Matthias Goerne

Matthias Goerne (born 31 March 1967) is a German baritone. He has performed and recorded extensively, both on the opera stage and in Lieder settings. Goerne has been referred to as "Today's leading interpreter of German art songs" by the Chicago Tribune, while the Boston Globe describes him as "one of the greatest singers performing today". Prominent opera stages on which Goerne has appeared include the Royal Opera House in London, Teatro Real in Madrid, Paris National Opera, Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. His carefully chosen roles include Wagner's wolfram in Tannhäuser, Amfortas in Parsifal, and Jurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, Orest in Elektra by R. Strauss and the title roles in Alban Berg's Wozzeck, Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, Hindemith's Mathis der Maler and Reimann's Lear. In lieder recitals, he has worked with pianists including Alfred Brendel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniil Trifonov and Seong-Jin Cho.

Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo & October - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 - 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert Revisited: Lieder Arranged for Baritone and Orchestra - 2023-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Lieder (Berg, Schumann, Wolf, Shostakovich, Brahms) - 2022-06-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Im Abendrot: Songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss - 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

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