Paul Schweinester
Cottbus State Theatre - Kleider machen Leute
The Austrian Paul Schweinester... is more believable as the supposed count than as the Schneider in admittedly very noble journeyman's attire. The lyrical Tenor tentatively succeeds in... a reflective, yet charismatic performance.
Die Deutsche Bühne (January 26, 2025) Season 25/26 and Highlights
MUSIKVEREIN WIEN
RSO VIENNA
Boulanger - Vieille prière bouddhique - Tenor
Oct 11
ENSEMBLE AMANI
Bach Christmas Oratorio - Tenor
Dec 14
MOZART WEEK SALZBURG
Mozart - Magic Flute - Monostatos
PREMIERE Jan 23
Jan 27/30, Feb 1
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GROSSES FESTSPIELHAUS
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Orff - Carmina Burana - Tenor
Feb 4/5/6
STATE THEATRE COTTBUS
Zemlinsky - Kleider machen Leute - Schneider
Feb 26, March 1/22/31, Apr 19, May 21, Jun 14
Biography
With stylistic versatility, a distinctive role profile, and a fine acting style, Paul Schweinester has established himself as a unique singer-actor on international opera and concert stages.
In the 2025/26 season, he will be seen at the Salzburg Mozart Weeks as Monostatos in a new production of Mozart's The Magic Flute directed by Rolando Villazón. He returns to the Cottbus State Theater as Wenzel Strapinski in Zemlinsky's Kleider machen Leute . He also collaborates closely with the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich, where he will appear in a new production of Dürrenmatt's The Visit of the Old Lady . The Lehár Festival Bad Ischl has also invited him again—this time for a new production of Suppé's Boccaccio .
In the concert field, Paul Schweinester can be heard with Orff's Carmina Burana in the Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg with the Mozarteum Orchestra, as well as with Bach's Christmas Oratorio together with the Ensemble Amani.
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Paul Schweinester was born in Innsbruck and was a soprano soloist with the Wiltener Sängerknaben. He completed his vocal studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (graduating with honors) and at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.
As a member of the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival in 2012, he worked with conductors such as Daniele Gatti and Ingo Metzmacher. From 2009/10 to 2012/13, he was a member of the Vienna Volksoper .
In the 2024/25 season he opened the season with a new production of Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos at the Opéra de Tenerife, in which he played the Tanzmeister and Brighella. At the Staatstheater Cottbus, he made his role debut as Wenzel Strapinski in a new production of Zemlinsky's Kleider machen Leute . The Viennese Volksoper presented him again as Microscope in Offenbach's Die Reise zum Mond (Journey to the Moon) . To mark the Strauss Year 2025, he appeared in both a concert performance of Carnival in Rome and a new production of The Gypsy Baron at the Theater an der Wien. The Langenlois Festival booked him for the leading role of Niki in Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and in concert performances, he has performed Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Erl Festival.
Among the important engagements of the last years are Kunz Vogelgesang ( The Mastersingers of Nuremberg ) at Teatro Real Madrid , Pedrillo ( The Abduction from the Seraglio ) under Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Baden-Baden and at the Opéra de Paris, Monostatos at the Royal Opera Covent Garden, Jacquino ( Fidelio ) under Zubin Mehta in Naples, Basilio ( The Marriage of Figaro ) at the Salzburg Festival, as well as roles in Salome , The Treasure Hunt , Elegy for Young Lovers , Amahl and the Night Visitors , The Canterville Ghost and several world premieres by Friedrich Cerha and Moritz Eggert, among others. He is also in international demand as a lieder and concert singer, with appearances including Haydn's Creation and Seasons , Bach's cantatas and Passions, Orff's Carmina Burana , Schoenberg's version of Das Lied von der Erde and Schubert's Winterreise . 2025/26
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