Michael Laurenz was born in Halle an der Saale and began his musical career as a trumpeter. During his studies, he played in the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, later performing with various ensembles, most recently as the First Trumpet with the Berliner Symphoniker. In 2006, he transitioned to singing. From 2008 to 2010, he was a member of the international opera studio at the Opernhaus Zürich, where he remained as an ensemble member for almost 10 years. From 2018 to 2020, he was part of the ensemble at the Wiener Staatsoper. 

Other past engagements have taken Michael Laurenz to major opera houses such as the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, the Staatsoper Hamburg, the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Theater an der Wien, the Wiener Staatsoper, as well as opera houses in Amsterdam, Geneva, Lyon, and Antwerp. 

In the 2022/23/24 seasons, Michael Laurenz performed at the Theater Basel, the Wiener Staatsoper and the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In the United States, he made his debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fabio Luisi, in a concert performance of Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Siegfried.

His repertoire includes significant roles such as David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Loge (Das Rheingold), Mime (Das Rheingold, Siegfried), Tanzmeister (Ariadne auf Naxos), Aegisth (Elektra), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), der Narr (Der Schatzgräber), Števa (Jenufa), Wenzel (Die verkaufte Braut), Graf Lummer (Intermezzo), and Josef K. (Der Prozess).

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