Falk Struckmann

Who is Falk Struckmann?

Falk Struckmann is an operatic bass-baritone, particularly prominent in the Wagnerian repertoire.

A Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera, he made his debut there as Orest in Elektra on September 13, 1991. In addition to his frequent appearances in Vienna, he has sung at the Bayreuth and Salzburg festivals and in many of the world's major opera houses, including the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Berlin State Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Paris Opera. He made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Wozzeck on February 10, 1997, returning there as Telramund in Lohengrin, Abimélech in Samson et Dalila, Don Pizarro in Fidelio, Amfortas in Parsifal, and Iago in Otello.

His recordings include: the role of Orest in Elektra; Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde; Amfortas in Parsifal and the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman.