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 roles include Wagner's Wolfram in Tannhäuser, Amfortas in Parsifal, and Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, Orest in Elektra by Richard 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

Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Live) - 2016-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: String Quintet, Op. 163 & Lieder - 2016-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Das Rheingold, WWV 86A - 2015-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: Wanderers Nachtlied - 2014-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

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