Markus Eiche

Markus Eiche

Actor

St.Georgen, Germany
June 24, 1969

Biography

MARKUS EICHE was born in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, he studied in Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and is a prizewinner of several nationaland international competitions. He started his career at the National theater Mannheim, and there played the roles of Marcello (La Bohème), Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Papageno (Zauberflöte), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) as well as the leading roles in Wozzeck and Don Giovanni. In the season 2007/2008, he became an ensemble member of the Wiener Staatsoper and sang among others, Marcello, Jeletzki, Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Albert (Werther), Lescaut (Manon), Fritz/Frank, Valentin (Faust), Donner (Das Rhein­gold), Gunther (Götterdämmerung), Eugen Onegin, Don Juan (Aus einem Totenhaus), and Dr. Fal­ke (Die Fledermaus). In addition, he has appeared as a guest at the Salzburger Festspie­len, the Milan Scala, the Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, the Semperoper Dresden, the Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, the Finnish National Opera, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, the Münchner Staatsoper and at the Bayreuther Festspielen. Since autumn 2012, Markus Eiche teaches at the Zurich Hochschhule der Künste.   

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Markus Eiche 1
Markus Eiche 2

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
2016Winner

Best Performance

The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods

Tannhäuser
2014Nominee

Best Performance

Tannhäuser

Capriccio - Wiener Staatsoper
2018Nominee

Best Performance

Capriccio - Wiener Staatsoper

Career Highlights

Tannhäuser
2019Highlight

Best Performance

Tannhäuser

Manon Lescaut  - Royal Opera House
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Manon Lescaut - Royal Opera House