Grimes | Peter Grimes |
Giordano | Andrea Chénier | Andrea Chénier |
Hindemith | Cardillac | Offizier |
Janacek | Jenufa | Laca |
Krenek | Der Diktator | Der Offizier |
Leoncavallo | I Pagliacci | Canio |
Mozart | Die Zauberflöte | 1. Geharnischter |
Prokofiev | The Love for Three Oranges | Prince |
Puccini | Il Tabarro | Luigi |
La Bohème | Rodolfo | |
Manon Lescaut | Des Grieux | |
Turandot | Calaf | |
Strauß, J. | Wiener Blut | Graf Zedlau |
Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Tenor/Bacchus |
Elektra | Aegisth | |
Verdi | Otello | Otello |
Stiffelio | Raffaele | |
Wagner | Das Rheingold | Loge |
Der fliegende Holländer | Erik | |
Die Walküre | Siegmund | |
Götterdämmerung | Siegfried | |
Lohengrin | Lohengrin | |
Siegfried | Siegfried | |
Tristan und Isolde | Tristan | |
Weber | Der Freischütz | Max |
Weill | Der Kuhhandel | Juan Santos |
Weinberger | Wallenstein | Max Piccolomini |
News

Premiere Lady Macbeth of Mzensk: Two powerful tenors for the Hamburg State Opera
On 22 January 2023, Lady Macbeth of Mzensk (D. Shostakovich) will celebrate its premiere at the Hamburg State Opera with, among others, Vincent Wolfsteiner as Zinoviy Borisovich Ismailov and Andreas Conrad as The Shabby, under the musical direction of Kent Nagano, staged by Angelina Nikonova.
(Additional performance dates: 25.01.23, 28.01.23, 31.01.23, 04.02.23, 08.02.23)
(Additional performance dates: 25.01.23, 28.01.23, 31.01.23, 04.02.23, 08.02.23)
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RING / Dresdner Philharmonie / 02.10.2022 / onlinemerker.com
"Voluminös, bestens timbriert brachte der engagierte Tenor sein hell strahlendes Edelmetal zum Erblühen, war stimmlich in jeder Hinsicht eines Götter-Sprosses würdig."
RING / Dresdner Philharmonie / 17.10.2022 / ioco.de
"Vincent Wolfsteiner war hochkonzentriert an der Gewaltpartie des Siegfried gegangen"
RING / Dresdner Philharmonie / 03.10.2022 / ioco.de
"Den Siegmund offerierte uns der Tenor mit reifer, charactervoller Stimme, deren leidenschaftliche vokale Aufschwüngen durch kammermusikalische Intimität relaviert wurde."
Tristan und Isolde / Oper Frankfurt / 20.01.20 / nmz.de
"textgenau, hochexpressiv, dunkles Fundament und Höhenstrahlkraft, ermüdungsfrei bis in den Bühnentod bravourös"
Tristan und Isolde / Oper Frankfurt / 20.01.20 / br-klassik.de
"stimmlich und bei der Artikulationsgenuigkeit blieben keine Wünsche offen"
Tristan und Isolde / Oper Frankfurt / 20.01.20 / musik-heute.de
"steigerte sich in Stimme und Ausdruck von Akt zu Akt"
Salome / Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin / 06.12.19 / bachtrack.com
"His high, pleasant tenor easily managed the part, for a fully satisfying performance."
Tristan und Isolde / Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin / 04.03.18 / opernschnipsel.de
"Wolfsteiner spielt und singt um sein Leben"
Tristan und Isolde / Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin / 04.03.18 / opernfan.de
"sehr schöne Stimme [...] warmes, rundes Klangbild"
Tristan und Isolde / Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin / 03.03.18 / oper-aktuell.info
"trumpfte mit unermüdlichen Stimmfontänen auf [...] Großartig!"
Aus einem Totenhaus / Oper Frankfurt / 03.04.18 / Frankfurter Rundschau
"Vincent Wolfsteiner macht ihn auf dämonische Weise plastisch als herrisch-körpermächtigen medizinischen Weißkittel"
Aus einem Totenhaus / Oper Frankfurt / 03.04.18 / Allgemeine Zeitung
"ein hauseigenes Ensemble, in dem [...] Vincent Wolfsteiner als Filka Morozov Herausragendes leiste[t]"
Peter Grimes / Oper Frankfurt / 08.10.17 / musik-heute.de
"Zu Recht erhielt er [...] einhelligen Beifall"