Raoul Steffani

Baritone Raoul Steffani was recently praised by Opernwelt as singing “fresh and lyrically clear, with a sensitive interpretation, from an intelligent theatrical distance." He is a recipient of the Elisabeth Evertsprijs 2016, the Dutch Classical Talent Audience Award 2018 and the Grachtenfestival Prize 2018. Since May 2021, Raoul has been a member of Equilibrium, the Young Artist Programme of Barbara Hannigan. In the upcoming season, he makes his role debut as Ned Keene in Peter Grimes in a spectacular open-air production for Wadopera, and will revive the role of Ramiro in L'heure espagnole at the Opéra de Toulon. On the concert stage, he can be heard in numerous song recitals with pianist Gerold Huber and with Lucie Horsch, for series and festivals such as Oxford Lieder, Kunsthalle Hamburg, TivoliVredenburg, Festivals Vocallis and International Lied Festival Zeist. Other engagements include a New Year operetta tour with Phion and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Domestica - musicians from the Rotterdam Philharmonic. In the autumn of 2021, Challenge Records will release his second Lieder album with pianist and song specialist Gerold Huber and mezzosoprano Magdalena Kožená, dedicated to Robert and Clara Schumann. For his debut album Deep in a dream with Gerold Huber, he received much critical acclaim: “This is an exceptionally fine debut recording for an already well-developed singer.” (American Record Guide).