Wolf-Rüdiger Klimm

Wolf-Rüdiger Klimm received his musical training as a child whilst a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Children’s Choir under the direction of Ekkehard Schreiber, and later whilst studying singing with Kammersängerin Prof. Regina Werner-Dietrich at the University of Music and Theatre ‘Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’ in Leipzig. He rounded off his training in masterclasses with Kammersänger Bernd Weikl, Graham Johnson, Claudio Nicolai, Matthias Goerne, Kammersängerin Anna Reynolds and Kammersänger Jean Cox. Even whilst still a student, he took on solo roles in various opera productions, including at the HMT Leipzig, the Nuremberg Region Opera Studio, the Leipzig Chamber Opera and the Leipzig Opera. Wolf-Rüdiger Klimm has been a member of the MiR Opera Chorus since the 2005–06 season.