Biography
Born and raised in Salzburg, and a graduate of the Mozarteum, Peter Sonn made his operatic breakthrough at the Salzburg Festival while still a student. The Austrian tenor, with his warm voice and lyric timbre is making his way into the ranks of the first class singers of the opera world and sings the major roles of his repertoire from Berlin to Milan, Zurich, and Vienna at the foremost international opera houses. Coming from the classical Mozart roles of Tamino, Ferrando or Don Ottavio this tenor is branching these last seasons with ease into the romantic roles of Lohengrin, Siegmund, Bacchus, Prince Igor, Max, Hoffmann and Don Jose.He regularly works with renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Franz Welser-Möst, Christian Thielemann, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Cohen, Thomas Guggeis, Omer Meir Welber, Adam Fischer, Sebastian Weigle, Marc Albrecht, Bernard Haitink, Alexander Soddy, Daniel Harding, Christoph von Dohnányi, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Michael Gielen, Marek Janowski, Philippe Jordan, Ulf Schirmer, Peter Schneider as well as such prominent stage directors as Sven-Eric Bechtolf, John Dew, Claus Guth, Karl Ernst & Ursel Herrmann, Andreas Kriegenburg, Jens-Daniel Herzog, Barrie Kosky, Harry Kupfer, Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier, Christof Loy, Andrea Moses, Walter Sutcliffe, Brigitte Fassbaender and David Pountney.
Released on DVD you find his Narraboth in Gattis Salome with the Dutch National Opera, his David from the Salzburg Festival and Walther von der Vogelweide from the Berlin State Opera.
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Wälse-calls in Saarbrücken
Right at the beginning of the year, the tenor from Salzburg will take on another important Wagner role, this time in a staged performance.From 11 February, Peter Sonn can be seen in his premiere as Siegmund in "Die Walküre" at the Saarländisches Staatstheater under the musical direction of Sébastien Rouland and staging by Alexandra Szmerédy and Magnolda Pardikta.
Other important Wagner parts for the tenor were in "Lohengrin" in Darmstadt, as well as in "Der Fliegende Holländer" in various productions, including as Erik at the Staatstheater Weimar.
Further information about the production, the dates and the cast:
www.Staatstheater-Saarland.de
New signing from Salzburg!
Born, raised and trained at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Peter Sonn started an outstanding career in the lyric tenor repertoire which led him from Zurich, Hamburg, Milan, Vienna and Berlin to many other musical capitals all over the world. Meanwhile he has expanded his repertoire from Rodolfo, Max or Don José to Lohengrin and we are pleased to be an active part in this new adventure!Media
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Die Walküre
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Press
Die Walküre / Saarländisches Staatstheater / 13.02.2024 / Die deutsche Bühne
"Hier fällt die Interpretation von Peter Sonn auf, der für Siegmund ungewohnt lyrische Töne ohne falsches Heldenpathos findet, die diesen Charakter in seiner Ambivalenz und Zerbrechlichkeit zeigen."Der Freischütz / Oper Leipzig / 17.04.2023 / Das Opernmagazin
"Sonns glockenheller Tenor suggeriert Jugend und Vitalität [...]"
Ariadne auf Naxos/ Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar / 26.03.2023 / Klassik-begeistert
"Peter Sonns Tenor strotzt nur so voller umwerfender Jugendkraft [...]"
Silvesterkonzert / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie / 01.01.2023 / Die Rheinpfalz
"Er beherscht die große theatralische Geste, kann aber auch in leidhafter Schlichtheit und Anmut gestalten."
Samson / Staatskapelle Weimar / 12.09.2022 / Die Deutsche Buehne
"Peter Sonn ist ein durchschlagend kraftvoll singender Samson"
Samson / Staatskapelle Weimar / 14.09.2022 / Frankfurter Allgemeine
"Peter Sonn meistert die extrem anstrengende, für ein Heldentenor gleichwohl attraktive Titelpartie bravourös..."
Lohengrin / Staatstheater Darmstadt / 10.05.2022 / Frankfurter Rundschau
"Der Siegerkranz gebührt Peter Sonn als Lohengrin, der bis zu letzt seine schöne Geschmeidigkeit durchhielt."