Song recital Mauro Peter

Tenor Mauro Peter was born in Lucerne and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. In 2012, he won first prize and the audience prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition. Since then, he has performed at leading concert halls and opera houses worldwide, including Wigmore Hall in London, Philharmonie de Paris, Carnegie Hall, Kölner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburger Laeiszhalle, Musikverein Vienna, Wiener Konzerthaus, Verbier Festival, Lucerne Festival, Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Zurich Opera House, Pierre-Boulez-Saal, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Salzburg Festival, Semperoper Dresden, Musikfest Dresden, Bregenzer Festspiele, and Opéra National de Paris. His repertoire includes roles such as Andres ("Wozzeck"), Ferrando ("Così fan tutte"), Tamino ("The Magic Flute"), Loge ("Rheingold"), Naraboth ("Salome"), Nemorino ("L’elisir d’amore"), Eisenstein ("Die Fledermaus"), Prince ("The Love for Three Oranges"), and Max ("Der Freischütz"). As an internationally sought-after concert soloist, he has performed under the musical direction of renowned conductors including Ivor Bolton, Teodor Currentzis, Gustavo Dudamel, Iván Fischer, Philippe Herreweghe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Marie Jacquot, Vladimir Jurowski, Fabio Luisi, Joana Mallwitz, Antonello Manacorda, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Minasi, Andris Nelsons, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Trevor Pinnock, Simone Young, and Christian Thielemann.

Ann-Katrin Stöcker studied piano, vocal coaching, and conducting in Frankfurt am Main and furthered her education with studies in vocal coaching, song accompaniment, and chamber music at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Alongside an active concert career as a soloist and chamber music partner, she was already engaged during her studies as a vocal coach at the Augsburg Theatre, the Staatstheater Braunschweig, and the Frankfurt Opera. From 2012 to 2014, she worked at the Staatstheater Braunschweig as assistant to General Music Director Alexander Joel. She made her conducting debut in 2013 with Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" at the Staatstheater Braunschweig. Since 2014, she has been affiliated with the Zurich Opera House as a vocal coach and deputy head of music studies. There, she has conducted in recent seasons, among others, "Gold!", "Konrad", "Coraline", "Odyssey", "Jim Knopf", "Das Land des Lächelns", and "The Merry Widow". Ann-Katrin Stöcker has been engaged at the Bayreuth Festival, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne, the Jerusalem Lyric Opera Festival, and the Gstaad Festival. In the upcoming 2025/2026 season, she will conduct "Hansel and Gretel" at the Zurich Opera House and "Ariadne auf Naxos" in San Francisco.