Beethoven's Missa Solemnis - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Biography
Mark Adler
tenor
Mark Adler completed his vocal studies at the
University of the Arts in his hometown of Berlin
Dietmar Hackel. In 1997 he moved to the ‘Hanns
Eisler’ Hochschule für Musik in Berlin and continued
his studies with Scot Weir. While still a student, he
began performing in guest appearances at the
Neukölln Opera in Berlin and the new opera house in
Berlin.
In 1999, the singer gave his debut as Tamino at the
Festival d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence. With this
role he also sang at the Opéra de Lausanne, at the
Teatro La Fenice in Venice, at the Opéra Lyon, at the
Edinburgh International Festival and the Opéra de
Rouen.
From 1999-2005 Mark Adler was involved in
musical theatre at the Revier in Gelsenkirche, taking
on roles such as Tamino, Fenton in Falstaff, Nemorino
in L’elisir d’amore and Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte. The
tenor has performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in
Brussels in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse, under the
musical direction of Philippe Pierlot. With this
production, he was also heard at Lincoln Center in
New York, at the theatres in Caen and Luxembourg
and at the festival in Melbourne. The singer also had
great success as Ernesto in Don Pasquale at the
Cologne Opera.
From 2005-2010 Mark Adler was an ensemble
member of Staatstheater Darmstadt, appearing in
Gounod’s Faust and as the bride and as Tassilo in
Countess Maritza. With the latter role he has
performed very successfully at the State Theatre in
Innsbruck. Furthermore, Mark Adler debuted in
autumn 2010 as Narraboth in Salome at Theater
Bielefeld and sang a much acclaimed Matteo at
Theater Aachen.
Future performances include the count Zedlau in
Wiener Blut, Count René in Madame Pompadour at the
Vienna Volksoper and Dr Caius in Falstaff at the
special request of Brigitte Fassbaender in her farewell
presentation at the State Theatre in Innsbruck.
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