The German-Italian baritone Jeffrey Herminghaus began his musical education with the renowned Tölzer Knabenchor. He went on to study singing with Christoph Strehl at the Mozarteum University Salzburg from 2017 and, from 2021, continued his training in the Lied class of Stephan Genz, completing his Master’s degree in Lied (including studies with Andreas Schmidt) in 2023. Further studies led him to Andreas Scholl and to masterclasses with Philippe Herreweghe, Ian Burnside and Simon Lepper.
2026/2025:
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Leading role as Soldier and petty criminal in the pasticcio opera “Zwischen den Gleisen”; the online magazine IOCO praised the “particularly strong accents” he set in both roles, and the Hamburger Abendblatt highlighted his moving rendition of the aria “Avant de quitter ces lieux”.
- Munich, Stars & Rising Stars 2026: Song recital with Johannes Brahms’ cycle “Die schöne Magelone” alongside Daniel Behle (piano: Maciej Pikulski); the Abendzeitung München praised his “promising baritonal masculinity” and noted that his career is already on a well-deserved upward trajectory.
- Munich, Stars & Rising Stars 2025: Concert at the Münchner Künstlerhaus with Alban Gerhardt (cello), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano) and Katharina Strepp (violin); the Abendzeitung described his “vocal freshness” and “talent for melting cantilenas” in Massenet’s “Élégie” and Beethoven’s folksong arrangements.
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Escamillo in Bizet’s “Carmen”; the Hamburger Abendblatt wrote of his “greatest moment” in the Toreador aria and a wildly enthusiastic audience, while OperavVersum and IOCO emphasised his sonorous, virile yet lyrical baritone and his intense stage presence.
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Leading role as Soldier and petty criminal in the pasticcio opera “Zwischen den Gleisen”; the online magazine IOCO praised the “particularly strong accents” he set in both roles, and the Hamburger Abendblatt highlighted his moving rendition of the aria “Avant de quitter ces lieux”.
- Munich, Stars & Rising Stars 2026: Song recital with Johannes Brahms’ cycle “Die schöne Magelone” alongside Daniel Behle (piano: Maciej Pikulski); the Abendzeitung München praised his “promising baritonal masculinity” and noted that his career is already on a well-deserved upward trajectory.
- Munich, Stars & Rising Stars 2025: Concert at the Münchner Künstlerhaus with Alban Gerhardt (cello), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano) and Katharina Strepp (violin); the Abendzeitung described his “vocal freshness” and “talent for melting cantilenas” in Massenet’s “Élégie” and Beethoven’s folksong arrangements.
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Escamillo in Bizet’s “Carmen”; the Hamburger Abendblatt wrote of his “greatest moment” in the Toreador aria and a wildly enthusiastic audience, while OperavVersum and IOCO emphasised his sonorous, virile yet lyrical baritone and his intense stage presence.
2024:
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Leading role in the football pasticcio opera with arias by Korngold, Strauss and Bizet; his appearance as a young footballer in this award-winning “football opera” in Hamburg was particularly highlighted in TV and press reports.
- Salzburg, Mozarteum University: Mittenhofer in Hans Werner Henze’s “Elegy for Young Lovers” under the musical direction of Gernoth Salher and in a production by Alexander von Pfeil.
- Hamburg, Opernloft: Leading role in the football pasticcio opera with arias by Korngold, Strauss and Bizet; his appearance as a young footballer in this award-winning “football opera” in Hamburg was particularly highlighted in TV and press reports.
- Salzburg, Mozarteum University: Mittenhofer in Hans Werner Henze’s “Elegy for Young Lovers” under the musical direction of Gernoth Salher and in a production by Alexander von Pfeil.
2023:
- Munich, Salon Luitpold: “Don Giovanni” evening with arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, framed by lectures by musicologist Christian Begemann and literary scholar Christine Lubkoll.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Richard Strauss Institute: Collective song recital with works by Richard Strauss and Ludwig Thuille.
- Salzburg, Mozarteum University: Baritone solo in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem under Jörn Andresen with the university symphony orchestra.
- Aschaffenburg and Schwetzingen, Junge Oper Baden-Württemberg: Baron Douphol / Il Commissario in Verdi’s “La Traviata”.
- Salzburg, Schloss Arensberg: Song recital with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Henri Duparc and Hugo Wolf.
- Munich, Salon Luitpold: “Don Giovanni” evening with arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, framed by lectures by musicologist Christian Begemann and literary scholar Christine Lubkoll.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Richard Strauss Institute: Collective song recital with works by Richard Strauss and Ludwig Thuille.
- Salzburg, Mozarteum University: Baritone solo in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem under Jörn Andresen with the university symphony orchestra.
- Aschaffenburg and Schwetzingen, Junge Oper Baden-Württemberg: Baron Douphol / Il Commissario in Verdi’s “La Traviata”.
- Salzburg, Schloss Arensberg: Song recital with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Henri Duparc and Hugo Wolf.
2022 – first engagements:
- Munich, Salon Luitpold: Schubert song recital as part of a literary evening with philosopher Rüdiger Safranski.
- Dublin, London, Paris: Song recitals with works by Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler in the “Open your eyes” project (Royal College of Music Dublin, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Embassy of Ireland in Paris).
- Schwetzingen, Junge Oper Baden-Württemberg: Baron Douphol / Il Commissario in Verdi’s “La Traviata”.
- Munich, Salon Luitpold: Schubert song recital as part of a literary evening with philosopher Rüdiger Safranski.
- Dublin, London, Paris: Song recitals with works by Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler in the “Open your eyes” project (Royal College of Music Dublin, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Embassy of Ireland in Paris).
- Schwetzingen, Junge Oper Baden-Württemberg: Baron Douphol / Il Commissario in Verdi’s “La Traviata”.
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