Raoul Steffani

Baritone Raoul Steffani was recently praised by Opernwelt as singing “fresh and lyrically clear, with a sensitive interpretation, from an intelligent theatrical distance." He is a recipient of the Elisabeth Evertsprijs 2016, the Dutch Classical Talent Audience Award 2018 and the Grachtenfestival Prize 2018. Since May 2021, Raoul has been a member of Equilibrium, the Young Artist Programme of Barbara Hannigan. In the upcoming season, he makes his role debut as Ned Keene in Peter Grimes in a spectacular open-air production for Wadopera, and will revive the role of Ramiro in L'heure espagnole at the Opéra de Toulon. On the concert stage, he can be heard in numerous song recitals with pianist Gerold Huber and with Lucie Horsch, for series and festivals such as Oxford Lieder, Kunsthalle Hambu