Leon Noel Wepner

The tenor Leon Noel Wepner, who was born in the Rhineland, began his musical training on the trombone and piano. After being awarded a singing scholarship from the Gürzenich Choir in Cologne, he initially studied school music, specialising in jazz trombone, at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, before transferring to Prof. Thomas Piffka’s singing class in 2018. There, he completed his Master’s degree in Musical Theatre in 2025 with top marks. As a concert soloist, Leon Noel Wepner performs both at home and abroad. His repertoire includes works such as Mahler’s ‘Das Lied von der Erde’, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe solennelle’, Dvořák’s ‘Stabat Mater’, Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s ‘Walpurgisnacht’, ‘Lobgesang’ and ‘Elias’, Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ and Handel’s ‘Messiah’. In 2025, he sang the role of Monostatos (‘The Magic Flute’) at the Eutin Festival and the Second Apprentice (‘Wozzeck’) at Aachen Theatre. In June 2026, he appeared at the Erfurt Theatre in the German premiere of Jonathan Dove’s “Around the World in 80 Days” and at the Mainfranken Theatre in Würzburg as Alois the machine dealer in Winfried Zellig’s opera “Rosse”.

Since the start of the 26/27 season, Wepner has been a permanent member of the ensemble at the MiR.