On July 26 and 29, 2024, Michael Volle will sing the role of Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich in a production by Andreas Dresen led by Juraj Valčuha. He will share the stage with Malin Byström as Minnie and Yonghoon Lee as Dick Johnson.

Michael Volle has a strong relationship with the Bayerische Staatsoper, having been a member of the ensemble from 2007 to 2011, subsequently returning as a guest artist in numerous roles, such as Barak in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Amfortas in Parsifal, Amonasro in Aida, Mandryka in Arabella, the protagonists of Der fliegende Holländer, and Guglielmo Tell.

[Photo: Gisela Schenker]