Eric Cutler has won international acclaim in such theaters as the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House, Opéra national de Paris, Salzburg Festival, Teatro la Fenice, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Canadian Opera Company, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Australia, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Glyndebourne Festival and Santa Fe Opera. Cutler began the current season with his first performances in the title role of Peter Grimes at the Theater an der Wien. He then appeared in the title role of Lohengrin at Staatsoper Hamburg and starred in a part of the new production at the Salzburg Easter Festival under Christian Thieleman. He will sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Houston Symphony later this season. In Summer of 2022, Cutler returns to the Bayreuth Festival as Erik.
Jul 17, 2026
Eric Cutler returns to the Salzburger Festspiele after his last appearance in 2009 in Moïse et Pharaon, this time to sing the Tenor / Bacchus in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos. He shares the stage with Kate Lindsey as the Composer, Christina Nilsson as Ariadne/Primadonna and Ziyi Dai as Zerbinetta, among others. Manfred Honeck conducts the performances on August 2, 7, 10, 14, 24 & 28.
May 13, 2026
This June, Eric Cutler makes his debut in the role of Tannhäuser at the Opernhaus Zürich.
Tannhäuser spent seven years in the dream world of the Venusberg, yet even his return to the ascetic society of the Wartburg brings no fulfilment. Wandering between worlds, he remains without a home. The Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson, known for his striking interpretations of mythic material and grand narratives, stages “Tannhäuser” as an existential drama of identity and a surreal journey into the inner self. The search for meaning and stability in a world that seems to be slipping away is condensed by Wagner into a philosophical vision of the world.
The cast also features Christof Fischesser as Hermann, Christina Nilsson as Elisabeth, Rachael Wilson as Venus, Christian Gerhaher as Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Andrew Moore as Biterolf. Tugan Sokhiev conducts. The performances take place on June 21, 24 and 27, and July 2, 5, 8 and 11.
Cutler will sing Tannhäuser once again at the beginning of next season, on September 26, October 4, 9 and 13, with the same cast, with Andrè Schuen as Wolfram von Eschenbach this time, and Markus Poschner on the podium.
Feb 17, 2026
Eric Cutler will perform on the stage of the Semperoper Dresden in the title role of Wagner’s Parsifal from March 22 until April 6.
Wagner’s final opera was first performed in Bayreuth in 1882 and is focused on redemption, like most of Wagner’s oeuvre. With Daniele Gatti on the podium and a production by Floris Visser, the cast also includes Oleksandr Pushniak, Albert Dohmen, Georg Zeppenfeld, Scott Hendricks and Michèle Losier.
