Sorin Coliban was born in Bucharest and studied and graduated as a singer and singer
teacher from the renowned Bucharest Academy of Music in 1995, after that ,while already working, he studied 6 years with Georgeta Balan in Bucharest. He attended also masterclasses headed by Ileana Cotrubas in 1995 and 2012 and pefectioned his Rossini style and technique in the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro in 20…01.

Since the very beginning of his career in 1996, he has been singing at such prestigious places such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Opera Bastille and Palais Garnier in Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet, Monte Carlo Opera, Staatsoper in Munich, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Staatsoper and Volksoper in Vienna, War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Santiago de Chile, Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv and Rossini Festival in Pesaro but also in Athen(Megaro Mousikis),Amsterdam(Concertgebouw),Luzern Festival , St. Gallen , Bergen ( Norway) ,Jerusalem,Bucharest,Lyon,Basel,Tokyo etc.
Important rolles debuts were Don Magnifico and Alidoro (La Cenerentola), Guglielmo(Cosi
fan tutte), Don Giovanni ( Dn Giovanni),Fiesco(Simon Boccanegra), Filippo II (Don Carlo),Procida( Les vespres siciliens), Lord Sidney (Il Viaggio a Reims),Colline ( La Boheme),Raimondo ( Lucia di Lammermoor),Mose ( Mose by Rossini), Holländer ( Der fliegende Holländer) and many more.

Since the season 2009/2010, Sorin Coliban belongs to the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera, where he performs among others Colline(La Boheme),Monterone (Rigoletto), Grand Inquisiteur (Don Carlos), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Capulet (Roméo et Juliette), Fra Melitone (La forza del destino), Fasolt (Das Rheingold), Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro).
Recently he made his successful role debuts at the Vienna State Opera as Landgraf Hermann (Tannhäuser) ,as Alexandr Petrovic Gorjancikov (Janacek’s From the House of the Dead) , Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) and Raimondo( Lucia di Lammermoor).

Sorin Coliban was also a member of the ensemble of the Volksoper Wien between 2004 and 2009 where he sung in parts such as Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Zuniga (Carmen), Bartolo (Die Hochzeit des Figaro), Friedrich Engel (Der Evangelimann), Konrad Nachtigall (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Timur (Turandot/NP), Eremit (Der Freischütz/NP), Bauer

(Die Kluge/NP), Tommaso (Tiefland/NP) and Basilio (Der Barbier von Sevilla/NP).

Recently, he made his debut at the Bregenz Festival in Austria, where he had a great success as Ramfis in Verdi’s Aida and the Archbishop in Szymanowski’s King Roger(has been
released as DVD with Unitel-Classica ).He also sang Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni at the
Bruckner Festspiele in Linz and Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) at the Mozart Festival La Coruna in Spain.

Together with Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi he participated in the Tosca-movie with EMI – classics and ” Euripide Productions”.

Among his future plans there are Gremin ( Eugen Onegin) role debut at the Vienna State Opera , his debut at the Bayreuther Festspiele 2013 as Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried and Don Basilio (Il Barbiere die Siviglia) at the Opéra de Lausanne in 2014.

Coliban is also a demanded performer in Lieder and Oratorio repertoire such as Verdi
Requiem ( in Lyon and Bucharest) ,The 9th Symphony of Beethoven, Pater Profundus in the 8th Symphony of Mahler ( in Dresden and Bucharest) , Matthäus and Johannes Passions by Bach ( Tel Aviv and Bucharest),Elias ( Eiias by F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy).Not far as May
2012 , he made his Vienna Musikverein debut with a Lieder Recital together with pianist Kathleen Kelly.Other recital venues where in Paris , Baden and Bucharest.

Sorin Coliban performed under conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst,Bernard Haitink, Antonio Pappano,Alberto Zedda,Zubin Mehta, Rafael Fruebeck de Burgos, Kent Nagano, Pinchas Steinberg, Sir Mark Elder,Richard Bonynge, Valery Gergiev ,Seiji Ozawa, Bertrand de Billy,Louis Langree, Kirill Petrenko, Daniele Gatti ,James Conlon,Sir Charles Mackerras. He has worked with stage directors such as Sven Eric Bechtolf,Jérôme Savary,Ruggero Raimondi,Christine Mielitz,Renaud Doucet, Alfredo Arias, Robert Carsen, Jonathan Miller, Luc Bondy, Nicolas Joel ,Benoit Jaquot and Graziella Sciutti.

