Daniel Schmutzhard (born 1982 [1] ) is an Austrian operatic baritone.
Born in Aldrans, Schmutzhard was a boy soloist with the Wilten Boys' Choir under Johannes Stecher [2] and studied while still at school at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium . He continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Ralf Döring. [3]
From 2005 to 2011 he was a member of the ensemble at the Volksoper Wien and from 2011 to 2018 at the Oper Frankfurt. At the same time he was a guest at the Bregenzer Festspiele, the Theater an der Wien, the Berlin State Opera, the Paris Opera and the Komische Oper Berlin. [4]
Since the 2018/19 season, he has been working freelance. [4]
He has been married to the opera singer Annette Dasch since 2011 and has two children. [5] [6]
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