Jan K ristof SchliepFoto: Hanneke van Harrevelt

Operatic Tenor with Character

Jan Kristof Schliep grew up in Bremerhaven and Hannover and studied opera singing with Prof. Gerhard Faulstich at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. During his studies, he appeared as a guest in productions such as "The Nose" and "La Belle Hélène" at Theater Lübeck, as well as "Countess Maritza" and Henze's "The Young Lord" at Stadttheater Hildesheim.

After graduating, he spent ten years as a member of the ensemble at the TfN · Theater für Niedersachsen in Hildesheim, performing over 40 roles spanning comic, lyric, and character tenor repertoire. His roles included Monostatos, the Witch ("Hansel and Gretel"), Bob Boles ("Peter Grimes"), and David ("Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"), as well as roles in rarely performed works such as Ullmann's "The Broken Jug" and Busoni's "Doktor Faust". For his outstanding artistic achievements, he received the Artist Prize from the "Friends of the TfN".

As a freelance singer, Jan Kristof Schliep has increasingly specialized in character and youthful heroic tenor roles, earning praise for his clear diction and commanding stage presence. This development has been guided by his ongoing collaboration with opera coach Axel Heil.

Recent engagements include

• 2022–2024: Walter in "The Passenger", Lothar in "Du sollst nicht lieben", and Eisenstein in "Die Fledermaus" at Theater Altenburg Gera.
• 2021–2023: Monostatos/1st Armored Man in "The Magic Flute" and Wenzel in "The Bartered Bride" at Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater.
• 2019: Tamino in a premiere of the Dutch translation of "The Magic Flute" and roles in the contemporary opera "St. Louis Blues" in the Netherlands.

In the 2024/25 season, he made his debut at Stadttheater Bremerhaven as Emperor Altoum in Puccini's "Turandot".

He has worked with renowned directors such as Urs Häberli, Sigrid T’Hooft, Kay Kuntze, and Anthony Pilavachi, and has recently participated in masterclasses with Arnold Bezuyen and Jendrik Springer. Jan Kristof Schliep lives in Nieuwegein (Utrecht/NL) and is a member of the artist association ensemble artists e. V

Further Information

Detailed biography (DE/EN/NL): [Biography Jan Kristof Schliep]
Tabular CV with repertoire list: [CV and Repertoire Opera]