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Anthea Barać

Representation: World

BIOGRAPHY

The Croatian mezzo-soprano Anthea Barać graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under Claudia Visca and Florian Boesch.

During her studies, Anthea Barać appeared as La zia principessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica and as Frau Reich in Nicolai's Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor at the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre in Vienna.

Previous concert highlights include performances of Verdi's Requiem in Bassano del Grappa (Italy), at the Klagenfurt Concert Hall and at the Vienna Musikverein. She has also performed as an alto soloist in Bach's Magnificat in Pula (Croatia), Mendelssohn's Paulus at the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava and with excerpts from Bruckner's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat and Mass in B minor under the baton of Erwin Ortner at the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre.

Anthea Barać is a very passionate lied interpreter and is particularly dedicated to the Russian (Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff) and German Romantic repertoire (Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Zemlinsky).

As a permanent member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera from the 2025/2026 season onwards, she will make her role debuts as the Gingerbread Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel and as Annina in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier, as well as Emilia, Priestess and Brigitta in new productions of Verdi's Otello, Dusapin's Penthesilea and Korngold's Die tote Stadt.

2025 | 2026

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VIDEOS

CALENDAR

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

Mirko Roschkowski; Paul
Kiandra Howarth, Marietta; Dancer
Peter Schöne, Frank; Paul's friend
Anthea Barac, Brigitta; with Paul
Julia Sturzlbaum, Juliette; dancer
Cassandra Doyle, Lucienne; dancer
Michał Prószyńsk, Victorin; the director
Max Dollinger, Fritz; Pierrot

Mario Hartmuth, conductor
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
Hanover State Opera Choir
Hanover State Opera Children's Choir

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

Mirko Roschkowski; Paul
Kiandra Howarth, Marietta; Dancer
Peter Schöne, Frank; Paul's friend
Anthea Barac, Brigitta; with Paul
Julia Sturzlbaum, Juliette; dancer
Cassandra Doyle, Lucienne; dancer
Michał Prószyńsk, Victorin; the director
Max Dollinger, Fritz; Pierrot

Mario Hartmuth, conductor
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
Hanover State Opera Choir
Hanover State Opera Children's Choir

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

Mirko Roschkowski; Paul
Kiandra Howarth, Marietta; Dancer
Peter Schöne, Frank; Paul's friend
Anthea Barac, Brigitta; with Paul
Julia Sturzlbaum, Juliette; dancer
Cassandra Doyle, Lucienne; dancer
Michał Prószyńsk, Victorin; the director
Max Dollinger, Fritz; Pierrot

Mario Hartmuth, conductor
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
Hanover State Opera Choir
Hanover State Opera Children's Choir

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

Mirko Roschkowski; Paul
Kiandra Howarth, Marietta; Dancer
Peter Schöne, Frank; Paul's friend
Anthea Barac, Brigitta; with Paul
Julia Sturzlbaum, Juliette; dancer
Cassandra Doyle, Lucienne; dancer
Michał Prószyńsk, Victorin; the director
Max Dollinger, Fritz; Pierrot

Mario Hartmuth, conductor
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
Hanover State Opera Choir
Hanover State Opera Children's Choir

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

Mirko Roschkowski; Paul
Kiandra Howarth, Marietta; Dancer
Peter Schöne, Frank; Paul's friend
Anthea Barac, Brigitta; with Paul
Julia Sturzlbaum, Juliette; dancer
Cassandra Doyle, Lucienne; dancer
Michał Prószyńsk, Victorin; the director
Max Dollinger, Fritz; Pierrot

Mario Hartmuth, conductor
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
Hanover State Opera Choir
Hanover State Opera Children's Choir

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS
 

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IN FOCUS

ANTHEA BARAĆ in a new production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt
09May2026
ANTHEA BARAĆ in a new production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt

In the current new production of Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, Anthea Barać makes her role debut as Brigitta at the Hanover State Opera.

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ANTHEA BARAĆ | New production of Dusapin's "Penthesilea" in Hannover
14Mar2026
ANTHEA BARAĆ | New production of Dusapin's "Penthesilea" in Hannover

Anthea Barać, a new member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera, can now be seen for the first time in a new production at the theater as the high priestess in Pascal Dusapin's Penthesilea.

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ANTHEA BARAĆ | Role debut as the Gingerbread Witch in Hannover
03Dec2025
ANTHEA BARAĆ | Role debut as the Gingerbread Witch in Hannover

Following her recent role debut as Annina in Der Rosenkavalier, new ensemble member Anthea Barać can now be seen for the first time as the Gingerbread Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.

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