Jörg Schneider

Jörg Schneider received his first musical training with the Wiener Sängerknaben. Born in Wels, he studied in Vienna with Elfriede Obrowsky, was engaged at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden and then at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf between 1997 and 2000, and joined the Volksoper Wien in 2007. His roles include David in Die Meistersinger, Belmonte, Flamand in Capriccio and Narraboth in Salome. He has recorded Alfred in Die Fledermaus opposite Edita Gruberová, and operetta roles in Der Vogelhändler and Der lustige Krieg. He appears at the principal German-speaking houses and festivals, the Vienna State Opera and Salzburg among them. He joined the Vienna State Opera in 2017. Tamino, Mime, Herod and the Captain in Wozzeck have come into his repertoire, and his concert work includes Haydn's Creation, the St John Passion and Dichterliebe. He teaches singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.