BIOGRAPHY - EMANUEL TOMLJENOVIĆ

​Emanuel Tomljenović is a lyric tenor of exceptional talent with a rich, natural voice of true quality, excellent technique and a mature personal musical instinct. After a successful season in the opera studio of the Cologne Opera (2023/2024) and the young ensemble of the Grand Théâtre de Genève (2024/2025), the young tenor joins the ensemble of the Ballet Vlaanderen opera in Antwerp and Ghent.

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In recent years, the young tenor has established himself in concert and opera on various stages in Europe. He appeared in operas such as Mozart's „Don Giovanni” (Don Ottavio), and „Die Zauberflöte“ (Tamino), Bellinis „I Capuleti e I Montecchi“ (Tebaldo), Donizettis „L’elisir d’amore“ (Nemorino), Rossinis „Cenerentola“ (Don Ramiro).

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His usual concert repertoire includes the following: Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” (evangelist and arias), “St John Passion” (evangelist and arias), “Magnificat”, “b-minor Mass”, “Christmas Oratorio” (evangelist and arias) and “St Mark Passion (arias), Mozart’s “c-minor Mass”, “Requiem” and “Coronation Mass”, Mendelssohn’s “Elias”, Haydn’s “The Creation” Saint-Saëns’s “Christmas Oratorio” and numerous other works.

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The young tenor has had the opportunity to collaborate with numerous philharmonic, symphony and chamber orchestras across Europe. In 2024, he performed at the prestigious Göttingen International Handel Festival in the role of "Tempo" in Händel's oratorio "Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno". This performance was highlighted as one of the ten best performances of 2024 according to the reputable magazine OperaWire.​

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​It is also worth noting that the young tenor graduated Chemical engineering in Zagreb in the year 2021.