News
Future and recent Performances and other activities (like Teaching etc.):
2021-2022-2023-2024

A. London
1. ICR London – G.Enescu -Hall , concert together with Teodora
Gheorghiu – soprano, for the
Romanian National Day ,with arias , songs and duets by Verdi, Mozart , Rossini , Eliade , Enescu ,Brediceanu, Lehar.7.12.2023

B. Vienna Austria
1. Vienna Volksoper
1. Timur in Turandot by Puccini
23,26,29.June.2022

2. Theater an der Wien Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer – J. Weinberger – Der Magier – 18-
28.11.2023 , New Production directed by Tobias Kratzer cond Maestro Petr Popelka

C. China

1. Shanghai Opera
König Heinrich from Lohengrin by R.Wagner Maestro Xu Zhong , staging Kornel Mundruczo , 17-19.09.2023

2. Suzhou Concert Hall , China König Heinrich from Lohengrin by
R. Wagner concert version with Maestro Xu Zhong and Suzhou
Symphony Orchestra & Shanghai Opera House Chorus 09.09.2023

D. Lugoj, Romania
1. First Masterclasstogether with Mezzosoprano Aura Twarowska 1-10.9.2022
2. Second Masterclass together with Mezzosoprano Aura Twarowska
21-27.9.2023

E. Bucharest
1. At the Bucharest National Opera . Concert Closure Gala of Festival Romanian-Italian ProPatria with Maestro Daniel Jinga and Soprano Letitia Vitelaru ,arias and duets ,
Orchestra Metropolitană București . On the stage of National Opera București
30.10.2023 ,18:30 h

2. Romanian National Day concert with Orchestra , Maestra
Ozana Barabancea , Songs by Aurel Eliade and Guilelm Sorban on the poetry of Mihai Eminescu, Teatrul Luceafarul, 1.12.2023

F. Israel – Le nozze di Figaro – Bartolo
, Maestro David Aronson staging
Rosemarie Danziger tour Tel Aviv , Jerusalem, Haifa , 2024-Postponed!

G. Berlin, Frankfurt a M , Nürnberg, München,Stuttgart. Der Ring an einem Abend , by R. Wagner and Loriot , Hagen
January 2024 concerts tour with Jan Josef Liefers and Maestro Heiko Mathias Förster and Weimar Staatskapelle

H. Glyndebourne Festival
Don Giovanni – Commendatore – cov. N.P. Mariame Clément
19.5-15.7.2023

More to come …stay tuned : Italy, Romania , Germany

2021-2023
A.Milano , Italy Teatro alla Scala
1. Salome by Richard Strauss
, role First soldier,
Riccardo Chailly conducting (Zubin Mehta-rehearsals) , Damiano Michieletto staging, 1st Soldier
,20.02.2021 ,online live performance at RAI5 italian television
2. Un ballo in maschera by G. Verdi , role : Samuel . New production
Conductors Nicola Luisotti
,Giampaolo Bisanti
Director Marco Arturo Marelli
7 performances from 4 to 22 may 2022.
3. The Tempest by Thomas Adés 5 perfomances in November 2022. conductor Thomas Adés.

2021-2022
I.St.Margarethen ,Austria ,Opera in the Quarry
1.Timur in Turandot by
G.Puccini,New Production by

director Thaddeus Strassberger, conductor Giuseppe Finzi 15.7- 21.8.2021

J. Aarhus , Den Jyske Opera and Denmark tour
1. Ramfis in Aida by Verdi conductor Jakob Hultberg conductor , Roland Schwab director Autumn
2021,Premiere Odense 15.10.2021 / Copenhagen 21.11.2021 and other 6 performances.

