Das verwunsche­ne Glück

Sophie Daneman

© Juliette le Maoult

Johanna Rosa Falkinger

© Luisa-Christin Kaßler

Trained in Vienna and Linz, her engagements have taken her to the Salzburg Festival, the Wuppertal Opera and the Vienna Burgtheater, among others. This year, the winner of international competitions can be heard with Jordi Savall in Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, but she has also performed with the Concentus Musicus and the Vienna Academy.

Anna Manske

© Christoph M. Bieber

Born in Vienna, the mezzo-soprano is at home on both opera stages and concert platforms and has also been celebrated by our audiences since the Styriarte 2018. Her studies at the Mozarteum and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna were followed by numerous international appearances, for example at the Opéra national de Montpellier, the Vienna Musikverein and the Deutsches Theater Berlin.

Julian Habermann

© Christian Palm

Even before his tenth birthday, the tenor, who is now a sought-after tenor throughout Europe, triumphed in the junior competition of the German National Singing Competition. As an interpreter of Bach in particular, the young opera and lieder singer is a guarantee for vocal splendour. He was also a member of the ensemble at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden until 2022.

Markus Schäfer

© Werner Kmetitsch

The versatile tenor conquered the stages of the world with performances of Mozart and Bach’s Evangelist roles and celebrated successes as a Lied interpreter at lots of “Schubertiaden”. Under Nikolaus Harnoncourt he participated in a recording of the “St. Matthew Passion”, which was awarded a Grammy.

Dietrich Henschel

© Susanne Diesner

The stylistic range of the Berlin baritone, born in 1967, extends from Monteverdi to contemporary premieres. In between are huge roles such as Mozart's Don Giovanni or Busoni's Doktor Faust, which won him a Grammy in 2001. In addition to his engagements at Europe's great theatres, Dietrich Henschel's devotion is also to the Lied.

Mareike Franz

Influenced by dance visionary Susanne Linke, Mareike Franz tells stories with her body. In addition to working with renowned choreographers, the German dancer demonstrates creative sensitivity in unusual, transdisciplinary projects with non-professionals such as children, refugees or people with disabilities.

Ārt House 17

© Nikola Milatovic

Diving deep into historical music and its history(ies): That is the mission of the young Graz-based ensemble Ārt House 17, for which Michael Hell and Georg Kroneis have brought together some of the best specialists in their field. Their repertoire ranges from Pergolesi to Mozart and Offenbach. The ensemble is currently establishing itself internationally and is celebrating huge successes at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, for example.

Michael Hell

© Matthias Wagner

Michael Hell, born in North Rhine-Westphalia, is a virtuoso on both the recorder and the harpsichord whose reputation extends far beyond his adopted home of Graz. He is also a leading expert in basso continuo and historical performance practice, who knows how to convey the rules and history of his art with infectious enthusiasm.

Lilli Hartmann

© Nikola Milatovic

The opulence and playfulness of her sets never cease to amaze: Lilli Hartmann plays a decisive role in shaping the look of the Styriarte. The versatile artist from Rosenheim in Bavaria studied in London and worked for a long time in Madrid, outside the theatres she is also represented internationally with exhibitions and short films.