Mathias Zachariassen

Mathias Zachariassen has sung in leading roles on major stages around the world including the Metroplitan in New York, The Bastille Opera in Paris, Staatsoper in Berlin, Oper Frankfurt, Wiener Staatsoper, Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Glyndebourne Festival, opera houses in Stuttgart, Zürich, Basel and San Francisco as well as at Den Norske Opera, The Royal Opera in Stockholm and Drottningholm Castle Theatre.

Noteworthy parts he has sung include David in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, The Steersman in The Flying Dutchman, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Alfredo in La Traviata, the leading role in The Tales of Hoffmann, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’amore, Macduff in Macbeth, Florestan in Fidelio, Camille de Rossillon in The Merry Widow, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Idamante in Idomeneo, Lenskij in Eugen Oengin, Belmonte in The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Duke in Rigoletto, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, and Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. As a concert soloist Mathias Zachariassen has sung together with orchestras such as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphonic Orchestra and worked with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Adam Fisher and Charles Dutoit.

At The Göteborg Opera he has sung the leading role in Faust and will be returning in the spring in 2010 as David in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Mathias Zachariassen received his training at the Stockholm University College of Opera