With his warm, expressive baritone and a versatility that spans opera, concert, and art song, Jakob Schad (b. 2000) captivates both audiences and critics alike. His interpretations combine profound musical expression with compelling storytelling.

He has already celebrated numerous successes on the opera stage. He made his debut in 2019 at the Kammeroper München, where he performed in over 100 guest appearances throughout the German-speaking world. He has portrayed roles such as Figaro in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Baculus in Lortzing’s Der Wildschütz. His recent performance as the Protector in George Benjamin’s Written on Skin at the Theaterakademie München received enthusiastic reviews. In addition to major stage productions, he regularly performs opera for children in smaller formats.

Beyond his stage work, he dedicates himself intensively to concert and song repertoire. His performances include the bass parts in Bach’s Passions, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, and Schubert’s renowned song cycles Winterreise and Schwanengesang.

He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the Münchner Rundfunkorchester and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, performing in prestigious venues like the Isarphilharmonie München and the Pierre Boulez Saal.

His artistic achievements have been recognized with numerous awards. In 2024, he won 3rd prize at the Mendelssohn Competition Berlin in the vocal category. In 2020, he was honored with the Trude Eipperle Rieger Prize, followed by the Youth Culture Award of his hometown, Landshut, in 2022. As a scholarship holder of the Liedakademie Heidelberg under the direction of Thomas Hampson, he further deepened his engagement with the art song repertoire. Since 2023, he has been a recipient of a Live Music Now Munich scholarship, with a Wagner scholarship to follow in 2025.

Encouraged and supported from an early age, he was admitted to the Youth Academy for Highly Gifted Students at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich in 2016. There, he initially studied with Prof. Lars Woldt before completing his bachelor’s degree in 2022. He immediately continued with a master’s program in concert singing, which he further refined in the class of Prof. Christiane Iven from the winter semester of 2023/24. After completing his concert master’s degree with top marks, he is now pursuing a master’s in art song interpretation. He has received significant artistic inspiration from outstanding musicians such as Gerold Huber, Christian Gerhaher, Jörg Widmann, Ian Bostridge, Hartmut Höll, Malcolm Martineau, and Thomas Hampson.

In addition to his singing career, he is also enthusiastic about photography.