Deutsche Grammophon has signed an exclusive agreement with Andrè Schuen.

The announcement coincides with the baritone’s appearance as Guglielmo in “Così fan tutte” at the Salzburg Festival. The company announced that Schuen will debut on the yellow label with Schubert’s “Die schöne Müllerin” set for release next spring, in time for his scheduled performances of the work in Germany, Austria, Spain, and Poland.

Schuen will then record Schubert’s “Winterreise” and “Schwanengesang.”

“It is a true pleasure to welcome Andrè to the Yellow Label. He is a wonderful musician and natural communicator, with an artistic soul that speaks directly to the emotions. Andrè’s profound feeling for words and their poetic expression places him in the line of great lieder interpreters, which fits so well with DG’s commitment to song,” Dr. Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon said in a press statement. “He has also made his mark as an opera singer with his rich, warm voice, tremendous stage presence and charisma. We look forward to developing projects that cover Andrè’s wide repertoire and introducing this wonderful singer to new listeners worldwide.”

Meanwhile, Schuen stated, “It is a great honor for me to join Deutsche Grammophon’s family of artists. Following in the footsteps of so many giants, I feel inspired by the company’s remarkable history and creative energy. I believe there is a hunger now for what song and opera have to offer the human spirit, and am delighted that DG is determined to enable as many people as possible to experience this transcendent music.”

Schuen is an Italian-born baritone who has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Salzburg Festival, Theater an der Wien, Wigmore Hall, and Festival Aix-en-Provence, among others.