Christian Elsner, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, has been an internationally sought-after soloist for many years, and now also passionately enjoys passing on his experience to the next generation as a professor of singing. Full of gratitude, he often recalls his vocal studies with Prof. Martin  Gründler.

In the Lied class of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau the tenor deepened his passion for the interpretation of the art song, which is still very close to his heart. He has given recitals with accompanists such as Hartmut Höll, Gerold Huber and Burkhard Kehring in Dresden, Munich, Cologne, Schwetzingen, Brussels, Paris and at the Schubertiade Feldkirch.

Among his numerous performances in all the major centers of classical music such as the Philharmonie Berlin, the Vienna Musikverein, Carnegie Hall New York, La Scala Milan or Suntory Hall Tokyo are Haydn’s The Creation under Zubin Mehta, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater under Mariss Jansons, Mahler’s Song of the Earth under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Franz Schmidt’s Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln under Manfred Honeck or Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Symphony as part of a world tour with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle are among his most personally valuable musical highlights.

Particularly formative has been the longstanding collaboration with Marek Janowski, under whose direction Christian Elsner has sung Parsifal, Loge and Mime, as well as the Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Richard Wagner’s operas became the focus of his operatic career through performances as Siegmund and as Parsifal at the German National Theater in Weimar, the Staatstheater in Kassel, the Semperoper in Dresden, the Vienna State Opera and the Teatro Real in Madrid. Inspired by this, the artist most recently published a book for children, called Lennie and the Ring of the Nibelung.

Recently, Christian Elsner could be heard in a Missa  Solemnis under Marek Janowski in Dresden, in a recital with Hartmut Höll in Karlsruhe, and as Siegmund in concert performances of Wagner’s Walküre in Porto and Stavanger.

In the 2022/23 season, Christian Elsner will appear as Loge at the Dresden Philharmonic, return to the Vienna Musikverein with Franz Schmidt’s Book with the seven Seals, and sing in Verdi’s Requiem in Groningen. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in Lisbon and further concerts in Mainz and Kaiserslautern as well as appearances at the Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse as Siegmund and Loge are also on the program.