Holger Falk

Flexibility, vibrancy and immediacy of expression make Holger Falk an internationally sought-after interpreter. With his multiple opera appearances as well as being an avid concert and lieder singer, he is a guest at major houses throughout Europe and the USA, working with renowned conductors and directors. He has a great passion for contemporary music theatre, and several new scores were composed especially for him: he sang the world premières of “The Golden Dragon” by Peter Eötvös at the Oper Frankfurt and at the Bregenz Festival along with “Ein Brief“ by Manfred Trojahn at the Oper Bonn and “Septembersonate” by Manfred Trojahn at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf. He has been nominated as singer of the year by Opernwelt magazine for his outstanding interpretations of Kassandra in Iannis Xenaki’s “Oresteia”, Johannes in Georg Friedrich Haas’ “Morgen und Abend” and of Lord Byron in Michael Wertmüller’s world première “Diodati. Unendlich”. 

He also has appeared at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Staatsoper Hamburg, the Oper Köln, the Theater an der Wien, the Theater Basel, the Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels, the Teatro Real Madrid, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris and the National Opera Warsaw. Holger Falk’s 2024/25 season highlights include the revival of “Septembersonate” (Manfred Trojahn) at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf and of Amopera with the Klangforum Wien at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Together with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, he will première the new work “mein Fleisch” by Gordon Kampe at the Kölner Philharmonie and Philharmonie Essen this autumn. Further concerts and recitals are scheduled at the Oxford International Song Festival, at Musik Plus in Hall (Austria) as well as at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. His wide range of CD productions received prestigious awards. He is professor of Lied interpretation and performances practice for contemporary music at the renowned University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.