Helmut Fischer Artists International

Helmut Fischer Artists International provides personal management to acclaimed opera stars as well as young, emerging artists.

Founded in 2006 Helmut Fischer and Simone Lauterbour carefully develop the careers or their artists, establishing them at the most prestigious opera houses, concert venues and festivals worldwide.

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26 Jul 2025

Federico Fiorio Makes Salzburg Festival Debut as Sesto in Giulio Cesare

July 26, 2025, marks a significant milestone in the career of Federico Fiorio, who makes his highly anticipated Salzburg Festival debut as Sesto in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, arguably the composer’s most popular opera. The new production, directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm, features a stellar cast including Christophe Dumaux in the title role, Olga Kulchynska as Cleopatra, Lucile Richardot as Cornelia, Yuriy Mynenko as Tolomeo, Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Achilla, Jake Ingbar as Nireno, and Robert Raso as Curio. Additional performances will take place on July 29 and August 3, 6, 11, 14, and 17. Hailed by Opera Magazine as an “astonishing sopranista” with a “svelte, bright voice” and “fluent coloratura,” the Verona-born singer is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most sought-after male sopranos on the international stage. His recent portrayals of the youthful and impassioned Sesto in Piacenza, Ravenna, Modena, Reggio Emilia, and Bolzano earned widespread acclaim. L’Opera praised his performance as “a revelation,” noting: “He has a pliable, particularly beautiful timbre, even across the range with no noticeable inconsistencies. He handles florid passages with confidence and phrases effectively, capable of being tender, but also resolute when needed.”
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25 Jul 2025

Michael Spyres opens the 2025 Bayreuth Festival with his role debut as Walther von Stolzing in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, and also returns as Siegmund in “Die Walküre”

Another exciting role debut awaits Michael Spyres at the 2025 Bayreuth Festival, where he steps into the role of Walther von Stolzing in a new production of Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, directed by Matthias Davids and serving as the festival’s season opener. Under the baton of Daniele Gatti, the cast features Georg Zeppenfeld as Hans Sachs, Michael Nagy as Sixtus Beckmesser, Christina Nilsson as Eva, Jongmin Park as Pogner, Christa Mayer as Magdalene, and Matthias Stier as David. The premiere is set for July 25, with additional performances on August 2, 11, 14, 19, and 22. Just two days later, Spyres returns to the Bayreuth stage in his acclaimed interpretation of Siegmund in “Die Walküre”, in the Valentin Schwarz production conducted by Simone Young. He is joined by Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde, Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan, Jennifer Holloway as Sieglinde, Christa Mayer as Fricka/Schwertleite, Vitalij Kowaljow as Hunding, and Margaret Plummer as Waltraute. An additional performance is scheduled for August 16. Spyres made his Bayreuth debut last summer as Siegmund—now a signature role, while Walther von Stolzing marks the third Wagnerian hero to enter his ever-expanding repertoire. [Photo: Marco Borrelli]
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19 Jul 2025

Beth Taylor sings the alto solo part in Mahler’s “Das Lied von Erde” in Munich

On July 19, 2025, Beth Taylor will perform Gustav Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” at the Cuvilliés-Theater in Munich, as part of the closing event of the Festspiel-Kammerkonzert of the Hermann Levi Academy, within the Münchner Opernfestspiele. She will be joined by tenor Christopher Sokolowski, with Finnegan Downie conducting. The Glaswegian mezzo-soprano, hailed as one of the most compelling Mahler interpreters of her generation, last performed Mahler’s meditative, melancholic, and monumental song cycle in February at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. [Photo: John Cooper]

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