Episode 92: Thomas Guggeis

With his last-minute stand-in in the acclaimed new production of Salome at the Berlin State Opera, Thomas Guggeis caused a sensation internationally.  As Staatskapellmeister of the Staatsoper Berlin since 2020/21 has conducted, or is due to conduct, Falstaff, Lohengrin, Samson et Dalila, Hansel and Gretel, Don Giovanni, Jenufa, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Elektra.  His debut at the Vienna State Opera were Salome and Die tote Stadt.  He will soon give symphony concerts around the world, including with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

From 2018-2020, as Kapellmeister at the Stuttgart State Opera, he had already performed works such as La Bohème, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Madama Butterfly, Der Prinz von Homburg and Der Freischütz.