Oper

Tuomas Pursio

Biography

Was born in Helsinki. He first studied singing at the Sibelius Academy in his hometown, then at the International Opera Studio Zurich. In 1996 he won the National Singing Competition of Lappeenranta, and joined the soloist ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 1996. He has held guest contracts at the Staatsoper Berlin Unter den Linden as well as at the opera houses of Hanover, Augsburg, Bielefeld, Zurich, Lausanne, and Nice. From 2000 – 2002 he was a member of the ensemble at the Theater Erfurt. He appears regularly as a guest at the theaters in Chemnitz and Linz, as well as at the Finnish National Opera and the Savonlinna opera festival. He has been a member of the Oper Leipzig ensemble since the 2002/03 season. Roles include Wotan in »Das Rheingold«, Alberich in »Siegfried«, Gunther in »Götterdämmerung«, Friedrich in »Das Liebesverbot«, Scarpia in »Tosca«, the Speaker in »The Magic Flute«, and Telramund in »Lohengrin«.

Events

    • Carl Maria von Weber

    Der Freischütz

    Oper Sun 16.03.2025 | 17:00 | Opernhaus
    • Richard Strauss
    • Resume

    Salome

    Oper Sat 22.03.2025 | 19:00 | Opernhaus
    • Richard Wagner

    Das Rheingold

    Oper Sat 29.03.2025 | 18:00 | Opernhaus

    Introduction 30 minutes before the performance in the concert foyer

    • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried

    Oper Sun 30.03.2025 | 17:00 | Opernhaus

    Introduction 30 minutes before the performance in the concert foyer

    • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca

    Oper Sat 05.04.2025 | 19:00 | Opernhaus
    • Richard Strauss

    Salome

    Oper Sun 13.04.2025 | 17:00 | Opernhaus
    • Carl Maria von Weber

    Der Freischütz

    Oper Sun 20.04.2025 | 17:00 | Opernhaus
    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute

    Oper Fri 25.04.2025 | 19:30 | Opernhaus

    Einführung 30 Min. vor Vorstellungsbeginn im Konzertfoyer

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni

    Oper Sat 26.04.2025 | 19:00 | Opernhaus
    • Peter I. Tschaikowski
    • Premiere

    Pique Dame

    Oper Sat 10.05.2025 | 19:00 | Opernhaus

    Einführung 30 Min. vor Vorstellungsbeginn im Konzertfoyer.