Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Salome’

By Francisco Salazar

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Salome” on Feb. 2, 2023.

The company said that Wolfgang Koch will sing the role of Jochanaan replacing Iain Paterson.

Koch has performed at the Wiener Staatsoper over the years and this season he already appeared in the company’s production of “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.” Koch has performed at the Opéra national de Paris, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, Oper Frankfurt, and Theater an der Wien, among others.

Koch joins a cast that includes Gerhard Siegel, Michaela Schuster, Malin Byström, and Daniel Jenz. Philippe Jordan conducts the production by Cyril Teste.

Paterson is set to return to the production on Feb. 4, 2023

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