Lucas Singer

Bass Lucas Singer has been a permanent member of the Cologne Opera ensemble for many years, where he has been able to develop a broad repertoire in recent seasons. He has appeared here as Sarastro in ‘Die Zauberflöte’, the Hermit in ‘Der Freischütz’, Publio in ‘La clemenza di Tito’, Zuniga in ‘Carmen’, Biterolf in ‘Tannhäuser’, Masetto in ‘Don Giovanni’, Timur in ‘Turandot’, Pistola in ‘Falstaff’ and as Death / Loudspeaker in Viktor Ullmann's ‘Der Kaiser von Atlantis’. Other roles he has sung include ‘Die Soldaten’ by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, ‘Peter Grimes’ by Benjamin Britten, Orff's ‘Die Kluge’ and Beethoven's ‘Fidelio’.
Lucas Singer began his career in the International Opera Studio at Cologne Opera and joined the permanent ensemble at Cologne Opera in the 2014-15 season. In recent years, he has made successful debuts at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Nationaltheater Mannheim, the Kiel Opera, the Landestheater Coburg, the Basel Theatre and the Komische Oper Berlin.
In addition to his stage engagements, Lucas Singer has a busy concert schedule, as documented by recordings such as J. S. Bach's Mass in B minor on the Spektral label and sacred works by Otto Nicolai for Carus-Verlag. His repertoire ranges from Renaissance vocal works to the great Romantic oratorios. Concert tours and guest appearances have taken the bassist as far afield as the USA and Central America. But the bassist is also very fond of the art song, and so he can be heard time and again with various programmes dedicated specifically to this genre.
At the Cologne Opera he has performed, among others the role of Sarastro in Mozart's ‘Die Zauberflöte’, Wagner in Gounod's ‘Faust’, the double role of the Eagle/Voice of Zeus in Braunfels‘ “Die Vögel”, Fafner (’Das Rheingold für Jung und Alt‘), Zuniga (’Carmen"), Der Bauer (‘Die Kluge’), Osmin (‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’), in York Höller's ‘Der Meister und Margarita’ the roles of Chief Editor Berlioz /Archibald Archibaldowitsch and Panthée in ‘Les Troyens’. His most recent roles in Cologne include Daland in ‘Der fliegende Holländer’, Don Alfonso in ‘Così fan tutte’, Swallow in ‘Peter Grimes’, Angelotti in ‘Tosca’, Tom in ‘Un ballo in maschera’ and Seneca in ‘L'incoronazione di Poppea’.
In the 24.25 season, Lucas Singer sings Benoit/Alcindoro in ‘La Bohème’, Orest's nurse in ‘Elektra’, the High Priest of Baal in ‘Nabucco’, Zuniga in ‘Carmen’, the bass role in the world premiere of ‘Die letzten Tage der Menschheit’, Ernst in the children's opera ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ and Sarastro in ‘Die Zauberflöte für Jung und Alt’.