K. Budapest – Wagner days Festival
, MÜPA
1. Fasolt – Das Rheingold by R. Wagner 9.6.2022
2. Hunding – Die Walküre by R.Wagner 10.6.2022
Conductor Maestro Adam Fischer

L. Gaweinstal , Barocksaal
1. Privateconcert with Catarina Coresi- Lal, sopran and Vasili
Tsiatsianis ,pianist
17.7.22 , Mozart, Wagner, Donizetti, Puccini,Lehar arias and duets
2. Privateconcert with Catarina Coresi-Lal sopran and Paula Garcia pianist 30.12.2022 Mozart,Lehar , Kalman , Massenet etc.

M. Jyväskylä , Finnland
Weihnachts Oratorium by J. S. Bach Bass – Baritone
9,10.12.22

More to come : Germany, , Israel, Austria , Bucharest

2019-2020
A.Vienna
1. Vienna State Opera
1. La Traviata – Barone Douphol – 4,7,10- 09.2019
2. Il Trovatore – Ferrando – 25-09.2019
3. Salome – 5te Jude – 27-9/1,4-10.2019
4. La Boheme – Colline – 7-10.2019
5. Il barbiere di Siviglia- Basilio – 19.24- 10.2019
6. Cinderella – Der König -22-10/
14,16,18,19,22-11.2019
7. Persinette ,by Albin Fries -Der Rabe
,21,22,25,29.12.2019
8. Salome , R.Strauss , 5, Jude 9.Tosca,G.Puccini-Angelotti
20,23,26-3.2020 (Cancelled)
10. Samson et Dalila ,C.Saint-Saens- Abimelech ,29.3/1,4,7.4.2020 (Cancelled)
11. Der Freischütz , Eremiten (Cancelled)
12. Aida , Ramfis (Cancelled)
13. Le Nozze di Figaro , Bartolo (Cancelled)
14. Concerts: Vienna State Opera
12.6.2020 – Don Pasquale – Duet Norina / Don Pasquale with Andrea Carroll
& Il barbiere di Seviglia – Finale act 1

27.6.2020- Final concert of the direction of Dominique Meyer
2. Vienna Volksoper
1. Rigoletto,G.Verdi-Monterone March,April.2020 (Cancelled) B.Jönköping , Sweden
1. Don Pasquale , G.Donizetti-Don Pasquale 5,6.01.2020
C.Elbphilharmonie,
Hamburg
Le Beatitudes ,Cesar Franck-
Satan,L’Ange de la Mort ,23.2.2020
D. Odense , Denmark
Missa Solemnis – Beethoven (Cancelled)

2018-2019
A. Vienna
1. Vienna State Opera
1. Zuniga in „Carmen“ by G. Bizet 6.9.12-9.2018 conductor Frédéric Chaslin
2. Graf Warting in „Un ballo in maschera“ by G. Verdi
conductor Giampaolo Bisanti 24.27.30-10 and 2.11.2018
3. Alidoro in „La Cenerentola“ by G. Rossini conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi
25.27.30-11.2018
4. Fafner in “Das Rheingold” by R. Wagner ,8.01.2019
5. Fafner in “Siegfried” by R. Wagner 15.01.2019
6. Barone Douphol in “La Traviata” by G.Verdi 29.01- 1,4.02.2019
7. Bartolo in “Le Nozze di Figaro” by W.A.Mozart 4,7,9- 03.2019
8. 5te Jude in “Salome” by R. Strauss 22,25,28-04.2019
9. Der König in “Was ist los bei den Enakos” by E. Naske 10,12,24-02 , 12,27-03, 12-04.2019
10. Basilio in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by G.Rossini
18,21,-05.2019
B. Hamburg
1. Elbphilharmonie
Tour of Vienna State Opera : Bartolo in „Le nozze di Figaro“ by W. A. Mozart 15-09.2018 conductor Adam Fischer
C. Linz – Austria 1.Brucknerhaus
Mutter in “The seven deadly sins” by K.Weill ,with Angelika Kirchschlager and conductor Vinzenz
Praxmarer ,Orchestra Divertimento Viennese 21-10.2018
D. Bucharest
1. Ateneul Roman
Bass solo in the 9th Symphony by L. van Beethoven , with Maestro Ion Marin and the European Union
Orchestra , live in TV and internet for the Festive official launch of the Romanian EU Council presidency,10-01.2019.

