Tareq Nazmi
Renowned bass Tareq Nazmi studied in Munich with Edith Wiens and Christian Gerhaher and received private instruction from Hartmut Elbert. He began his career in the Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera, where he remained a member of the ensemble until 2016. With his distinctive role portrayals, he has established himself on international opera stages.
Key milestones in his career include Sarastro at the Salzburg Festival in 2022 – following his international breakthrough as the Speaker in 2021 – as well as his debut as King Heinrich (Lohengrin) at the Vienna State Opera. At the Salzburg Easter Festival in 2024, he appeared as Alvise (La Gioconda). At the Bavarian State Opera and the Tokyo Spring Festivalin 2025, he sang Gurnemanz (Parsifal) after his debut in Geneva, a role that has since become one of his signature parts. In the summer of the same year, he impressed again at the Salzburg Festival as Banco (Macbeth).
Further important roles have included Ferrando (Il trovatore) in Munich, as well as Sarastro with the Cleveland Orchestraunder Franz Welser-Möst.
In the 2025/26 season, Tareq Nazmi will again appear in major roles at leading houses: at the Vienna State Opera as Sarastro and the Commendatore (Don Giovanni), as well as Rocco (Fidelio) in a new production of Fidelio. At the Berlin State Opera he will perform Zaccaria (Nabucco), and in Tokyo Daland (Der fliegende Holländer).
With Verdi’s Requiem he embarks on a U.S. tour in January 2026. At the Konzerthaus Berlin he will perform the bass part in Haydn’s The Creation. Franz Schmidt’s The Book with Seven Seals takes him to Hamburg and Dortmund. In May 2026, he will once again sing the bass part in Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Performances with Tareq Nazmi
with Clemens Unterreiner, Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, Jennifer Holloway, Tareq Nazmi, Florina Ilie, Daniel Jenz, Conductor: Cornelius Meister
Fidelio
Cast on Saturday 9. January 2027
Zyklus »Liebe & Schicksal«
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Von Rettung in letzter Sekunde über turbulente Liebeswirren bis zu schicksalhafter Liebe und tragischem Egoismus: Diese Opern erzählen große Geschichten und zählen zu den Schlüsselwerken des Genres. Erstmals vereint in einem unserer Zyklen.
with Clemens Unterreiner, Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, Jennifer Holloway, Tareq Nazmi, Florina Ilie, Daniel Jenz, Conductor: Cornelius Meister
Fidelio
Cast on Tuesday 12. January 2027
Abo 2
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 16. September 2025 | Iolanta |
| 03. März 2026 | Carmen |
| 14. April 2026 | Visionary Dances (Ballett) |
| 26. Mai 2026 | Les Pêcheurs de perles |
| 23. Juni 2026 | Animal Farm |
| 08. September 2026 | Adriana Lecouvreur |
| 10. November 2026 | La Fille du régiment |
| 12. Jänner 2027 | Fidelio |
| 27. April 2027 | Woolf Works |
| 22. Juni 2027 | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
with Clemens Unterreiner, Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, Jennifer Holloway, Tareq Nazmi, Florina Ilie, Daniel Jenz, Conductor: Cornelius Meister
Fidelio
Cast on Friday 15. January 2027
Abo 7
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 24. Oktober 2025 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| 16. Jänner 2026 | Idomeneo |
| 13. März 2026 | Don Pasquale |
| 10. April 2026 | Visionary Dances (Ballett) |
| 12. Juni 2026 | Animal Farm |
| 04. September 2026 | Don Carlo |
| 15. Jänner 2027 | Fidelio |
| 12. Februar 2027 | Der Rosenkavalier |
| 26. Februar 2027 | Norma |
| 04. Juni 2027 | Woolf Works |
with Clemens Unterreiner, Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, Jennifer Holloway, Tareq Nazmi, Florina Ilie, Daniel Jenz, Conductor: Cornelius Meister
Fidelio
Cast on Monday 18. January 2027
Abo 13
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 08. September 2025 | Otello |
| 06. Oktober 2025 | Fin de partie |
| 10. November 2025 | Kallirhoe (Ballett) |
| 23. März 2026 | Die verkaufte Braut |
| 15. Juni 2026 | Così fan tutte |
| 19. Oktober 2026 | Il barbiere di Siviglia |
| 30. November 2026 | Luisa Miller |
| 18. Jänner 2027 | Fidelio |
| 22. Februar 2027 | Norma |
| 22. März 2027 | Visionary Dances |