Tanja Ariane Baumgartner is one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of our time. With her role portraits of Kundry (Parsifal), Fricka (Rheingold/ Walküre), her brilliant Cassandre (Les Troyens), her Clytemnestra (Electra) and Nurse (The Woman Without Shadow) and her spectacular Ortrud (Lohengrin), she has sung herself to the forefront of the dramatic mezzo sopranos at the most important international houses and festivals.

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner is Frankfurt's 'secret weapon when it comes to dramatic mezzo roles, her princess of Bouillon in 'Adriana Lecouvreur' was unforgettable, a dazzling figure whose extremely appealing voice, in all registers, draws the listener increasingly under the spell of this demonic role.

— Opernglas

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May 31 - June 1, 2026
Karlsruhe, DE

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Badische Staatskapelle
Conductor: Georg Fritzsch

Photo: ©Badisches Staatstheater / Falk von Traubenberg

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11 Juli 2026
Montpellier, FR

Tristan und Isolde

Le Corum - Opéra Berlioz

Le Nouveau Festival - Radio France Occitanie Montpellier

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Role: Brangäne
Conductor: Jaap van Zweden
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Photo: ©Le Corum / DR

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20 August 2026
Salzburg, AT

Der Prinz von Homburg

Felsenreitschule

Salzburger Festspiele

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Role: Die Kurfürstin
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher
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Photo: ©Salzburger Festspiele / Luigi Caputo

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Featured recording
6/2/2026

Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

A recording from the Semperoper Dresden Director: Marco Arturo Marelli

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A company that has such an exciting and glamorous princess, and singer, on its roster as Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, a mezzo in this tricky soprano role, is lucky indeed.

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