2017-2018
A. Vienna
1. Vienna State Opera
1. Basilio in “Barbiere di Siviglia” 6-9-2017 conductor Marco Armiliato
2. Second Soldier in “Salome” by R.Strauss under the
baton of Simone Young 16,18,21-9.2017
3. Baron Douphol in “La traviata” G.Verdi conductor James Gaffigan 24,27,29-9 and 2-10.2017
4. Colline in “La Boheme” on 30.9.2017 cond. Eivind
Gullberg Jensen

5. Il Commendatore in “Don Giovanni” by W.A.Mozart conductor Sascha Goetzel 5,8,11,13-10.2017
6. Graf Warting in “Un ballo in maschera” by
G.Verdi 5,8,11-11.2017
7. 1 Nazarener in “Salome” by R. Strauss 16,19,22,25-
11.2017
8. Zio Bonzo in “Madama Butterfly” by Puccini 21,24- 11.2017
9. Basilio in “il Barbiere di Siviglia” 4,11-02.2018
10. Bartolo in “le Nozze di Figaro” 12,15,18-2.2018
11. Fafner in “Das Rheingold” by R. Wagner 4-4.2018
12. Ramfis in “Aida” by G. Verdi 25,28-4 and 1-5.2018 Maestro Evelino Pido
13. Abimelech in “Samson et Dalila” by C. Saint-
Saens New production by director Alexandra Liedtke with Maestro Marco Armiliato and
staring Elina Garanca , Roberto Alagna and Carlos Alvarez 12,15,18,21,25,28-5.2018
14. Angelotti in “Tosca” by G. Puccini 13,16,19-6.2018
2. Wiener Musikverein Goldene Saal
1. Bass in “Requiem” by G.Verdi under conductor Antal
Barnas with Wiener Männergesang Verein and Györ Philharmonic Orchestra 12-11.2017 15:30

2016-2017
A.Wil (Switzerland)
1.Openair classic Wil http://www.openair-classic- wil.ch
19.20.21.25.26.27-8.2016 Verdi and Wagner concerts
openair wit arias and scenes
from Tannhäuser,Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, Giovanna D’Arco
B. Odense (Denmark)
1. Fafner in “Siegfried” under baton of
Maestro Alexander Vedernikov with the Odense Symfoniorkester 9.9.2016
C. Vienna
Vienna Staatsoper
1. Second Soldier in Salome by R.Strauss 21.24.-9.2016
2. Ramfis in Aida b G.Verdi 29-9 , 2.5.9-10.2016
3. Basilio in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by G.Rossini 12.15- 11.2016
4. Hobson in “Peter Grimes” by B.Britten, debut
13.16.18.21-12.2016
5. Sarastro in “Die Zauberflöte” by W.A.Mozart 23.25.28-12.2016
5. Commendatore in “Don Giovanni” 23.26.29-1.2017
6. Bartolo in “Le nozze di Figaro” by W.A.Mozart 29- 4,2.4-5.2017
7. Count Warting in “Un ballo in Maschera” by G.Verdi 17.20.23.26-4.2017
8. Fafner in “Das Rheingold” by R.Wagner 30-4, 20- 5.2017
9. Fafner in “Siegfried” by R.Wagner 7-4 , 28-5,2017

Cover for : Rocco in
“Fidelio”,Filippo and Inquisitore in “Don
Carlo”,Orest in “Elektra”,Don Pasquale in “Don Pasquale” .
D. Volksoper Vienna
1. Kontchak in “Prince Igor” by Al. Borodin June 2017 , 3 performances
E. Openair Festival St.Margarethen
1. Sparafucile in “Rigoletto” by G.Verdi. debut in this
role ,from the 12.7 to 19.8.2017 – 10 performances.The

