Praised as an “intense, concentrated artist” (Opera News) with a voice of “dark beauty and lustrous tone” (Birmingham Post), the dramatic soprano Magdalena Anna Hofmann has been celebrated at many of the world’s most important venues.
Upcoming performances
28
February
2026
Recital with Michael Schade
Vinzenz Praxmarer
Horizonte Landeck
12,18,24,30
April
2026
03,09
May
2026
04
June
2026
Debut as Elektra (R. Strauss)
Vitali Alekseenok, Stephan Kimmig
Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf
19,26
June
2026
Die Walküre (R. Wagner) Sieglinde
Ádám Fischer, Hartmut Schörghofer
Budapest Wagner Days
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Magdalena Anna Hofmann has been celebrated at many of the world’s most important opera houses, festivals and concert halls. Her repertoire spans some of the great heroines of the German, Slavic and Italian repertoire as well as Mozart roles, operetta, modern and contemporary music.
About
Biography
Magdalena Anna Hofmann has been celebrated at many of the world’s most important opera houses, festivals and concert halls. Her repertoire spans some of the great heroines of the German, Slavic and Italian repertoire as well as Mozart roles, operetta, modern and contemporary music.
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Thank you Liepāja and Great Amber Hall for two wonderful concerts of Schönberg‘s Gurrelieder under the baton of brilliant Modestas Pitrenas!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted. Looking very much forward to be returning to Inverness for Parsifal with the wonderful Mahler Players!Today, we introduce Magdalena Anna Hofmann, who will sing the role of Kundry in our performances of Wagner's Parsifal Act 2 on 20th and 21st September. We welcome Magdalena back to the orchestra following her sparkling performances of arias from Tannhäuser and Fidelio in 2023.![]()
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Magdalena Anna Hofmann was born in Warsaw, completed her vocal training in Vienna and started as a mezzo-soprano. She has performed roles like Leonore (Fidelio), Carlotta (Die Gezeichneten), Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), Giorgetta (Il Tabarro), Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), Sieglinde (Die Walküre), Brünnhilde (Die Walküre, Siegfried) and Kundry (Parsifal) at the opera houses and festivals of Bologna, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dresden, Hannover, Lyon, Salzburg, Tianjin, Wiesbaden and Vienna (Theater an der Wien). She has worked with conductors and stage directors such as Daniele Gatti, Adam Fischer, Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Harding; Johannes Erath, David Pountney and Keith Warner.![]()
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In the 2025/26 season Magdalena will make her debuts in the title role of Elektra in a new production at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as well as Ortrud (Lohengrin) in Tenerife. She will also perform the role of Marie in Wozzeck conducted by Charles Dutoit in Shanghai, and Brünnhilde and Sieglinde at the Budapest Wagner Days, conducted by Adam Fischer. In addition to her operatic performances she will sing Tove in Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder in Liepāja, Latvia.![]()
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You can hear Magdalena sing the role of Kundry on 20th September in Inverness Cathedral and then again on 21st September in Strathpeffer Pavilion.
