Austrian tenor Nikolai Schukoff stands as one of the leading tenors of his generation. Major engagements in recent seasons include Jim Mahoney in Mahagonny in Amsterdam, Die Passagierin at Teatro Real Madrid, his return to the MET in Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, his role debut as Tristan (Tristan und Isolde) in Toulouse, Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos) and the title role in Parsifal at the Liceu in Barcelona, Tambourmajor (Wozzeck) in Toulouse, Siegmund (Walküre) at the Opéra de Marseille, and Herodes (Salome) at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki and State Opera of Berlin. In concert, Nikolai Schukoff’ repertoire includes, among others, Schönberg’s Gurrelieder, Mahler’s Symphony no. 8 and Das Lied von der Erde, Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9. Nikolai Schukoff studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He credits his appearance as Parsifal, replacing Placido Domingo at the Munich State Opera in 2007, as the impetus for his international breakthrough.