Thomas Ebenstein

The tenor Thomas Ebenstein, who was born in 1979, hails from Carinthia and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Helena Łazarska. Following early engagements at the Komische Oper Berlin, he has been a member of the Vienna Staatsoper ensemble since 2012, appearing there in the 2024-25 season as the the Witch in Hänsel und Gretel and as the Dancing Master in Strauss’ Ariadne. In the previous season, he performed as Monostatos in Mozart’s The Magic Flute at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Ebenstein has appeared at La Scala in Milan; the Bavarian, Berlin, and Hamburg Staatsoper companies; Semperoper in Dresden; the Salzburg Festival; the Vienna Festival; Opéra de Lyon; and the Grand Théâtre de Genève. His repertoire spans both comic and character roles, from early Baroque opera to operetta. Ebenstein is also engaged in lieder performance and in 2018 released a CD featuring music by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky, Strauss, and Korngold.

Mai 2025