GüntherGroissböck

Austrian bass Günther Groissböck has established himself as one of the most sought-after singers of his time. Günther regularly performs major roles on stages such as Wiener Staatsoper, the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Teatro alla Scala, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin, Arena di Verona and Bayreuther Festspiele. He regularly collaborates with conductors including Zubin Mehta, Christian Thielemann, Kirill Petrenko, Andris Nelsons, Antonio Pappano and Philippe Jordan. An avid recitalist, Günther often performs Lieder with Malcolm Martineau and Julius Drake.

In the 2024/25 season, Günther returns to Wiener Staatsoper for Hermann in a new production of Tannhaüser, Gurnemanz Parsifal, Heinrich der Vogler Lohengrin, Baron Ochs Der Rosenkavalier, and Papst Pius IV Palestrina. He also sings the roles of Baron Ochs Der Rosenkavalier and Hunding Die Walküre at Teatro alla Scala, Heinrich der Vogler in a new production of Lohengrin at Gran Teatre del Liceu, and König Marke Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuther Festspiele. On the concert stage, he sings Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 with the Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons in Leipzig; and a Mozart, Widor and Bruckner concert with the Slovak Philharmonic and Stefan Vladar.

Recent highlights include Hermann Tannhäuser and König Marke Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuther Festspiele; König Marke Tristan und Isolde and Gurnemanz Parsifal at Deutsche Oper Berlin; Veit Pogner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gurnemanz Parsifal, Orest Elektra, Colline La bohème, Sarastro Die Zauberflöte, König Marke Tristan und Isolde, and Peneios Daphne at Wiener Staatsoper; and Heinrich der Vogler Lohengrin and Baron Ochs Der Rosenkavalier at Staatsoper Berlin. On the concert stage, he recently sang the role of Boris Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons at Carnegie Hall and Boston Symphony Hall; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic and Riccardo Muti; and sang recitals at the Wiener Musikverein, Wigmore Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.