
BARITONE
Theo
Hoffman
"Hoffman’s strong, warm voice filled the space...This was a performance so visceral, so equally raw and refined, it felt completely fresh."
Lately.
The 2026/27 seasons sees GRAMMY® nominated baritone Theo Hoffman in a number of important debuts, including Jetske Mijnssen's production of Pelléas et Mélisande at the Maifestspiele at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, a semi-staged Carmina Burana with the Opéra National de Montpellier, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with Nashville Symphony under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, as well as a remount of the critically acclaimed Wajdi Mouawad production of Iphigénie en Tauride at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, a new production of Curlew River for 3000 Hz Opera Lab Chicago, concert appearances at Bard Music Festival, and several recital appearances. Hoffman debuted in November 2025 at the Opéra Comique in Paris for a role debut as Oreste in Iphigénie en Tauride as well as a concert performance of the opera with Washington Concert Opera the same month. Recent operatic performances include a role debut as Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, his first contract at the Metropolitan Opera covering the Sensor in Jeanine Tesori's Grounded, a house debut with Opernhaus Zürich in a new production of Platée, a house debut with Staatsoper Hamburg as Prosdocimo in Il Turco in Italia, where he returned to sing Lescaut in Massenet's Manon. Signature roles include Papageno in Die Zauberflöte which he has performed at LA Opera and Israeli Opera, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro which he debuted as a student at Juilliard and has taken him to Israeli Opera, New Orleans Opera, North Carolina Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Schaunard in La Bohème which he has sung at Seattle Opera, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, and Atlanta Opera. Mr. Hoffman is extremely at home in contemporary music, and performed the critically acclaimed world premiere of Philip Venables and Ted Huffman's Denis & Katya at Opera Philadelphia. He has performed several works of Philip Glass, including Satyagraha at LA Opera, Les Enfants Terribles at Opera Omaha, and The Trial at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where he also was seen as Demetrius in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He has concertized with Salzburg Mozartwoche, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vocal Arts DC, Castleton Festival, Ravinia Festival, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Marlboro Music, and Bard Music Festival. He has performed under the baton of Louis Langrée, Leonard Slatkin, Emmanuelle Haïm, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Giovanni Antonini, Plácido Domingo, James Conlon, Giacomo Sagripanti, GiedrÄ— ŠlekytÄ—, Marin Alsop, Michele Gamba, and Christopher Allen. He has performed in productions of Barrie Kosky, Christof Loy, Wajdi Mouawad, Tim Albery, Chas Rader-Shieber, David Bösch, Ted Huffman, Jetske Mijnssen, James Darrah, Mary Birnbaum, Phelim McDermott, Sir David Pountney, and others.

CARMINA BURANA
Opéra National de Montpellier
October 2026

IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
November 2026

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden
May 2027
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"The production’s fire came from its Josef K., Theo Hoffman... his performance ought to serve as a letter of introduction to opera houses around the world. Streams of silver poured from his mouth; he was the bright moonlight in the cool, creepy, cirrusy sky of Glass’s score."

"As Josef K., Theo Hoffman appears and sings in every scene, displaying remarkable endurance and a gorgeous, wide-ranging baritone."
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
News

Theo Hoffman released his debut album Schubert Beatles on January 31, 2025 on the NYFOS label. The album features pianists Steven Blier and Kunal Lahiry, as well as guest appearances from vocalists Julia Bullock and Andrew Owens. In 2026 the album was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo.
