Tenor Maximilian Schmitt has a wide repertory comprising opera, lieder, and concert music, and extending from Monteverdi to Britten. He has been successful in both traditional and historically informed performances.
Schmitt was born in West Germany in 1977. His first professional experiences came as a chorister in the Regensburger Domspatzen, Germany's most renowned boychoir. Schmitt attended the Berlin University of the Arts, studying voice with Anke Eggers, and he honed his skills as a member of the Bavarian State Opera's Youth Ensemble in 2005 and 2006. He made his debut i...