Paul Armin Edelmann
Paul Armin Edelmann
Barítono

Paul Armin Edelmann’s connection to music began at an early age. As the second son of renowned international singer Otto Edelmann, he was a member and soloist in the famous Vienna Boys' Choir during his childhood. He later pursued formal music studies, training in singing with his father at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. After completing his studies, he joined the Koblenz Opera Theater in Germany, where he performed in over 30 roles.

In 1998, Edelmann returned to Vienna and has since performed in prestigious opera houses worldwide, including:

  • Vienna State Opera, Volksoper Vienna, Theater an der Wien
  • Teatro Real Madrid, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Brussels
  • San Diego Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Opéra de Rouen
  • Lincoln Center Festival New York, Opera Ireland Dublin, Israeli Opera Tel Aviv
  • Darmstadt and Wiesbaden State Theaters, Cologne, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf Opera Houses
  • Palau de les Arts Valencia, San Sebastián Festival, Hong Kong Opera, Beijing Performing Arts Center
  • Czech National Theater Prague, Munich Prinzregenten Theater, Stuttgart State Opera
  • Teatro de la Maestranza Seville, Teatro Massimo Catania, Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg
  • Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City, Bregenz Festival, Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater
  • Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra National de Paris, Prague State Opera
  • Royal Opera of Wallonia Liège

Between 2014 and 2016, he recorded several albums with Naxos/Capriccio, including:

  • Schumann – Selected Songs
  • Die schöne Magelone (with pianist Charles Spencer)
  • Max Reger – Orchestral Songs (with the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz)
  • Schubert Album (2018)

In 2023 and 2024, Edelmann performed at:

  • Royal Opera of Wallonia (Liège)
  • Ljubljana Festival
  • Volkswagenhalle Braunschweig
  • Baden Theater (Vienna)
  • Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal
  • Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra (Ostrava Concert Hall)
  • Zwettl Abbey
  • Haus Hofmannsthal Vienna & Perchtoldsdorf

In 2025, he is scheduled to perform at:

  • Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona)
  • Seattle Opera
  • Aboard the MS Europa 2 (Hapag Lloyd Cruises)

Concert & Recital Career

Paul Armin Edelmann has performed concerts and recitals in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including:

  • Vienna Konzerthaus & Musikverein
  • Salzburg Festival Hall & Mozarteum
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Berwaldhallen (Stockholm)
  • Bronfman Auditorium (Tel Aviv)
  • Warsaw Philharmonic Hall
  • Brucknerhaus Linz, Cologne Philharmonic, Gasteig Philharmonic (Munich)
  • Dortmund Konzerthaus, Victoria Hall Geneva, Laeiszhalle Hamburg
  • KKL Lucerne, Tonhalle Zürich, Rudolfinum Prague, Copenhagen Koncerthuset
  • Sochi Winter Music Festival, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Luxembourg Philharmonic Hall
  • Alfredo Kraus Auditorium (Las Palmas), Palau de la Música (Valencia)
  • Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow), Musiikkitalo (Helsinki), Wigmore Hall (London)

Notably, he performed at the Vatican in a 1998 concert honoring Pope John Paul II (Haydn’s The Creation) and again in 2006 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Mozart’s Coronation Mass).

He has given recitals across Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Denmark, the United States, Canada, China, and Japan, often alongside his baritone brother, Peter Edelmann.

Collaborations with Conductors

Edelmann has worked with some of the world’s most distinguished conductors, including:

  • Nikolaus Harnoncourt
  • Lorin Maazel
  • Michel Plasson
  • Ivor Bolton
  • Paolo Carignani
  • Kazushi Ono
  • Miguel Gómez Martínez
  • Julia Jones
  • Ralf Weikert
  • Karel Mark Chichon
  • Jeffrey Tate
  • Vladimir Fedoseyev
  • Leopold Hager
  • Manfred Honeck
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