Aljaž Vesel

Ensemble: Landesbühnen Sachsen (since 2019)

Freelancer: Theater Regensburg, Theater Heidelberg, Felsenbühne Rathen, Junges Musiktheater Zürich

Slovenian tenor Aljaž Vesel is a permanent ensemble member of Landesbühnen Sachsen, where he has performed leading roles such as Max in Der Freischütz, Florestan in Fidelio, Werther in Werther, and Erik in Der fliegende Holländer. Guest engagements have taken him to Theater Regensburg, Theater Heidelberg, the Felsenbühne Rathen, and Junges Musiktheater Zürich.

Mr. Vesel studied voice at the Zurich University of the Arts, earning a Master of Music Pedagogy in 2019 and a Master of Performance Voice in 2017. He began his vocal training as a baritone before transitioning to tenor repertoire in 2011.

Since 2019, he has been active at Landesbühnen Sachsen, appearing in a wide range of roles including Raul de Gardefeu (Pariser Leben), Jim Mahoney (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), Edgar Aubery (The Vampyr), Titorelli (Der Prozess), the Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Mister X (Die Zirkusprinzessin), Prinz (Rusalka), and Roberto (Le Villi). In 2023, he returned to the Felsenbühne Rathen in a new production of Der Freischütz. Other recent credits include Titorelli at Theater Regensburg and Erik at Felsenbühne Rathen (both 2022), as well as the First Armoured Man in Die Zauberflöteat Theater Heidelberg (2019).

Earlier stage appearances include Lensky in Eugene Onegin (Theater der ZHdK Zurich, 2018), Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (concert version, Slovenia, 2017), and several roles in Swiss productions such as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Ottavio in Liebe und Eifersucht, Conte Alberto in L’occasione fa il ladro, and Guillaume Tell in the opera by A. E. M. Grétry. He made his operatic debut in 2013 at the Zurich Festival as Wolfram in Heinrich Treibhäuser und die Keilerey auf der Wartburg, a contemporary opera based on Wagnerian motifs.

As a concert soloist, Mr. Vesel has appeared widely across Germany, France, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Austria. His oratorio repertoire includes over thirty works by composers such as Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Rossini, Poulenc, Puccini, Ramírez, and Herzogenberg.

He is a laureate of several international competitions, including finalist placements at Opera Castle Hallwyl (2017) and Munot Openair Schaffhausen (2015). Earlier awards include first prizes at the Bruna Spiler Competition in Montenegro (2009, 2010) and the Nikola Cvejic Competition in Serbia (2009), where he was also named best baritone by the Municipality of Ruma.