The bass Manuel Winckhler was born in Munich. He studied at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich with Lars Woldt.
In university productions he has sung roles such as Simone (Gianni Schicchi) and Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte); he has also appeared as Lycomedes in Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz’s Achill unter den Mädchen at the Prinzregententheater in Munich and as Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) at the Munich Chamber Opera. In the 2023/24 season he has made his house debuts with Opera Vlaanderen in Antwerp and at the Baden State Theatre in Karlsruhe. In the 2024/25 season he will become a member of the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera and will appear as a guest with Opera Vlaanderen. On the concert platform Manuel Winckhler has appeared with orchestras including the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra under Philippe Herreweghe and with the Styriarte Festival Orchestra under Jordi Savall.
