Friedemann Röhlig

Prof. Friedemann Röhlig is a renowned opera singer and professor of vocal studies at the University of Music Karlsruhe. Born in Leipzig, he holds degrees in piano, harp, and conducting from the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre. His vocal training included study under Christa-Maria Ziese, Julia Hamari, and Carl Davis, alongside masterclasses with Rudolf Piernay and Artur Korn.

• Primary affiliations: Bavarian State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Paris Opéra, San Francisco Opera
• Key roles: Sarastro (Mozart's Magic Flute), Banco (Verdi's Macbeth), Gurnemanz (Wagner's Parsifal)

His artistic practice spans opera, concert performances (Bach's passions, Brahms' German Requiem), and lied cycles by Schubert. He collaborates with conductors like Kirill Petrenko and Kurt Masur, and has performed at Bayreuth, Salzburg, and Bregenz festivals.

• Awards: 2000 ARD International Music Competition prize

Teaching activities include masterclasses globally and professorship at Karlsruhe conservatory, focusing on vocal technique and repertoire development.