Juliana Zara has joined Hilbert Artists Management for world management. Zara is a passionate interpreter of contemporary music and, from 2019 to 2021, was a member of the Opernstudio at Bayerische Staatsoper. From 2021 to 2023, she was a member of the ensemble at Staatstheater Darmstadt. This season, she is set to make her house debut at Theater an der {…}
(Credit: © Reinhard Witt) Hilbert Artists Management has announced Patrick Esser as the new Managing Director, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Esser has worked with the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Zurich and Leipzig Operas, and the Bayerische Staatsoper and Berlin State Opera. In a statement, the management company said, “With Patrick Esser, we are gaining a young, creative, and forward-thinking colleague with a {…}
Baritone Kartal Karagedik has joined the roster of Hilbert Artist Management for General Management. Karagedik is a Turkish singer who has performed at leading opera houses and festivals, including the Hamburg State Opera, Opéra Vlaanderen, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Monte Carlo, Torre del Lago Puccini Festival, and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The baritone has sung {…}
George Gagnidze has joined the roster of Hilbert Artists Management for General Management. The Georgian baritone has been a mainstay at the Metropolitan Opera since his debut in “Rigoletto” during the 2008-09 season and has performed nearly 150 times on the stage in such operas as “Nabucco,” “Macbeth,” “Aida,” and “Tosca.” He has performed around the world in such theaters {…}
(Credit: © Cordula Groth) Michael Laurenz has joined Hilbert Artists Management for General Management. Laurenz recently opened the 2024-25 season as Spalanzani in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” at the Salzburger Festspiele. He has performed at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, the Staatsoper Hamburg, the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, {…}
Elisabeth Teige has joined Hilbert Artist Management for General Management. In a statement Hilbert Artist said, “Elisabeth Teige has established herself as one of the most interesting young dramatic sopranos of her generation. She is known for her warm, beautiful timbre, intuitive musicality, and compelling stage presence.” Teige made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2022 to great acclaim {…}