Premiere on the 12.7 was shown in Austrian TV ORF3 on the 30.7.2017

2015-2016
A.Vienna
Vienna Staatsoper
1. Gonzalo from “The Tempest” by Thomas Adès 12.16.18-10-2015 cond. Maestro Graheme Jenkins
2. Commendatore from “Don Giovanni” 22.26.30-10/1-
11.2015 , cond Maestro Adam Fischer
3. Schlossherr from “Fatima” by Johanna Doderer , World Premiere 23.27-12.2015 / 2.3.6-1.2016
4. Fafner from “Rheingold” by R.Wagner role debut at
Vienna State Opera 10.1.2016
5. Fafner from “Siegfried” by R.Wagner role debut at Vienna State Opera 17.1.2016 under the baton of Maestro Adam Fischer
6. Monterone from “Rigoletto” by G.Verdi 22.25.28.31- 1.2016 with Juan Diego Florez , Olga Peretyatko, Carlos Alvarez and cond. Maestro Evelino Pido
7. Lamoral from “Arabella ” by R.Strauss 26.29- 1.2016/1-2.2016 cond. Maestro Cornelius Meister
8. Count Warting from “Un ballo in maschera”
19.23.26.29-4.2016
9. Pietro in “Simone Boccanegra” 24.27.30-5 ,4-6.2016
10. Cover for König Heinrich in “Lohengrin” , Filippo II and Inqusitore in Don Carlo, Don Pasquale, Timur in “Turandot” ,Baron in “La Traviata” ,Pimen in “Boris Godunov” ,Geronte in “Manon Lescaut” etc
11. Bartolo from “Le Nozze di Figaro” 22.25.28-6.2016
Vienna Volksoper
1. Khan Kontchak from “Prince Igor” by Al. Borodin cond. Maestro Alfred Eschwe , Producer Thomas Schulte-Michels ,19-3.2016 Premiere,New Production B.Bucharest
1. Pater Profundus from Symphony 8 by G.Mahler
in International Festival George Enescu in Bucharest 2.9.2016
C.Craiova
1. Don Giovanni from “Don Giovanni” by W.A.Mozart 8.11.2015 at the International Festival Elena Theodorini ,conductor Maestro Myron Michailidis
2. Don Pasquale from “Don Pasquale” by G. Donizetti 13-6.2016 conductor Maestro Walter Attanasi
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2014-2015
A. Staatsoper Vienna
1. Filippo II from “Don Carlo” by G. Verdi
, under Alain Altinoglu 21.25-9. 2014 (replaced a suffering colleague at short notice!)
2. La Voce di Nettuno from “Idomeneo” by
Mozart,new production in the staging of Kasper Holten and under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach, 5.8.11.14.16-10.2014
3. Biterolf -“Tannhäuser” R.Wagner,22.26.30-10 & 2-11.2014
4. Alidoro in “La Cenerentola” jumped in at a short
notice on the 10.14-12.2014 5.Monterone
from”Rigoletto” by G.Verdi,a new production by Pierre Audi and conductor Myung-Whun Chung 20.23.30-12.2014 & 2.1.2015 , 27.12 –
conductor Guillermo Garcia-Calvo, the Premiere on the 20.12 was LIVE IN 60 cinemas in Europe and in TV ORF2. and Classica.
6. Der Bürgermeister from “Das Städtchen drumherum” by Elisabeth

Naske 28-10 , 20.22.25.29-11 ,
2.3-12.2014
7. Surin in “Pique Dame”, 16.20.24.28-1.2015
8. Lo zio Bonzo in “Madama Butterfly” 26.30-1 and 2-
2.2015
9. Basilio in ” Il barbiere di Siviglia” ,16.19-2.2015
10. The chief of Police in “Lady Macbethof Mtsensk district” by D.Shostakovich
11. Ramfis in “Aida” 22,25,28.3.2015
12. Gonzalo in “The Tempest” by Thomas Ades 14.18.21.24.27.-6.2015
13. Monterone in “Rigoletto” by Verdi 17.20.23.26.30-
6.2015
14. Commendatore in “Don Giovanni” 19.-6.2015
B. Berlin – Philharmonie
1. Peneios in “Daphne” by R.Strauss , 5-5.2015 , under Maestro Marek Janowksi and with RSB orchestra. C.Budapest in Müpa
1. Fasolt in “Rheingold” by R.Wagner with Maestro Adam Fischer , 11-6.2015
And many more to come.