ChristinaBock

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  • Mezzo-Soprano

About Christina

Born in Thüringen, German mezzo-soprano Christina Bock studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig and the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Since her professional debut at the age of 20, she has been a member of both the International Opernstudio and Ensemble of the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and from 2014–2020 was a member of the Ensemble of the Semperoper Dresden.

Christina joined the ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper in the 2021/22 season, appearing as Ottavia in L'incoronazione di Poppea and Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus. She is a regular guest at the Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris and the Salzburg Festival.

Recent highlights include Grimgerde in Die Walküre with the Dresden Philharmonie, War and Peace at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 under Ingo Metzmacher, a concert performance of Tristan und Isolde as Brangäne with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and a new production of Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.

In the 2026/27 season, she appears as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier at the Bayerische Staatsoper, performs Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España in Madrid, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Orchestre National de France, Danish National Symphony Orchestra and at Berwaldhallen, and Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire at the Bregenz Festival. Her debut solo recording will be released by Lexicon Classics in 2026.

Christina is based in Vienna, Austria

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For availability and general enquiries:

Fabiana Dalpiaz

Fabiana Dalpiaz

Associate Director
Phyllida Martignetti

Phyllida Martignetti

Assistant Artist Manager

Representation

Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt



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Season Highlights

Sep 2026
Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, Spain
Mahler Symphony No. 2 Kent Nagano (Conductor)
Oct 2026
Auditorium de Radio France, France
Beethoven Missa Solemnis Petr Popelka (Conductor)
Feb 2027
Copenhagen Concert House, Denmark
Beethoven Missa Solemnis Petr Popelka (Conductor)
Mar 2027
Bayerische Staatsoper, Germany
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian) Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor)
Apr 2027
Berwaldhallen Stockholm, Sweden
Beethoven Missa Solemnis Petr Popelka (Conductor)
Jun 2027 - Jul 2026
Bayerische Staatsoper, Germany
Wagner Die Walküre (Roßweiße) Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor)

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  • Christina Bock performs the Mezzo-Soprano Solo in Mahler's Third Symphony
    Credit: RUV Iceland Recorded: 06 June 2024

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Selected Repertoire

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  • Die Fledermaus (Strauss)

    Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
    Dec 2025

    • The energy of Act II, with these few reservations, carries us along in the expected sonic intoxication, thanks to the thoroughly classy interpretation by Christina Bock (Prince Orlofsky), perfect as master of ceremonies.

    • Christina Bock’s performance as the cross-dressed Prince Orlofsky is remarkable in every respect. The mezzo-soprano sings her aria “Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein” with taste, avoiding any excess; the timbre is shimmering, and the vocal line carefully shaped

  • Schumann Festival 2023

    Tonhalle Düsseldorf
    Jun 2023

    • The mezzo-soprano Christina Bock did the only right thing: her style of performance repeatedly hinted at irony, but in such small doses that it did not thwart the hymn-like spirit of the songs. Her sustaining mezzo flooded the room magnificently.

      • Wolfram Goertz, Rheinische Post
      • 19 June 2023

  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner)

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Dec 2022

  • L'Orfeo (Monteverdi)

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Jun 2021

  • Die Fledermaus (Strauss)

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Jan 2022

    • Unexpectedly rich in contours, you can experience Christina Bock in an absolutely brilliant role. Singing, acting skills and the terrific talent to imitate the Russian accent to perfection complete the character role of the jovial host. I like to invite myself guests" sings the vocally brightly coloured mezzo-soprano with expressive depth convincingly absorbing, so that the generous nature and the casual tone gestural, mimic and vocal are unequivocally taken away from her. In the stream of fire of the vines" the concentrated temperament of Bock then really breaks ground...