German baritone Ludwig Mittelhammer has established himself as a versatile opera, concert and Lied singer, appearing at the Vienna State Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Staatstheater Nürnberg, New National Theatre Tokyo and Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, alongside engagements with leading orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.

2026/27 SEASON

In the 2026/27 season, Mittelhammer continues as a member of the ensemble of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, where his roles include Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Lord Sidney in Il viaggio a Reims, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel and Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus.

A major highlight of the season is his return to the Vienna State Opera as Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, following his house debut as Papageno in 2025.

Mittelhammer’s extensive concert season includes two appearances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Franz Welser-Möst in February 2027, performing orchestral songs by Schubert. In spring, he joins Teodor Currentzis and the Utopia Orchestra for an international tour of Bach’s St Matthew Passion.

He subsequently returns to The Cleveland Orchestra for Richard Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten and Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. In summer 2027, he makes his debut at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl as Rudolf in Schreker’s Der ferne Klang.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Recent operatic highlights include his Vienna State Opera debut as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Falke in Die Fledermaus at the New National Theatre Tokyo, and performances as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Danilo in Die lustige Witwe, Schaunard in La bohème, Albert in Werther and the title role in Krenek’s Jonny spielt auf.

Equally at home on the concert platform, Mittelhammer has appeared with the Vienna Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de España and Konzerthausorchester Berlin, collaborating with conductors including Franz Welser-Möst, Daniel Harding, Jaap van Zweden and David Afkham.

A dedicated Lied singer, he has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, the Cologne and Essen Philharmonies, Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin and the Schubertiade. His debut solo album, featuring songs by Schubert, Medtner and Wolf, was released by Berlin Classics.

SELECTED ROLES

Gabriel von Eisenstein · Die Fledermaus
Vienna State Opera · Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Papageno · Die Zauberflöte
Vienna State Opera · Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Count Almaviva · Le nozze di Figaro
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Figaro · Il barbiere di Siviglia
Staatstheater Nürnberg · Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz