Alexandros Stavrakakis is making his HGO debut as Landgraf Hermann in Tannhäuser. Stavrakakis is a regular guest at Semperoper Dresden, where his roles for the 2023-24 season included Alidoro in Cinderella, Filippo II in Don Carlo, and Colline in La bohème, among others. He also returned to Bavarian State Opera, where he performed the role of The King of Egypt in Aida, and debuted at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris as Alidoro in Cinderella. During the 2024-25 season, Stavrakakis’s engagements include the role of Vodnik in Rusalka with Gran Teatre del Liceu and a new commission by Fazil Say at KKL Luzern Concert Hall. He returns to Semperoper Dresden for several productions, including Chelio in a new production of The Love for Three Oranges. In seasons past, Stavrakakis marked his house debuts at the Metropolitan Opera as The King of Egypt in Aida (2023), the Bolshoi Theatre as Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville (2020), and Opera National de Bordeaux as Gudal in The Demon (2018). Concert appearances include the role Der Beladine in Verdi’s Requiem Mass at Deutsche Oper Berlin (2018), as well as performances at Teatro Massimo di Palermo, the Verbier Festival, and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. In addition to his victory at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Stavrakakis won the Third Wagner International Competition in Leipzig, and won the audience prize and second place at the prestigious 2018 Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Riga.