Tobias Hächler
1st SS-man
Tobias Hächler was born in Basel and followed his vocal studies at the Academies of Music in both Hamburg and Cologne. He attended Master Classes given by Kurt Moll, Christoph Prégardien and Franz Grundheber. The baritone is price winner at the Concours Ernst Haefliger and received the scholarship of the Armin-Weltner-Foundation by Alexander Pereira/Opernhaus Zürich. After guest productions at the Schlossoper Haldenstein, the Staatstheater Stuttgart, the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg and Lucerne Festival Tobias Hächler became a member of the Opera Studio of the Theater Basel, where he participated in productions such as Zaide (Mozart), Don Carlo (Verdi), L’Amour des trois oranges (Prokofjew), Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher (Honegger) and Mario und der Zauberer (Oliver). Since the 2007-08 season he has been a member of the ensemble of the Theater Luzern as 1st baritone including the title role of Don Giovanni, Conte Almavia in Le Nozze di Figaro, Rodolfo in Leoncavallo’s Boheme, Ford (Falstaff), Ramiro (L’Heure Espagnole) + Ariane (Theseus), Falke (Die Fledermaus) and Jan (Der Bettelstudent). In April-May 2010 the baritone performed Life in the world creation of The Rage of Life at the Flanders Opera Antwerp, a production that will also bring him to the State Theatre Stuttgart in fall 2010.
