Gidon Saks

Gidon Saks is in demand internationally for his highly acclaimed interpretation of many bass-baritone roles, shining in particular with the Wagner and German repertoire. Over the span of his successful career to date, his signature roles have included Bluebeard, Nick Shadow The Rake's Progress, Claggart Billy Budd, Kaspar Der Freischütz and Hagen Götterdämmerung. In the 2015-16 season, Saks will sing the role of Bottom in Britten A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time in Robert Carsen's legendary production at Bergen National Opera. He will also perform Gyges in Zemlinsky's Der König Kandaules at Opera Vlaanderen (new production by Andrij Zholdak) under Dmitri Jurowski, and return to Opéra National de Paris for Calixto Bieito's new production of Aribert Reimann's Lear under Fabio Lu