Max Emanuel Cencic is one of the world’s most fascinating and versatile artists, dedicated to the rediscovery and performance of 18th-century music. As a countertenor and artistic director of his company Parnassus Arts Productions, he is the driving force behind revivals and productions such as Vinci’s Artaserse (2012), Catone in Utica (2015), and Hasse’s Siroe (2014). He has also produced several Handel operas, including Alessandro, Tamerlano, Faramondo, and Arminio, the latter for the 2016 Handel Festival in Karlsruhe. In addition, he produces his own solo CDs: following Rokoko, the album Arie Napoletane was released in autumn 2015 on Decca to great acclaim. Many of his recordings have received national and international awards, including the German Record Critics’ Award, multiple ECHO Klassik Awards in various categories, two Grammy nominations, and the Diapason d’Or. With Siroe, Max Emanuel Cencic also made his debut as an opera director. The production premiered in Athens and has since been seen at venues such as the Opéra Royal de Versailles and the Budapest Spring Festival in 2015. In 2016, Siroe was presented for the first time in Switzerland, in a semi-staged version at the Opéra de Lausanne. With Arminio at the Handel Festival in Karlsruhe, the multifaceted artist made his debut in a triple role as lead singer, co-producer, and director at a German state theater. Max Emanuel Cencic was a member and soloist of the Vienna Boys’ Choir before launching his solo career as a soprano in 1992, and since 2001 he has performed as a countertenor. He appears at leading opera houses and festivals around the world, including the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Wigmore and Barbican Halls in London, Semperoper Dresden, Carnegie Hall in New York, Frankfurt Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid, Musikverein in Vienna, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.