Martin Winkler, Baritone
Martin Winkler was born in Bregenz/Austria. He trained as bass-baritone at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna; his teacher was Walter Berry.
In 2003, he gave his highly acclaimed debut at the Komische Oper Berlin in the title role of Ligeti’s „Le Grand Macabre”. Guest engagements took him to the Lyon Opera, where he sang the part of Mad King in Peter Maxwell Davis’ „Eight Songs for a Mad King”; to the Prague Opera for the role of the father in „Hansel and Gretel”, and he was invited to Japan to sing Kaspar in Weber’s „Freischütz”.
At the Volksoper Wien he performed the part of Kothner in Wagner’s „Mastersingers of Nuremberg” and Frank in Johann Strauß’s „Fledermaus”. His large repertoire includes roles from operettas as well as buffo parts such as Don Magnifico in Rossini’s „La Cenerentola”, Bartolo in
„The Barber of Seville” and the title part in Stephen Sondheim’s „Sweeney Todd”, which allow him to demonstrate his notable acting abilities.
Other engagements took him to Schleswig Holstein and to the Staatstheater Schwerin where he sang the part of Papageno to high acclaim. In 2005 he was invited to the Bregenz Festival and made his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in David Pountney’s production of „Maskerade”.
This was followed in 2006 by „Le Grand Macabre” in Graz and the title part in Verdi’s „Falstaff” for Schwerin. Also in 2006, he became a member of the company at the Komische Oper Berlin, where he can be heard in the roles of Don Alfonso in „Cosi fan tutte”, Frank in „Die Fledermaus” and Faninal in „Der Rosenkavalier”.
2007 took him to the Opera Rouen and once again to the Bregenz Festival; and in 2008 he made his debut as Wozzeck at the Opera in Graz. Further roles include Scarpia in Puccini’s „Tosca”, again at the stage on the lake at the Bregenz Festival, and Dr. Bartolo in „The Barber of Seville” at Vienna’s Volksoper. In 2009, he added Gianni Schicchi from Puccini’s homonymous opera to his repertoire in a production at the Staatstheater Schwerin; in the same year, the role of Nekrotzar in „Le Grand Macabre” took this versatile artist to opera houses in Brussels and Rome.
In 2003, he gave his highly acclaimed debut at the Komische Oper Berlin in the title role of Ligeti’s „Le Grand Macabre”. Guest engagements took him to the Lyon Opera, where he sang the part of Mad King in Peter Maxwell Davis’ „Eight Songs for a Mad King”; to the Prague Opera for the role of the father in „Hansel and Gretel”, and he was invited to Japan to sing Kaspar in Weber’s „Freischütz”.
At the Volksoper Wien he performed the part of Kothner in Wagner’s „Mastersingers of Nuremberg” and Frank in Johann Strauß’s „Fledermaus”. His large repertoire includes roles from operettas as well as buffo parts such as Don Magnifico in Rossini’s „La Cenerentola”, Bartolo in
„The Barber of Seville” and the title part in Stephen Sondheim’s „Sweeney Todd”, which allow him to demonstrate his notable acting abilities.
Other engagements took him to Schleswig Holstein and to the Staatstheater Schwerin where he sang the part of Papageno to high acclaim. In 2005 he was invited to the Bregenz Festival and made his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in David Pountney’s production of „Maskerade”.
This was followed in 2006 by „Le Grand Macabre” in Graz and the title part in Verdi’s „Falstaff” for Schwerin. Also in 2006, he became a member of the company at the Komische Oper Berlin, where he can be heard in the roles of Don Alfonso in „Cosi fan tutte”, Frank in „Die Fledermaus” and Faninal in „Der Rosenkavalier”.
2007 took him to the Opera Rouen and once again to the Bregenz Festival; and in 2008 he made his debut as Wozzeck at the Opera in Graz. Further roles include Scarpia in Puccini’s „Tosca”, again at the stage on the lake at the Bregenz Festival, and Dr. Bartolo in „The Barber of Seville” at Vienna’s Volksoper. In 2009, he added Gianni Schicchi from Puccini’s homonymous opera to his repertoire in a production at the Staatstheater Schwerin; in the same year, the role of Nekrotzar in „Le Grand Macabre” took this versatile artist to opera houses in Brussels and Rome.