Patrick Vogel
Patrick Vogel (* 1982 in Berlin) is a German operatic tenor. Since 2015 he is a regular cast member at Leipzig Opera and also works as a concerto soloist. Career. After school Vogel trained to become a bicycle mechanic. In his hometown Berlin he subsequently studied singing at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", with kammersänger Roman Trekel, Julia Varady and Snezana Brzakovic. In 2005 he made his debut at Berlin State Opera in "Parsifal", directed by renowned film producer Bernd Eichinger (The Neverending Story, The Name of the Rose, Downfall), and with Daniel Barenboim as musical director. 2009  Patrick Vogel joined the International Opera Studio Zürich (director Alexander Pereira), participating in more than 35 opera productions. Two years later he started as a lyrical tenor at Stadttheater Klagenfurt in Austria. Since 2015 Patrick Vogel is a regular member of the ensemble at Leipzig Opera. Guest performances at Dresden's Semperoper, Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice with Fabio Luisi and 2016 at the prestigious Salzburg Festival alongside Anna Netrebko. 2019 he made his debut at Salzburg Easter Festival as Eisslinger in "(Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)" with Christian Thielemann. He attended master classes by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and kammersängerin Brigitte  Fassbaender. Patrick Vogel lives in Berlin and Leipzig. He is married and has two children. Solo performances. Patrick Vogel is not only a performer on the opera stage, but also frequently seen as concert soloist. He sang the Evangelist in Bach's "St Matthew Passion" by Helmuth Rilling on tour in South America. 2018 he made his debut at Konzerthaus Berlin with the "Requiem" by Giuseppe Verdi. He sang at prestigious festivals and venues around the world, among others at the Montenegro Arts Festival in 2007 and in 2008, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland in 2009 and in 2010, the  Taiwan National Theater in Taipei in 2012, the Tokyo Spring Festival in 2017, Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2019. He performed at the Mannheim National Theatre with Dan Ettinger and in Winterthur with Douglas Boyd. In 2016 he made his debut at Hamburg State Opera performing "Song of the Earth" by John Neumeier. 2017 he was an oratorio soloist with Sing-Akademie zu Berlin (Kai-Uwe Jirka) with songs by Niels Wilhelm Gade and Rued Langgaard.