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The German baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky is in demand on an international level. At the Bayreuth Festival in summer 2022, he stepped in at the last minute as Wotan in the third act of the première of WALKÜRE. Later in the season he also had his successful debut as Gunther in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG.

Important stages in his career include Pizarro / LEONORE at the Dresden Festival, Pizarro in a new production (directed by Katharina Wagner) of FIDELIO at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, Pizarro / FIDELIO at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, as well as the title role in a new production of DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER in MANNHEIM. Already in 2016, he made his successful debut as Hans Sachs / DIE MEISTERSINGER at the Opéra de Paris/Bastille, at La Scala in Milan, at the Munich State Opera and at the Australian Opera in Melbourne. He presented himself as WALKÜRE-Wotan at the Budapest State Opera after having previously sung RHEINGOLD-Wotan on several occasions. This was followed by Jochanaan / SALOME in Stockholm and in Berlin, Kreon in a series of concert performances of OEDIPUS REX at the Staatstheater Hannover and Antoniotto Adorno in Schreker's DIE GEZEICHNETEN at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Peter / HÄNSEL UND GRETEL and concerts with Zemlinsky's LYRIC SINFONY, Fotios / GREEK, Lord Ruthwen / THE VAMPIR, GREEK PASSION and Marquis de la Force / DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES, Amfortas & Klingsor / PARSIFAL and the title role in LEAR at the Staatstheater Hannover, Simone Trovai in Korngold's VIOLANTA at the Reatro Reggio di Torino, Kurwenal / TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Füssen Festival, and Jochanaan / SALOME in Toronto.

In 2024, the baritone appeared again at the Bayreuth Festival as Gunther / GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG andas Holländer in the children's version of DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER. Further tasks included Jochanaan in Wuppertal, Antwerp and Gent and the title role in a new production of WOZZECK in Toronto. At the Bayreuth Festival 2025, he will be performing Gunther / GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, Heerrufer / LOHENGRIN and Wolfram von Eschenbach in the children's version of TANNHÄUSER. At the Staatstheater Weimar, Michael Kupfer-Radecky will be appearing in Schoeck's PENTESILEAand with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra under Patrick Hahn as RHEINGOLD-Wotan, WALKÜRE-Wotan and SIEGFRIED-Wanderer (in concert), while Schönberg's GURRE-LIEDER and concert performances of DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER are scheduled later at the Japan Spring Festival.