Opera, concert, song – the Croatian bass-baritone feels at home in all three genres. At the age of 24, he became a permanent member of the Zurich Opera House ensemble for several seasons. In the 2021/2022 season, he made his debut in the title role of Orpheus (Telemann’s “Orpheus”) under the direction of René Jacobs in a European tour that concluded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. He also made his debut as Ruggiero (Francesca Caccini’s “La Liberazione di Ruggiero”) at the Theater an der Wien. His opera repertoire also includes roles such as Baron Tusenbach (Eötvös’ “Three Sisters”), Creon (Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex”), Ping (Puccini’s “Turandot”), Harlequin (Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos”) and St. Peter (Carl Orff’s “Der Mond”), with which he was invited to renowned opera houses such as the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Frankfurt Opera.

A highlight of the 2022/2023 season will be his engagement as Ambrosio (Carl Maria von Weber’s “Die drei Pintos”) with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

As a concert soloist, Krešimir Stražanac regularly appears with leading orchestras in Europe and the Far East, performing major works ranging from Baroque to contemporary music. In 2022 he will make his debut at the Bach Festival in Montréal under Masaaki Suzuki. Important collaborations include those with Philippe Herreweghe, the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Dresden. In April 2023, he will make his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko.

His discography now includes more than 20 concert and opera releases.