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 Bartosz Urbanowicz, Stephanie Houtzeel, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Nikola Hillebrand, Michael Nagy, Michael Laurenz, Sara Blanch, Conductor: Constantin Trinks
Arabella
Cast on Saturday 22. May 2027
Zyklus »Strauss«
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Mit Salome revolutionierte Strauss die Oper, mit Ariadne auf Naxos schrieb er mit Hofmannsthal Wiener Uraufführungsgeschichte, mit Arabella schufen sie ein berührendes Meisterwerk. Alle drei Opern vereint dieser Zyklus – inklusive Neuproduktion von Ariadne.
with Bartosz Urbanowicz, Stephanie Houtzeel, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Nikola Hillebrand, Michael Nagy, Michael Laurenz, Sara Blanch, Conductor: Constantin Trinks
Arabella
Cast on Thursday 27. May 2027
with Bartosz Urbanowicz, Stephanie Houtzeel, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Nikola Hillebrand, Michael Nagy, Michael Laurenz, Sara Blanch, Conductor: Constantin Trinks
Arabella
Cast on Saturday 29. May 2027
with Bartosz Urbanowicz, Stephanie Houtzeel, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Nikola Hillebrand, Michael Nagy, Michael Laurenz, Sara Blanch, Conductor: Constantin Trinks
Arabella
Cast on Tuesday 1. June 2027
Abo 4
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 28. Oktober 2025 | Kallirhoe (Ballett) |
| 25. November 2025 | Lucia di Lammermoor |
| 23. Dezember 2025 | Elektra |
| 17. März 2026 | Madama Butterfly |
| 16. Juni 2026 | Animal Farm |
| 29. September 2026 | La clemenza di Tito |
| 22. Dezember 2026 | Les Pêcheurs de perles |
| 16. März 2027 | Visionary Dances |
| 04. Mai 2027 | Carmen |
| 01. Juni 2027 | Arabella |