Curriculum Vitae
The bass Magnus Piontek is a sought-after opera and oratorio singer.
His signature roles include the major Wagner parts as well as those in romantic oratorios.
He gained recognition in the German repertory with Wagner roles such as Gurnemanz (Parsifal), Veit Pogner (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), King Heinrich (Lohengrin), as well as Fasolt, Hunding, and Fafner in the Ring cycle. As a member of the ensemble in Chemnitz, he also excelled in roles like Boito’s „Mefistofele“, Timur (Turandot), and Rocco (Fidelio).
Guest engagements have taken him to renowned theaters, including the Semperoper Dresden (Moses und Aron, La Bohème) and the Komische Oper Berlin, where he toured Asia as Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte). As a freelancer, he has debuted in Prague (Tristan und Isolde), the Deutsche Oper (Elektra), the Staatsoper Berlin (Le nozze di Figaro), and the Opernhaus Zürich (Leben mit einem Idioten). Other roles include Jeronimus (Maskarade) at the Leipzig Opera, Doctor (Wozzeck) at the Staatstheater Kassel, King (Love of three oranges) at the Oper Bonn, and the Grand Inquisitor (Don Carlo) at the Theater Osnabrück.
Future engagements include performances at the Händel Festival Halle, the Semperoper Dresden, and Wagner roles such as Daland (Der fliegende Holländer) and Landgraf Hermann (Tannhäuser). His house debut at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels will also mark a major highlight of his career.
In addition to his operatic work, Magnus Piontek is deeply dedicated to the oratorio repertoire, earning particular acclaim for his interpretations of Verdi’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Paulus, Bach’s Mass in B minor, Martin’s In terra pax, and Haydn’s The Creation. His concert appearances have taken him to the Mozartfest in Würzburg, the Glocke in Bremen, the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, to Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and the Berlin Philharmonie.
He has collaborated with prominent conductors (Alan Gilbert, Dan Ettinger, Frieder Bernius, Pietari Inkinen), renowned directors (Peter Konwitschny, Achim Freyer, Calixto Bieito, Kirill Serebrennikov), and distinguished ensembles (Berliner Philharmoniker, Concerto Köln, musikFabrik, Lautten Compagney Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin).
Radio and CD productions such as Hunding (Die Walküre) alongside Klaus-Florian Vogt and Catherine Foster, Il Commendatore (Don Giovanni) with the Lautten Compagney at the Mozartfest Würzburg, the world premiere recording of Hans Sommer’s „Rübezahl“ in the title role, and Zimmermann’s „Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin“ document his artistic work.
Magnus Piontek studied conducting with Prof. Marcus Creed (Cologne), voice with Prof. Rudolf Piernay (Mannheim), and was a scholar of the Richard Wagner Verband Heidelberg and the Deutsche Bank Stiftung „Akademie Musiktheater heute“ during this period.
Born in Bonn in 1985, Magnus Piontek currently resides in Leipzig.
With a keen interest in cultural exchange and authentic language usage, he travels frequently and speaks German, English, Russian, Arabic, Italian, French, and has begun learning Korean and Swahili.
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