Second Armored Man
bass
The Second Armored Man stands watch with his companion before the trials of fire and water, singing the bass line beneath an ancient chorale melody. The scene feels ancient and modern at once, austere counterpoint in the middle of a fairy tale. A firm, dark bass makes it monumental.
Who sings it in 2026/27
AAaron PendletonVolksoper Wien, WienAAntonio FajardoPalau de la Música Catalana, BarcelonaCChristopher Humbert Jr.Deutsche Oper Berlin, BerlinCChristopher JähnigOpernhaus Bonn, BonnDDamian KonieczekTeatr Wielki Poznań, PoznańFFelix PacherVolksoper Wien, WienGGraeme BroadbentRoyal Opera House, LondonIIvan LyvchWiener Staatsoper, WienJJaewoung LeeStaatsoper Stuttgart, StuttgartJJakub SzmidtTeatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa, WarsawKKovács IstvánHungarian State Opera (Andrássy), BudapestMMartin TzonevOpernhaus Bonn, BonnMMatthias HennebergSemperoper Dresden, DresdenMMetehan KöklüSemperoper Dresden, DresdenMMichael SeguraFlorentine Opera (Uihlein Hall), MilwaukeeOOleksandr PushniakSemperoper Dresden, DresdenPPalerdi AndrásHungarian State Opera (Andrássy), BudapestPPeter HarveyFestspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-BadenSSam DhobhanyBrown Theater (Wortham Center), HoustonSStephanos TsirakoglouNationaltheater Mannheim, MannheimTTheodore McAlindonOpernhaus Zürich, ZürichTThomas JesatkoNationaltheater Mannheim, MannheimYYair PolishookOpera House Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel AvivYYasushi HiranoVolksoper Wien, WienYYoung ChoiDeutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin
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