Gerrit Illenberger

Born in Heidenheim, the baritone has been a member of the Semper Opera's Junges Ensemble since the beginning of the 2023/24 season. He is currently performing there as Schaunard (»La Bohème«). In recent years, he made his debut as Rodrigo (»Don Carlo«) at the Heidenheim Opera Festival, sang under Kirill Petrenko at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and in the Philharmonie Berlin in »Die Frau ohne Schatten«. His stage repertoire also includes Conte Almaviva (»Le nozze di Figaro«), Papageno (»Die Zauberflöte«), Graf von Eberbach (»Der Wildschütz«) and the title role in »Gianni Schicchi«. In addition to his work as an opera singer, he is in demand as a concert soloist: his wide-ranging repertoire includes standard pieces such as Bach's St. Matthew Passion, but also oratorios such as Bruch's Moses