Tobias Kehrer
Bass
Tobias Kehrer was born in Dessau. He received his musical edu- cation at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, vocal studies with Professor Siegfried Lorenz, leaving the Hochschule with the diplo- ma in February 2011. Starting in the 2012 / 2013 season at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as a regular company member, Tobias Kehrer will have completed immediately before the one year's scholarship ”Franz-Josef-Weis- weiler” awarded by the  Förderkreis of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He interprets roles like Commendatore / Don Giovanni, Sarastro / Die Zauberflöte, Sparafucile / Rigoletto, Coline / La Bohème, Orest / Elektra, Rocco / Fidelio, Osmin / Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Steffano Colonna / Rienzi, Fafner / Das Rheingold, Titurel / Parsifal, Daland / Der fliegende Holländer. New Ring-Cycle (2020 - 2022): Fafner and Hunding (leading team: Stefan Herheim / Sir Donald Runnicles). 2014 / 2015: debut Metropolitan Opera New York, Die Zauberflöte / Sarastro with re-engagement for the 2017 / 2018 season. Lyric Opera of Chicago (Das Rheingold / Fafner, leading team: David Pountney / Sir Andrew Davis), Opéra National de Paris (Die Zauber- flöte / Sarastro), Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Osmin, musical direction: Zubin Mehta), Vienna State Opera, Teatro Real Madrid (Don Giovanni / Commendatore). Tobias Kehrer is a regular guest artist of the Dresden State Opera. Berliner Philharmoniker, Die Walküre / Hunding, 1st act (Kirill Petrenko, New Year’s Eve concert, 2023/2024. Salzburg Festival 2012, new production Ariadne auf Naxos / Truffal- din (conductor: Daniel Harding, stage director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf) and Festival 2013: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Nachtwächter  (Stefan Herheim / Daniele Gatti) and concert performance of Walter Braunfels' Jeanne d'Arc / Jacobus von Arc. Glyndebourne Festival 2015, Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Osmin. Dresdner Musikfest- spiele 2024, Die Walküre / Hunding, concert version (Kent Nagano). Bayreuth Festival 2018 (debut): Die Walküre / Hunding, Die Meister- singer von Nürnberg / Nachtwächter, Parsifal / Titurel with re-invita- tion for 2023, 2024 and 2025: Parsifal / Titurel, Das Rheingold, Sieg- fried / Fafner and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Nachtwächter  (2025). Representation: General Management