Hailed as possessing “an imposing stage presence and a vivid range of colour and warmth of tone that compels attention,” Austrian-Australian tenor Gerard Schneider is acknowledged as an eminent singer of the German and Slavic repertoire, with an especial focus on the works of Dvorak.

Having developed a strong international presence, Mr. Schneider has appeared throughout the world, including major debuts at the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Real, Wexford Festival Opera, and the Salzburger Festspiele in repertoire spanning the Bel Canto, Romantic and Verismo styles.

In the 22/ 23 season, Gerard continues his long assocation with Oper Frankfurt, appearing once again as Werther in Willy Decker's famed production. He will also appear as Rinald in a new production of Dvorak's Armida at the Wexford Festival, before singing his signature role of the Prince in Dvorak's Rusalka in new productions at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Hannover, and Edinburgh Festival. He wil also return to the Tiroler Festspiele Erl to lead the first revival of Matthew Wild's production of Königskinder.

In the 21/22 season, Gerard appeared as the Prince in a new production of
Dvorak' Rusalka, as Narraboth in Salome at the Dutch National Opera, and covered Lensky in Euegene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera. Gerard also appeared in revivals of Krol Roger and Iolanta at the Oper Frankfurt.

During his long relationship with Oper Frankfurt, Gerard has sung the title role in Werther, Lensky in Eugene Onegin, the Prince in Rusalka, Vaudemont in Iolanta,  Lyonel in Martha,  the Duca in Rigoletto, the Shepherd in a new production of Szymanowski's Krol Roger, the Koenigssohn in Königskinder, and as Narraboth in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Salome.

Gerard has appeared at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl in Austria in new productions of Dvorak's Rusalka, as the title role in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz and as the Köningssohn in the newly rescheduled  production of Humperdinck’s Königskinder, as well as the festival’s prestitgious New Year’s Eve Gala. 

He also made his debut with the Komische Oper Berlin as Rodolfo in Barrie Kosky’s new production of La Bohème and returned to Bard SummerScape Festival for three projects celebrating the works of Alexander Pushkin: the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart & Salieri, Count Lykov in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Tsar’s Bride, and a concert featuring settings of Pushkin's poetry by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tschaikovsky, Shostakovich and others. Gerard also made his debut at the Alte Oper Frankfurt as the Tenor Soloist in Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

In the 2017/18 season, Gerard Schneider found great success at the Wexford Festival Opera for his portrayal of Prince Dimitri in Alfano’s Risurrezione directed by Rosetta Cucchi. Other debuts included the Metropolitan Opera as the tenor soloist for the annual New York City Parks concerts, Arturo in Bellini’s La Straniera with Washington Concert Opera, and Nicias in Massenet’s Thaïs with Minnesota Opera. Finally, he joined the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in a concert with orchestra entitled An evening of Verdi, directed by Stephen Wadsworth, and conducted by Evan Rogister.

Highlights of past operatic work included the title role in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito in Salzburg and again at the Teatro Comunale in Florence, Satyavan in Holst’ Savitri with the Melos Sinfonia for his debut in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Glazunov Hall and Sheremetev Palace, the role of Osaka in a new production of Pietro Mascagni’s Iris at the Bard SummerScape, directed by James Darrah, Danilo in Die Lustige Witwe at the Kyoto Summer Music Festival in Japan, the title role in Boris Blacher’s Romeo und Julia with the Ensemble Modern in live performances in Frankfurt and Alzenau, Germany, Brian Irvine and Neil Martin’s new opera, Mary Gordon, at the Dublin Concert Hall in Ireland with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, and the title role in Mozart’s Idomeneo at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in the historic St. Canice’s Cathedral, conducted by Christian Curnyn.

Additional repertoire and appearances have included the State Opera of South Australia, the West Australian Opera, and Clonter Opera in operatic roles including Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème, the title role of Debussy’s L’enfant Prodigue, Jacopo in Verdi’s I due Foscari, as both General Sir Philip Wingrave and the Narrator in Britten’s Owen Wingrave, Luigi in Puccini’s Il Tabarro, Bardolfo in Verdi’s Falstaff, Alfred in Die Fledermaus,  and as both Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro in the Wiesbaden Maifestspiele and the Bregenz Festspielhaus in Austria.

A consummate concert artist, Gerard Schneider has appeared in concerts of operatic and song repertoire with the London Symphony Orchestra, Die Nürnberger Symphoniker, the Macao Symphony Orchestra in China, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, The German Forum at Lincoln Center, the New York Festival of Song with Steven Blier, the Bavarian Radio Studio, Steingraeber Hall in Bayreuth, and with the Salzburg Camerata. Mr. Schneider has also performed Verdi’s Requiem at the Canterbury Cathedral and Mineola Choral Society, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Alte Oper Frankfurt and Rossini’s Stabat Mater with the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. During the lockdown, Gerard gave a series of highly succesful recitals for American Express clients globally along with Maestro Takeshi Moriuchi as repetiteur.

While in residency at Juilliard under the tutelage of Edith Wiens, Gerard Schneider appeared as Boris Grigoryevich in a new production of Janacek’s Katya Kabanova, Harlekin in Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, both at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center, and appeared as tenor soloist in the Juilliard Songfest in Alice Tully Hall alongside pianist Brian Zeger. Other training includes the Young Singer’s Project with the Salzburger Festspiele, where he appeared as Ruiz in Il trovatore alongside Anna Netrebko and Francesco Meli, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie in Neumarkt, Gremany, and as a resident artist at the Manchester Festival in Vermont. Mr. Schneider has also appeared in masterclasses with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and Fabio Luisi, the latter culminating in an orchestral performance of La Bohème, where he sang Rodolfo. Additional education was completed at The Guildhall School, Universität Mozarteum and The National Opera Studio in London.

​Past awards include the Phoebe Patrick Award, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Prize, the David Harper Prize, the Australian Opera Auditions Committee Prize at the Australian Singing Competition and the Tait memorial prize at the 2014 Royal Over-seas League Singing Competition. Mr. Schneider was also a finalist in the Emmerich Smola Förderpreis which culminated in a public broadcast with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under the baton of Justin Brown at the Landau Jugend-Stil Festhalle, and appeared as part of the accompanying SWR (Südwestrundfunk) documentary, Landau sucht den Opernstar.
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