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, Anhaltisches Staatstheater Dessau, Theater Gera/Altenburg, Theater Freiburg, 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, Geharnischter/Die Zauberflöte, 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, whereafter he sang Tristan in the new production of the Oper Frankfurt under the direction of Sebastian Weigle.
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.
Upcoming engagements in the 20/21 season include Herodes/Salome at the Vienna State Opera and the Bolshoi in Moscow. Additionally he will make his debut at the Bavarian State Opera as the 1st armoured man in the Magic Flute. In spring 2021 he will return to the Oper Frankfurt as Siegfried. A planned engagement as Tristan in autumn 2020 was canceled due to the Covid pandemic.
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Repertoire
Repertoire Opera
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

On the 25th of February, the premiere of Salome, directed by Claus Guth and conducted by Tugan Sokhiev, will be celebrated at the Bolshoi in Moscow. With Asmik Grigorian in the title role, Vincent Wolfsteiner sings Herod for the first time in the Russian capital after his guest performances at the State Operas in Berlin and Vienna.
Further performances with Vincent Wolfsteiner:
26,27, 28th February and March 2nd.
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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"