ADAM SÁNCHEZ
"When Adam Sanchez sang the aria of Don José from the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet, the presenter's promise that Don José would be 'fiery, young and be dynamic', the tenor fulfilled completely"
– Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung
"…The same goes, above all, for Adam Sanchez, who sings the colossal role of Count Richard. Whether live, or on the CD recording, he sings as if he makes the stars fall from the heaven! For his mellifluous beauty of sound, his top notes, cultivation, charm and bronze ring, other opera houses should be envious of the Opera in Leipzig. His noble instrument..."
– Von Peter Korfmacher
Adam Sánchez is a Mexican tenor who was born in Warsaw, Poland. The offspring of two opera singers, he started classical voice training at four years of age in Germany, where he still resides today.
At the age of 20, he received his first opera engagement at the Ulm Theater (Germany) where he worked with conductor Philippe Jordan on several roles.
In 1998 he became a guest soloist at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich), where he made his debut as Tamino with conductor Constantinos Carydis. Until 2007 he was a permanent member of that theatre and also worked with Marcel Prawy and Claus Guth.
In 2001 Sánchez won the Audience Advancement Award of the Bavarian Theaters Organization (IBS), Germany. That same year he participated in a Masterclass with Francisco Araiza. In 2005 he made his debut at the Prinzregenten Theater (Munich) with Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez. In 2006 he was chosen to participate in Placido Domingo’s Operalia in Valencia.
Guest appearances have taken him to Philharmonie Köln, Dortmund, Teatro Principal Palma de Mallorca, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Wiener Konzerthaus, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia, Bayerische Staatsoper and Gewandhaus Leipzig, where he sang under the baton of Fabio Luisi. At the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich he has sung under the baton of Zubin Metha and Sir Colin Davis.
In 2017 Sánchez made his debut at the Tonhalle Zürich and the Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne, singing the role of Don José in a concert version of Carmen. Since then Sánchez has been engaged at the Oper Leipzig and in 2018 made his debut as Alfredo in La Traviata at the Festspiele Werden-berger Schloss in Switzerland.
In 2018 Sánchez founded PUENTES/Bridges, a project that includes workshops in schools in an exchange between Mexico and Germany, aiming to build bridges between both countries through music. The project culminates in a joint concert featuring the children singing in their newly acquired language alongside the opera singer himself.
In 2019 Adam Sánchez performed a New Year’s Concert at the Konsert & Kongress (Uppsala, Sweden), in Verdi’s Requiem at the Concert Hall Luzern, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde at Gasteig in Munich, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Liederhalle in Stuttgart as well as the title role in Lortzing’s Casanova, René in Madame Pompadour (L. Fall), Rosilion in Merry Widow and Prinz Chandor in Duchess of Chicago (E. Kalman) at his home theater Opera Leipzig.
In 2020 a CD was released by the label Rondeau of “Die Rosen aus Florida” (E.W. Korngold) with Sánchez in the title role, conductor Stefan Klingele, Opera Leipzig. The critics from the magazine Leipziger Volkszeitung described Adam in this role as a phenomenal tenor, read full review here.
In 2023, Sánchez made a guest appearance at Volkstheater Rostock, showcasing his talent as Don José in Carmen under the direction of Vera Nemerova. Additionally, he continued to enthral audiences with Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
2021-2022 witnessed Adam Sánchez taking on diverse roles at the Oper Leipzig. His performances included portraying Raoul in "Violett of Monmatre" (E. Kalman), Marquis de Chateauneuf in "Zar & Zimmermann" (A. Lortzing), Freddy in "The Dollarpincess" (L. Fall), and Princ Sandor in "The Duitch of Chicago" (E. Kalman).
Looking ahead, in September 2024, Sánchez will achieved a significant milestone by making his debut in the role of Cavaradossi in Tosca at Volkstheater Rostock.
Repertoire
La Bohéme - Rodolfo
La Traviata – Alfredo
Macbeth - McDuff
Nabucco – Ismaele
Carmen – Don José
Die Zauberflöte - Tamino
Die verkaufte Braut – Hans
Gianni Schichi – Rinuccio
Il barbiere di siviglia – Almaviva
Lucia di Lammermoor – Edgardo
L'elisir d'amore – Nemorino
Die lustigen Weiber v. Windsor – Fenton
Entführung aus dem Serail – Belmonte
Casanova – Casanova
Don Giovanni - Don Ottavio
Der Rosenkavalier - Italian singer
G.Verdi Requiem
G.Mahler Lied von der Erde
L.Van Beethoven “Symphony no. 9“
W.A.Mozart “Requiem“
F.Mendelssohn “Elias“
G.Rossini “La Petite Messe Solennelle"
F.J.Haydn “Die Schöpfung“
Der Vogelhändler – Graf Stanislaus
Lustige Witwe – Roussillon
Die Csardasfürstin – Edwin
Die große Sündnerin – Reitoffizier Schrenck
Die Fledermaus – Alfred/Eisenstein
Der Opernball – George
Gräfin Mariza – Tassilo
Gasparone – Gasparone
West-Side Story – Tony
Walzertraum – Leutnant Niki
My Fair Lady - Freddy
Nofretete – Dr.Hjalmar Eklind/ Amar
Das Lied der Liebe – Graf Richard von Auerspach
Madame Pompadour – Rene