Markus Werba

Austrian baritone Markus Werba studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and at the University of Music in Klagenfurt. Between 1998 and 2000, he was a member of the ensemble at the Vienna Volksoper. He has appeared at renowned venues such as the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Teatro La Fenice, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Los Angeles Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera New York, Suntory Hall, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and at the Salzburg Festival.

In the 2024/25 season, he will perform in Die Fledermaus in Beijing, Don Giovanni at the Bellini Theater in Catania, Happy End at La Scala in Milan, and Così fan tutte at the Vienna State Opera.

In the 2023/24 season, he appeared at the Semperoper Dresden in Le nozze di Figaro, as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and in L’Heure espagnole at the Teatro dellʼOpera di Roma. He also sang the role of the Music Teacher in Ariadne auf Naxosat Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Other recent highlights include two new productions at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence, where he performed as the Music Teacher and as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus. He portrayed Mercurio in La Calisto at La Scala in Milan, appeared as Malatesta in Don Pasquale at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and took on the title role in Eugene Onegin in Rome.

Among the greatest successes of his career are his interpretation of Papageno in a worldwide cinema broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera New York, as well as performances at the Royal Opera House and Vienna State Opera. He also captivated audiences as Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at prestigious venues such as the Salzburg Festival, La Scala, the Met, and the Staatsoper unter den Linden. He portrayed Rodrigo in Don Carlo at the New National Theatre in Tokyo.

He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 2010 as Papageno and has since performed roles such as Eisenstein, Don Giovanni, Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia and Le nozze di Figaro), as well as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore.