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About Germán

The Mexican baritone Germán Olvera made his operatic debut at the Mexican National Opera (Palacio de bellas artes) in 2013 as Escamillo (Carmen). He subsequently studied at the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo in Valencia where he made his European debut jumping in as Lescaut (Manon Lescaut) conducted by Domingo.

In 2019 Germán joined the ensemble at Staatsoper Hannover where his roles have included Count Almaviva, Don Giovanni, Escamillo, Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Marcello (La bohème) and Anthony (Sweeney Todd).

Recent highlights include his debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro); a house and role debut at the Royal Opera House Muscat as Guglielmo (Così fan tutte); Ping (Turandot) at Teatro Real Madrid and De Nederlandse Opera; Fernando (Entre Sevilla y Triana ) at the Oviedo Zarzuela Festival, and upcoming performances as Malatesta (Don Pasquale) at Opéra National de Lorraine.

He has also performed in two world premieres: Don Rodrigo (El Caballero de Olmedo) at Teatro de la Zarzuela Madrid, and Boxer (Animal Farm) at De Nederlandse Opera. On the concert platform, he made his debut at the 2023 BBC Proms Festival as baritone soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana. He recently sang and recorded Belfiore (Un giorno di Regno) and Dżares (Paria) with Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante at the Chopin Festival in Warsaw.

In the upcoming season, Germán will appear as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo and in the Glyndebourne Festival. Notably, he will also perform the role of Seven in the world premiere of Phillip Venables’ new opera We Are the Lucky Ones, commissioned for the Dutch National Opera.

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Season Highlights

Oct 2024
Opera de Oviedo, Teatro Campoamor, Spain
Gioachino Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (role of Figaro) Lucía Marín (Conductor) Rita Cosentino (Director) Oviedo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mar 2025
Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam
Philip Venables - We Are the Lucky Ones (role of Seven) Bassem Akiki (Conductor) Ted Huffman (Director)
Apr 2025 - Jul 2025
Glyndbourne Festival Opera, England
Gioachino Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (role of Figaro) Rory Macdonald (Conductor) Annabel Arden (Director) London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Selected Repertoire

Bellini

I Puritani (Riccardo)

Bizet

Carmen (Escamillo)   •   Les Pecheurs des Perles (Zurga)

Debussy

Pelleas et Melisande (Pelleas)

Donizetti

Don Pasquale (Malatesta)   •   L’elisir d’amore (Belcore)

Gounod

Faust (Valentin)   •   Romeo et Juliette (Mercutio)

J. Strauss

Die Fledermaus (Eisenstein)

Leoncavallo

I Pagliacci (Silvio)

Massenet

Cherubin (Count)   •   Werther (Albert)

Mozart

Così fan tutte (Guglielmo)   •   Le nozze di Figaro (Count Almaviva)

Puccini

Gianni Schicchi   •   La Bohème (Marcello)   •   Manon Lescaut   •   Turandot (Ping)

Raskatov

Animal Farm (Boxer)

Rossini

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)   •   Il turco in Italia (Don Geronio)   •   Le Comte Ory   •   La Cenerentola (Dandini)

Verdi

Falstaff (Ford)

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  • The Merry Widow (Lehár)

    Glyndebourne Opera Festival
    Jun 2024

    • Olvera is magnificent as Danilo, witty, utterly charismatic, constantly swivelling between awareness and self-delusion. It’s a performance of great insight and finesse,

    • the strongest vocal contribution comes from Germán Olvera, playing Count Danilo, her former lover whose lingering (and reciprocated) infatuation provides the emotional fulcrum of the work

    • Danielle de Niese is … sounding great and well matched with Germán Olvera as Danilo, the best singer on stage.

    • She is paired with Germán Olvera as a fine Danilo, who imposes with his proud, bronzed baritone, allied to an unusually brooding take on the role, which he turns to great advantage by the end.

    • Danielle de Niese [as Hanna] is a consummate realisation, ideally matched by the stylish matinee-idol persona of German Olvera’s Danilo, his baritone an exceptional instrument.

  • Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

    Nederlandse Reisopera
    Sep 2019

    • De sterkste troef is wat mij betreft Germán Olvera als Figaro. De bariton overtuigt in zowel de serieuze, proactieve kant van Figaro als diens vermaarde komische kant. Hij smelt het uitstekend tot één personage en doet daarbij alles schijnbaar moeiteloos, ook zingen. [translated] The strongest asset in my opinion is Germán Olvera as Figaro. The baritone convinces in both the serious, proactive side of Figaro and his renowned comic side. He melts it perfectly into one character and does everything seemingly effortlessly, including singing. In doing so, he resonates with the best of the cast.

  • Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)

    Staatsoper Hannover
    Jan 2022

    • Germán Olvera lotete das ganze psychologische Spektrum dieser Figur stimmlich perfekt und klangschön aus. [translated] Germán Olvera sounded out the entire psychological spectrum of this character with perfect voice and a beautiful sound.

    • The Count is interpreted by Germàn Olvera, brilliantly sung, dramatically and vocally of great class.

  • Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)

    Glyndebourne Festival
    May 2022

    • Mexican baritone Germán Olvera gives a wonderfully sleazy portrayal, and his outfit of Paisley patterned flares with a red velvet waistcoat and jacket was one of the best on stage.