Born in Augsburg, bass-baritone Micha Matthäus is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Concert Singing with Prof. Lars Woldt at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. As a sought-after concert singer, he performs both nationally and internationally. In the 2025/26 season, he will appear in prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, AMUZ Antwerp and the Isarphilharmonie München. He will also tour Europe with Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium alongside the orchestra Il Gardellino under the direction of Christoph Prégardien. In 2026, he will make his debut at Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, Europäische Wochen Passau and Musikfest ION. With “The Munich Harmonists” he will appear in the Carnegie Hall New York.

On the opera stage he performed Leporello in Mozarts Don Giovanni at the Musiktheater im Reaktor (München) in 2025. Previous roles include Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, Hochschule für Musik und Theater München) and Betto (Gianni Schicchi). He participated in Händels Semele with the ensemble LauschWerk at the Bayerische Staatsoper and in Du Yuns Angel’s Bone at the Staatstheater Augsburg. In 2024, he went on a concert tour to Salvador, Brazil, performing Verdi’s Requiem.

As a concert soloist, he has developed a close collaboration with Johanna Soller, under whose direction he performed Pilatus in Bachs Johannes-Passion and the Evangelist in Hugo Distlers Weihnachtsgeschichte. With her he also took part in the first recording of Johann Ludwig Bach’s cantatas with Capella Sollertia, published by Ricercar.

Micha Matthäus has worked with conductors such as Claudio Vandelli, Christoph Prégardien and Ariel Zuckermann and received artistic guidance from renowned singers including Christian Gerhaher, Ian Bostridge and Werner Güra. He completed his Bachelor’s degree with KS Andreas Schmidt and continued his training with Hartmut Elbert.

He is a recipient of the Deutschlandstipendium, Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now, and was awarded the Richard-Wagner-Stipendium. From 2018 to 2020, he was a member of the Bayerische Singakademie.