Max Emanuel Cencic

Max Emanuel Cencic is one of the most fascinating and versatile singing artists in the world today and he is dedicated to the revival and performance of the music of the 18^th century. He has many exciting projects during the 2016/17 season, including Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice at the Berlin State Opera and Ezio at the Frankfurt Opera, as well as his debuts at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival and the National Auditorium in Madrid.

With his remarkable mezzo-soprano voice, Max Emanuel Cencic demonstrates that Baroque singing can be both technically brilliant and at the same time modern and emotionally engaging. As a sought-after soloist, he performs at the world’s major opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, the Theater an der Wien, the Zurich Opera, the Opéra Royal in Versailles, the Bavarian State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Liceu in Barcelona, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and La Monnaie. He has appeared in concert at venues such as the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Musikverein in Vienna. He also performs at numerous festivals around the world and collaborators regularly with conductors such as William Christie, René Jacobs, Ottavio Dantone, Diego Fasolis, George Petrou, Emmanuelle Haïm and Riccardo Muti.

Max Emanuel Cencic brings his numerous projects to a wide audience through opera productions, CD recordings and extensive tours. Broadcasters such as Mezzo TV and ARTE Concerto have also documented his outstanding performances, including Handel’s Alessandro in 2012, an opera that he rediscovered.

As artistic director of Parnassus Arts Productions, he is responsible for the conception, supervision and performance of important works from the Italian Baroque, including the sensational rediscovery of Leonardo Vinci’s last opera, Artaserse, which was not only captivating on stage, but was also widely acclaimed through a recording, winning an Echo Klassik Award, the German Record Critics Prize and the Diapason d’or, as well as being nominated for a Grammy.

Max Emanuel Cencic’s solo recordings are equally well received, including Rokoko, featuring arias from Johann Adolph Hasse’s extensive output, and his most recent CD, Arie napoletane, with masterpieces from the Neapolitan School.

Max Emanuel Cencic has also made a name for himself as a director, with Hasse’s Siroe and Handel’s Arminio at the Handel Festival in Karlsruhe in 2016, where he sang the title role, as well as directing this rare work. His future productions include Rossini’s La donna del lago, Handel’s Il pastor fido and Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Max Emanuel Cencic was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in recognition of his artistic work.

Current as of February 2017