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Tenor

Mario Lerchenberger

	BIOGRAPHY
	In the season 2025/26 Mario Lerchenberg makes his debut at the Munich State Opera as HANS in “The Bartered Bride”. Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the Semperoper Dresden ensemble. His successful roles include TAMINO in “Die Zauberflöte”, STEERSMAN in “Der fliegende Holländer”, JAQUINO in” Fidelio”, NARRABOTH in Salome, ALFRED in “Die Fledermaus” and TUOMAS in “Saariaho: Innocence”. From 2019 to 2024, the young Carinthian tenor was a member of the Graz Opera ensemble, where he performed roles such as ALFRED in “Die Fledermaus”, STEUERMANN in “Der fliegende Holländer”, HANS in “The Bartered Bride”, KUDRJASCH in “Katya Kabanova”, MACDUFF in “Macbeth”, ASLE in Eötvös: “Sleepless”, and as a tenor soloist in Britten's War Requiem, as well as in concert performances as FERRANDO in “ Cosi fan tutte” and DUCA in “Rigoletto”. Mario Lerchenberger studied singing with Tom Sol, Lied with Joseph Breinl, oratorio with Robert Heimann, conducting with Johannes Prinz, and vocal pedagogy at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. During his studies, he gained his first stage experience as NEMORINO in “L'elisir d'amore”, FERRANDO in “Così fan tutte”, LEOPOLD in “Im weißen Rössl”, and FENTON in “Die lustige Witwe”. His extensive concert repertoire includes works such as Bach's Mass in B Minor, St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio, Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives, Britten's War Requiem, Dvorak's Requiem and Stabat Mater, Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation, The Seasons and Stabat Mater, Mendelssohn's Lobgesang and Elijah, Mozart's Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana, Rossini's Petite Messe solennelle, and Verdi's Requiem. Mario Lerchenberger collaborates with renowned conductors and directors such as Daniele Gatti, Sebastian Weigle, Axel Kober, David Afkham, Gaetano d’Espinosa, Lorenzo Fioroni, Philipp M. Krenn, Josef Köpplinger, Roland Schwab, Bernd Mottl, Lars Marcel Braun, and many more. He has performed at the Salzburg Felsenreitschule, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Graz Musikverein, the Sala Sinfonica Madrid, the International Bach Festival in Leipzig, the Bruckner Festival in Linz, the Millstatt Music Weeks, and the arsonore, styriarte, and La Strada festivals in Graz, and was nominated for the Austrian Music Theater Prize in 2022 and 2024.

REVIEWS

Semperoper Dresden – Die Zauberflöte – TAMINO

The ensemble is in superb form. Mario Lerchenberger gives an almost ideal portrayal of Tamino: natural acting, a confidently controlled tenor, radiant high notes – his portrait aria elicits loud applause and shouts of "Bravo!"

Kulturfeder
kulturfeder.de

Semperoper Dresden – Innocence – TUOMAS

Mario Lerchenberger faced the most challenging character development process in portraying the groom, as Tuomas hoped to break free from his past through marriage. While his guilt lay deeply buried, the confrontation with his involvement in planning and his failure during the rampage brought these realizations to the surface. The tenor, who joined the ensemble at the beginning of the season, performed the vocal and dramatic duties of Tuomas with tremendous intensity. Since Tuomas had Finnish-French parents and communicated with Stela in English, he sang his part in three languages.

Der Opernfreund
deropernfreund.de

It is absolutely worth mentioning that the musical and, above all, the dramatic competence convincingly serves the work. The singing and acting are superb across the board, especially the effortlessly slender tenor Mario Lerchenberger as the bridegroom Tuomas.

Freie Presse
freiepresse.de

Semperoper Dresden – Salome – NARRABOTH

Mario Lerchenberger sang Narraboth with a focused, powerful tenor voice – very well controlled, with warmth and effortless high notes. And all this while wearing the costume of a giant teddy bear.

mario-lerchenberger.com
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Oper Graz – Schlaflos – ASLE

In his final Graz premiere, Mario Lerchenberger once again shows his extraordinary tenor voice: an incredibly natural and healthy sounding voice.

Kleine Zeitung
kleinezeitung.at

The central couple of the evening was portrayed by Tetiana Miyus and Mario Lerchenberger, and both delivered outstanding performances at this premiere. Lerchenberger portrayed Asle with a tenor that shone particularly brightly in the high register, impressing with exceptional diction, elegant phrasing and multifaceted timbres that made the character's emotional state tangible.

Bachtrack
bachtrack.com

Her partner was Mario Lerchenberger (Asle), whose bright tenor voice suited the youthful anti-hero.

PULS 24
puls24.at

Mario Lerchenberger is the angry, young, ambivalent Asle with radiant high notes.

Opera Online
opera-online.com

Oper Graz – Macbeth – MACDUFF

Mario Lerchenberger sings the role of Macduff with a radiant tenor voice, providing bright highlights within the “dark” world of Macbeth.

DrehpunktKultur
drehpunktkultur.at

Oper Graz – The Flying Dutchman – HELMSMAN

Mario Lerchenberger delivered an equally magnificent performance, captivating the audience with his bright, powerful tenor as the helmsman. Both tenors can truly be considered a luxury casting choice in their respective roles.

IOCO
ioco.de

The young tenor Mario Lerchenberger possesses a brilliantly bright voice. Thanks to phenomenal technique and refined legato, he effortlessly holds his own against the surging orchestra. A dramatically convincing tenor with a promising future, he was duly celebrated at the final applause.

Online Merker
onlinemerker.com, 2.5.2022

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