Wolfgang Koch

===Wagnerian roles===

===Wagnerian roles===

Koch has frequently appeared as Hans Sachs in Wagner’s ”Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”. He made his debut in this role in 2004 in Bielefeld, and has since appeared in the role in Frankfurt, at the [[Vienna State Opera]], and at the [[Royal Opera House]]. In ”Tristan und Isolde” he has taken the role of Kurwenal at the [[Hamburg State Opera]] and the [[Salzburg Festival]]. In Wagner’s cycle [[Der Ring des Nibelungen]], Koch notably appeared as Wotan at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2013. He appeared in the same cycle as Alberich at Hamburg in 2008. At the Vienna State Opera, Koch sang in addition to Hans Sachs also Kothner in ”Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and Telramund in ”Lohengrin”.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=Francisco |title=Artist Of The Week: Wolfgang Koch Celebrate’s ‘Dantons Tod’s’ 100th Anniversary |url=https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-wolfgang-koch-celebrates-dantons-tods-100th-anniversary/ |website=operawire.com |publisher=Opera Wire |accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref>

Koch has frequently appeared as Hans Sachs in Wagner’s ”[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]”. He made his debut in this role in 2004 in Bielefeld, and has since appeared in the role in Frankfurt, at the [[Vienna State Opera]], and at the [[Royal Opera House]]. In ”Tristan und Isolde” he has taken the role of Kurwenal at the [[Hamburg State Opera]] and the [[Salzburg Festival]]. In Wagner’s cycle ”[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]”, Koch notably appeared as Wotan at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2013. He appeared in the same cycle as Alberich at Hamburg in 2008. At the Vienna State Opera, Koch sang in addition to Hans Sachs also Kothner in ”Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and Telramund in ”[[Lohengrin]]”.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=Francisco |title=Artist Of The Week: Wolfgang Koch Celebrate’s ‘Dantons Tod’s’ 100th Anniversary |url=https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-wolfgang-koch-celebrates-dantons-tods-100th-anniversary/ |website=operawire.com |publisher=Opera Wire |accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref>

===Other repertoire===

===Other repertoire===

Wolfgang Koch has also found success with leading roles from other composers, such as the title role in Busoni’s Doctor Faust (Munich 2008) and the cardinal legate Morone and the cardinal Borromeo in Pfitzner’s Palestrina (Munich 2009 / Hamburg 2011 / Frankfurt 2010 under [[Kirill Petrenko]]). At the [[Theater an der Wien]] he appeared as Jochanaan in ”Salome” and in the title role in Hindemith’s ”Mathis der Maler” in 2012. Furthermore, he has appeared as Georg Danton in ”Dantons Tod” and as Barak in ”Die Frau ohne Schatten” at the Vienna State Opera in 2018 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vorstellungen mit Wolfgang Koch |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/5362 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/ |publisher=Wiener Staatsoper |accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref>

Wolfgang Koch has also found success with leading roles from other composers, such as the title role in Busoni’s ”Doctor Faust” (Munich 2008) and the cardinal legate Morone and the cardinal Borromeo in Pfitzner’s ”[[Palestrina]]” (Munich 2009 / Hamburg 2011 / Frankfurt 2010 under [[Kirill Petrenko]]). At the [[Theater an der Wien]] he appeared as Jochanaan in ”Salome” and in the title role in Hindemith’s ”[[Mathis der Maler]]” in 2012. Furthermore, he has appeared as Georg Danton in ”Dantons Tod” and as Barak in ”[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]” at the Vienna State Opera in 2018 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vorstellungen mit Wolfgang Koch |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/5362 |website=archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/ |publisher=Wiener Staatsoper |accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref>

==Reception==

==Reception==