Paul Schweinester

Paul Schweinester (tenor) studied at the University of Music in Vienna and graduated with honors in 2012 in oratorio and song in the class of Prof. David Lutz.
From 2009 to 2013, he was a member of the Vienna Volksoper, where he performed in roles such as Beppo in Leoncavallo's 'Pagliacci', Pedrillo in Mozart's 'Abduction from the Seraglio', Wenzel in Smetana's 'The Bartered Bride' and Hero in Sondheim's musical 'Die spinnen, die Römer!'.
In June 2013, he performed the role of Josef Powolny in the world premiere of Friedrich Cerha's opera 'Uncle President', which took place at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. The artist will return there to perform in another world premiere, Wilfried Hiller's opera 'The Genie in the Bottle', which will take place at the Philharmonie am Gasteig.
As a concert singer since 2011, he has been a tenor soloist in the annual Bach cantata cycle at the Vienna Konzerthaus under the direction of Luca Pianca. The most important achievement so far in this collaboration was the performance of the 'Christmas Oratorio' in the Great Hall in December 2011. In December 2013, a recording of this work was released with his participation and the boys' choir Wilterner Sängerknaben under the direction of Johannes Stecher.
At the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt in 2014, he will be heard as a soloist in Haydn's 'The Seasons'.
Among his special achievements in the field of song performance is the recording of a CD for the Jewish Museum in Vienna with songs by E. W. Korngold in 2008. He also recorded a CD with songs by Josef Netzer for tenor, horn and Hammerklavier. In October 2011, together with Finnish pianist Juho Alakärppä, he performed a concert at the Austrian Forum in New York.
In 2011, at the invitation of Jeunesse Musicale, he performed at the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna with a tenor and organ recital broadcast throughout Austria. He also performed recitals accompanied by pianist David Lutz, performing Schubert's cycle 'The Beautiful Miller' in Vienna, Salzburg, and Washington.
In 2014, the young singer will make his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano in the role of Brighella in R. Strauss's 'Ariadne auf Naxos' and at the Opéra Garnier in Paris in the role of Pedrillo in Mozart's 'Abduction from the Seraglio'.