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Christoph Filler

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BIOGRAPHY

Austrian baritone Christoph Filler studied singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under Peter Edelmann, before completing the master's programme in Lied and Oratorio with Florian Boesch.

After joining the Zurich International Opera Studio, and subsequently becoming a permanent ensemble member of the Munich Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, he sang roles including Masetto in Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Count Eberbach in Lortzing's Der Wildschütz, Schaunard in La Bohème, Sir Edgar's secretary in Henze's Der junge Lord, as well as Danilo in Die lustige Witwe and Josef in Wiener Blut.

Guest appearances have taken him to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, the Staatstheater Darmstadt and the Theater St. Gallen as Toni Schlumberger in Emmerich Kálmán's Die Zirkusprinzessin and Dr. Falke, to the Daegu Opera House in South Korea as Belcore in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and to the Theater Chemnitz with the title role in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. At the Innsbruck Landestheater Christoph Filler appeared in a new production of Peter Eötvös' The Golden Dragon, as Haly in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri and in the title role of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. He made his role debut as Gabriel von Eisenstein at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and celebrated his house debut at the MusikTheater an der Wien in a new production of Vicente Martín y Solér's L'arbore di Diana conducted by Rubén Dubrovsky.

On the concert stage, Christoph Filler has performed in Haydn's Die Jahreszeiten, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem and Orff's Carmina Burana, making a successful debut with the latter at the Vienna Konzerthaus. As soloist in Bach's St Matthew Passion, Christoph Filler made his debut at the Vienna Musikverein with the Orchestra Wiener Akademie under Martin Haselböck, alongside whom he was also heard in Mozart's Requiem and — accompanied by the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra — in Bach's St Matthew Passion in Los Angeles. He appeared as Christ in the same work at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. With the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg under the baton of Theodor Guschlbauer, Christoph Filler made a guest appearance in Haydn's The Creation, which he subsequently performed on tour with the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under Philippe Herreweghe. Christoph Filler worked with the Concentus Musicus under Stefan Gottfried in a concert performance of Purcell's The Fairy Queen and for Bach's St. John Passion at the Vienna Musikverein, while Schubert's Mass in E-flat major was the focus of his debut with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

Christoph Filler is an equally versatile Lied singer, with special attention to the works of Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler, whose song cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen he presented at the Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy. With Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Schubert's Winterreise, he has additionally appeared at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, and sang Schubert's Winterreise at Vienna's MuTh as part of "Michael Schade's Musiksalon".

In addition to appearances at the Vienna Musikverein in Haydn's Theresienmesse with Concentus Musicus Wien under Stefan Gottfried and, among others, Bach's Magnificat with the Orchestra Wiener Akademie under Martin Haselböck, Christoph Filler could also be heard in Bach's St John Passion on European tour with the Catalan ensemble Le Concert des Nations and La Capella Nacional de Catalunya under the direction of their founder Jordi Savall, including such prestigious venues as Philharmonie de Paris, Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana and Tonhalle Dusseldorf. He also returned to MusikTheater an der Wien as part of a pastiche based on Shakespeare's drama Richard III and music by Henry Purcell. On the stage of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris he sang his debut as Eisenstein in Strauss' Die Fledermaus under the direction of Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre, a role he recently also took to Bremen Music Festival 2024. As Don Giovanni in Mozart's eponymous opera, Christoph Filler will be heard for the first time this season with the Bach Collegium Japan under Masato Suzuki at Meguro Persimmon Hall in Tokyo.

2024/2025

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DISCOGRAPHY

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Gawlick: O Lungo Drom, Op. 22
Laszlo Racz (cimbalom), Clara Meloni (soprano), Christoph Filler (baritone), Régis Bringolf (violin), Sebastian Gürtler (violin), Subin Lee (viola), Florian Berner (cello), Ariane Haering (piano), Silvia Careddu (flute), Alexander Neubauer (clarinet)
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien
Label: Decca | April 2024

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Kammerkonzert: Music of Arnold Schoenberg
Pina Napolitano, Ida Aldrian, Christoph Filler
Wiener Concert-Verein
Conductor: Michael Zlabinger
Label: Odradek Records | October 2023
 

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Weber: Der Freischütz
Lise Davidsen (soprano), Joanne Marie D‘Mello, Christoph Filler (baritone), Sofia Fomina (soprano), Kerstin Klein-Koyuncu, Corinna Kirchhoff, Peter Simonischek, Dorothea Sulikowski, Andreas Schager (tenor), Sybille Neumüller, Alan Held (bass-baritone), Markus Eiche (baritone), Andreas Bauer (bass), Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leipzig MDR Radio Choir
Conductor: Marek Janowski
Label: Pentatone | October 2019

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Franz Lehár: Die Juxheirat
Gerhard Ernst, Maya Boog, Alexander Kaimbacher, Christoph Filler, Tomaz Kovacic, Matthias Schuppli, Wolfgang Gerold et al.
Franz Lehár-Orchester | Chor des Lehár Festivals Bad Ischl
Conductor: Marius Burkert
Label: CPO | 2017
 

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VIDEOS

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Alban Berg: Three Fragments op. 7 from "Wozzeck"
Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat
Ralf Yusuf Gawlick: O Lungo Drom (The Long Road)

Alban Berg Ensemble Vienna, with
Clara Meloni, soprano
Christoph Filler, baritone
Lászlo Rácz, cimbalom

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CHRISTOPH FILLER as Eisenstein at the Musikfest Bremen
06Sep2024
CHRISTOPH FILLER as Eisenstein at the Musikfest Bremen

As part of this year's Bremen Music Festival, Christoph Filler will take on the role of Eisenstein in Johann Strauss' operetta classic Die Fledermaus.

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CHRISTOPH FILLER as Richard III at MusikTheater an der Wien
03Jun2024
CHRISTOPH FILLER as Richard III at MusikTheater an der Wien

Christoph Filler plays King Richard III in a pasticcio based on Shakespeare's drama with music by Henry Purcell at the Vienna Chamber Opera.

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JAN PETRYKA, CHRISTOPH FILLER and MANUEL WALSER in Bach's St John Passion with Jordi Savall
17Mar2024
JAN PETRYKA, CHRISTOPH FILLER and MANUEL WALSER in Bach's St John Passion with Jordi Savall

Jan Petryka, Christoph Filler and Manuel Walser are embarking on a joint European tour with Bach's St John Passion under Jordi Savall and his ensembles Le Concert des Nations and La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, stopping in Barcelona, Paris, Antwerp, Geneva, Krakow and Dortmund.

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