Speaker
bass-baritone
The Speaker guards the door of Sarastro's temple and gives Tamino his first lesson in truth. His scene with the prince is short but pivotal: solemn, searching recitative that turns the whole story around. It calls for a bass-baritone of authority and warmth.
Who sings it in 2026/27
Roman TrekelStaatsoper Unter den Linden, BerlinAAlbert DohmenGran Teatre del Liceu, BarcelonaAAlexander GrassauerSemperoper Dresden, DresdenAAndrew MooreOpernhaus Zürich, ZürichAArttu KatajaStaatsoper Unter den Linden, BerlinAAshley RichesRoyal Opera House, LondonEEvan GrayOpernhaus Zürich, ZürichFFrieder FleschOper Leipzig, LeipzigJJochen SchmeckenbecherRoyal Opera House, LondonJJosef WagnerVolksoper Wien, WienMMarkus MarquardtSemperoper Dresden, DresdenMMartin SnellBayerische Staatsoper, MünchenMMartin-Jan NijhofSemperoper Dresden, DresdenMMatthias HoffmannOper Köln, KölnNNicholas NewtonMetropolitan Opera, New York CityRRobin FrindtDeutsche Oper am Rhein, DüsseldorfTTuomas PursioOper Leipzig, LeipzigVValentin RuckebierDeutsche Oper am Rhein, DüsseldorfVVincenzo NeriDeutsche Oper Berlin, BerlinVVladyslav BuialskyiMetropolitan Opera, New York CityData: open sources (opera houses, ticketing platforms, Wikidata). Part of the worldwide Die Zauberflöte map.