Biography
Andreas Bauer Kanabas studied in Weimar, Italy, London and Toulouse. His repertory spans Verdi bass roles including Filippo II, Zaccaria, Fiesco, De Silva and Sparafucile and Wagner roles including King Marke, King Henry, Landgrave Hermann and Daland. Other signature roles include Bluebeard, Vodnìk, Gremin, Pimen, Claggart, Mephisto, Sarastro and Baron Ochs. A member of the Frankfurt Opera ensemble since 2013/14, he has also appeared at Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House, Paris Opera (Bastille), the Bolshoi, Teatro Real, Madrid, Seattle Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Teatro Municipal, Chile, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra du Capitole, Toulouse, Riga National Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Hamburg State Opera, Staatsoper unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin. Recent highlights include Gurnemanz (Parsifal), Pimen (Boris Godunov), Banquo (Macbeth) and King Marke (Tristan und Isolde) in Frankfurt, Ochs (Der Rosenkavalier) at Garsington Opera, concert appearances at the Enescu Festival, NDR Hamburg, Müpa Budapest and Komische Oper Berlin and Stefano Colonna (Rienzi) for the Bayreuth Festival. Engagements in 2026/27 include Landgrave Hermann (Tannhäuser), Hunding (Die Walküre) and Ramfis (Aida) for Frankfurt Opera, Ochs and Stefano Colonna (Rienzi) for Semperoper Dresden and Commendatore (Don Giovanni) for the Royal Ballet and Opera.
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