Biography
Swiss baritone Manuel Walser studied voice under Thomas Quasthoff at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin and finished his studies in July 2015 with distinction. In addition to Thomas Quasthoff, some of his most important mentors and teachers are Brigitte Fassbaender, Frédéric Gindraux, and Wolfram Rieger. At the international song competition ‘Das Lied’ in Berlin, he received both 1st Place and the Audience Award in 2013. He is also a laureate of the Stella Maris International Vocal Competition and received the Armin Weltner Foundation Award in 2014. Manuel Walser was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble for five seasons until 2019, performing as Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos) under Cornelius Meister and Peter Schneider, as Schaunard (La Bohème) under Marco Armiliat
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2011 — Yesterday
Orchester der J. S. Bach-Stiftung / Lutz Bach-Kantaten, Bach, J. S.
Wiener KonzerthausBass
View program, cast and crewJohannes-Passion am Karfreitag – Jordi Savall, Bach, J. S.
Konzerthaus DortmundBass
View cast and crewWürzburg / Liederabend, SchumannVaughan WilliamsFinzi, Gerald
Festival Lied WürzburgSoloist + 1 roles
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Johannes-Passion am Karfreitag – Jordi Savall, Bach, J. S.
Konzerthaus DortmundBass
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Würzburg / Liederabend, SchumannVaughan WilliamsFinzi, Gerald
Festival Lied WürzburgSoloist + 1 roles
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Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Angels + Shepherds - Special Concert, Bach, J. S.Praetorius, M.
Freiburger BarockorchesterBass + 1 roles
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8Den Haag / Konzert, MahlerFranck
Residentie OrkestVoice + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewMahler & Franck, Slater, D. D.MahlerWagner, RichardFranck
AmareSoloist + 2 roles
View program, cast and crewSchumann: Das Paradies und die Peri, Schumann
Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle HamburgBass + 1 roles
View cast and crewDas Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Wagner, Richard
Tiroler Festspiele ErlDonner
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Erl, AustriaGötterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods), Wagner, Richard
Tiroler Festspiele ErlGunther
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Erl, AustriaElijah, op. 70 (Elijah), Mendelssohn
Münchener Bach-ChorElias (Elijah)
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Biography
Swiss baritone Manuel Walser studied voice under Thomas Quasthoff at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin and finished his studies in July 2015 with distinction. In addition to Thomas Quasthoff, some of his most important mentors and teachers are Brigitte Fassbaender, Frédéric Gindraux, and Wolfram Rieger. At the international song competition ‘Das Lied’ in Berlin, he received both 1st Place and the Audience Award in 2013. He is also a laureate of the Stella Maris International Vocal Competition and received the Armin Weltner Foundation Award in 2014. Manuel Walser was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble for five seasons until 2019, performing as Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos) under Cornelius Meister and Peter Schneider, as Schaunard (La Bohème) under Marco Armiliat
