Marcus Ullmann, tenor

German tenor Marcus Ullmann has risen rapidly into the ranks of the most versatile and sought-after young artists performing today.  He has found success in the opera house, on the concert stage and in the recording studio.

Born outside of Dresden, Marcus Ullmann cannot remember a time when he did not sing.  As a young child, he became a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor, where his music studies found a firm beginning. He later went to the Musikhochschule in Dresden studying with Hartmut Zabel and Margaret Trappe-Wiel, as well as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Peter Schreier.  Since graduating with honors in Lieder, Opera and Concert, Mr. Ullmann has worked regularly in various German opera houses, as well as in Lieder and oratorio. His opera career quickly broadened to Italian opera houses and the Los Angeles Opera.

Mr. Ullmann has performed at music festivals throughout Europe, including the Leipzig Bach Festival; Salzburg Mozart Week; and European Music Festival, Stuttgart. During the 2001-02 season, Mr. Ullmann gave his first appearance at the Salzburg Festival and collaborated for the first time with Sir Neville Marriner and with Kent Nagano. He made his United States debut with performances of J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the San Francisco Symphony under Helmuth Rilling.

This past season, his concerts included performances of the Christmas Oratorio at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, St. Matthew Passion at the Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, St. John Passion at London's Barbican Hall, and Mozart's Requiem at the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria.

Future engagements include concerts and recitals in Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Florence, New York, and Tokyo. Mr. Ullmann's discography includes works by Bach and oratorios by Mozart and Schubert.