American Heldentenor Clay Hilley has won critical acclaim for his “vocal heft, clarion sound and stamina” (New York Times), and for performances described as “close to perfection—powerful, subtle, intelligent, every word crystal clear” (Financial Times). He continues to garner success in an ever-growing list of opera’s most celebrated heroic roles. After stepping into the premiere of Bayreuth’s new Götterdämmerung at a day’s notice in 2022, Hilley returned to the Festival as Tristan, one of several Wagnerian roles now featuring prominently on his operatic agenda. As an accomplished artist on the world’s leading concert stages, recent highlights include Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Houston Symphony. Clay Hiley alos returns to the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Siegfried, as well as giving a house debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper in the title role of Parsifal.