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The German tenor is a regular guest at the Zurich Opera House.
In the season 2024/25 he was the COLLECTOR/SAILOR/INDIAN CHIEF in Jonathan Dove’s opera “In 80 Days around the world” here and returned as the 1st JEW in “Salome”.
Before, he sang the title part of Wolfgang Mitterer’s opera “Das tapfere Schneiderlein” in Zürich.
He also keeps returning to the Dessau Theatre, portraying TRABUCO in “La forza del destino”, JANEK in “The Makropulos case” and in 2025 ANDRES in “Wozzeck”.
In summer 2022/23, he was WEINRICH DER SCHREIBER at the Heidenheim Festival, at the Teatro Comunale in Modena and at the Teatro Reggio Emilia.
He was engaged as the 2nd JEW at the Leipzig Opera House and the Israeli Opera Tel Aviv.
For spring 2026, he is re-engaged for this very role at the Israeli Opera Tel Aviv.
He attracted attention with his interpretation of the YOUNG SERVANT in concert performances of “Elektra” with the Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra and at the Dortmund Concert House and succeeded as 1st JEW at the Mannheim National Theatre, as ALFRED in “Die Fledermaus” at the BASF Feierabend House in LUdwigshafen and as CASSIO in “Otello” at the COLUMBIA OPERA BOGOTA.
At the Wuppertal Stages he was BELFIORE in “La finta giardiniera”, FENTON, ALMAVIVA, STEERSMAN, ALFRED, ORONTE and the 1st TENOR in "Three Tales” by Steve Reich. He was engaged as MOON in “Asche”, in Henry Purcell’s and Helmut Oehring’s “The Fairy Queen” or as the HUNTER and the POSTMAN in “Juliette”.
In “Three Tales” he also performed at the Erfurt Theatre in 2019.
Christian Sturm started his musical career with piano lessons and from 2000 he took up singing studies at the Munich Conservatory for Music and Theatre with Joseph Loibl and Daphne Evangelatos. He studied Lieder singing with Helmut Deutsch and Céline Dutilly, Oratorium with Christian Gerhaher and took master classes with Christoph Prégardien and Toby Spence.
In 2017 he portrayed the role of PETER in a WDR (Western German Broadcasting) production of Offenbach’s operetta “Die Zaubergeige” and had guest performances as NERO in Händel’s “Agrippina” at the Munich Cuvilliés Theatre and as ANDREA COCLÉ in Korngold’s “Stumme Serenade” at the Coburg Theatre.
Since 2009 he is a regular guest at the Richard Wagner Festival in Wels (Austria), first as ESQUIRE in “Parsifal”, as the SHEPHERD and the SAILOR in “Tristan und Isolde”, as the STEERSMAN in “Der Fliegende Holländer” and WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE in “Tannhäuser”. In 2016 he was the STEERSMAN in “Der Fliegende Holländer” at the Festival ‘Oper auf der Halde’.
He made his debut at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as TAMINO in a version for Children of “Die Zauberflöte” and in 2012 as MONOSTATOS. At the Wiesbaden State Theatre and the Dortmund Theatre he portrayed NERONE in Monteverdi’s “L’ incoronazione di Poppea”. Guest performances brought him to the Munich State Theatre Am Gärtnerplatz (TAMINO), to the Koblenz Opera (King Arthur, Rheingold, Fledermaus), to the Munich Theatre (Die stumme Serenade), to the Liederhalle Stuttgart (Der kleine Prinz), to the Richard Strauss Festival (IDAMANTES in Idomeneo), to the Graz Opera (Figaro), to the Händel-Festival Karlsruhe (Alarico) and to the International Opera Festival St. Margarethen (Carmen).
Christan Sturm is also a much sought-after concert singer. His repertoire includes both Bach’s Passions, works by Händel, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Britten. Moreover, he collaborated in a West German Radio (WDR) production of Kalman’s “Bajadere” uner Richard Bonynge.
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| REPERTOIRE |
| Britten, Benjamin |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
Lysander |
| Cavalli, Francesco |
Didone |
Aeneas |
| Händel, G.F. |
Acis und Galatea |
Acis |
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Alarico il Balta |
Alarico |
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Rodrigo |
Giuliano |
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Giulio Cesare |
Sesto |
| Korngold, Erich |
Die stumme Serenade |
Cocle |
| Mozart, W.A. |
Die Zauberflöte |
Tamino |
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Idomeneo |
Idamante |
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La Finta Giardiniera |
Belfiore |
| Puccini, Giacomo |
Madama Butterfly |
Pinkerton |
| Purcell, Henry |
Dido and Aeneas |
Aeneas |
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King Arthur |
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| Schapfl, Nikolaus |
Der kleine Prinz |
Fuchs |
| Strauss, Johann |
Die Fledermaus |
Alfred |
| Veddi, Giuseppe |
La Traviata |
Alfredo Germont |
| Wagner, Richard |
Das Rheingold |
Froh |
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| REVIEWS |
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| Anhaltisches Theater Dessau – König Rogers - EDRISI |
| …vocally Christian Sturm as the king’s counsellor with homo-erotic nuances is beneficial calming influence. |
Opernwelt 4/2024 - Werner Kopfmüller
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| Christian Sturm turns Edrisi, the Arabic scientist at the Sicilian court, into a cautious companion of the king. |
Zwischen Zwängen und Freiheit / PDF
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| The Arabian savant Edrisi, is nobly performed by the baritone Christian Sturm. |
Der Opernfreund
deropernfreund.de
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| Christian Sturm is the moderate, harmonious Arabian savant Edrisi at the king’s side on his trip to self-discovery. |
NMZ
nmz.de
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| Against the tradition the tenor Christian Sturm is an Edrisi with an almost heroic tenor voice, who grows from stooge to a substantial opponent of Roger. At times, he even excels the charismatic shepherd. |
Concerti
concerti.de
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| Opernhaus Wuppertal – Julietta – KOMMISSAR/BEAMTER |
| With secure high notes and a clear diction Christian Sturm sang the police inspector in the first act and the officer in the third act. |
Online Musik Magazin
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| Vereinigte Bühnen Wuppertal - Alcina - ORONTE |
| 'Christian Sturm sings Oronte with a flexible tenor voice.' |
| OMM |
| Vereinigte Bühnen Wuppertal - Die Ägyptische Maria - MATROSE/AUSSÄTZIGER |
| 'Vocally particularly outstanding were ... and the young tenor Christian Sturm as the Sailor and the leper.' |
| Der neue Merker |
| Richard Wagner Festival Wels - Tannhäuser - WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE |
| 'Outstanding also the other toubadours: Christian Sturm als Walther von der Vogelweide with his secure, clear tenor voice...' |
| Der neue Merker |
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