Riccardo Romeo
© Susanne Diesner
With the ensemble since 2024/25
Voice type: Tenor
Riccardo Romeo was born to Italian parents in Augsburg and grew up bilingual. He studied singing at the HfMDK Frankfurt am Main with Prof. Berthold Possemeyer and at the CNSM de Paris in France in the class of Yves Sotin.
In his youth, he sang in various choirs at the Albert Greiner Sing- und Musikschule in Augsburg and in the children's and youth choir of the Augsburg Theater and performed as a soloist in several opera productions. During his studies, he appeared as a guest at Staatstheater Nürnberg, Staatstheater Darmstadt, and the Oper Frankfurt. He also made guest appearances at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
In the 2020/21 season, Riccardo Romeo was a member of the ensemble at the Staatstheater Schleswig-Holstein before becoming a member of the ensemble at the Staatsoper Dresden from 2021 to 2024. Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the soloist ensemble at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, where he has already appeared in roles such as Spoletta (Puccini's “Tosca”), Gastone (Verdi's “La traviata”), and Roderigo (Verdi's “Otello”).
In the 2025/26 season, he will appear as Rinuccio (Puccini's “Gianni Schicchi”), Tichon (Janáčzek's “Katja Kabanova”) and Jaquino (van Beethoven's “Fidelio”), among others.
(as of 07/2025)
Voice type: Tenor
Riccardo Romeo was born to Italian parents in Augsburg and grew up bilingual. He studied singing at the HfMDK Frankfurt am Main with Prof. Berthold Possemeyer and at the CNSM de Paris in France in the class of Yves Sotin.
In his youth, he sang in various choirs at the Albert Greiner Sing- und Musikschule in Augsburg and in the children's and youth choir of the Augsburg Theater and performed as a soloist in several opera productions. During his studies, he appeared as a guest at Staatstheater Nürnberg, Staatstheater Darmstadt, and the Oper Frankfurt. He also made guest appearances at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
In the 2020/21 season, Riccardo Romeo was a member of the ensemble at the Staatstheater Schleswig-Holstein before becoming a member of the ensemble at the Staatsoper Dresden from 2021 to 2024. Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the soloist ensemble at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, where he has already appeared in roles such as Spoletta (Puccini's “Tosca”), Gastone (Verdi's “La traviata”), and Roderigo (Verdi's “Otello”).
In the 2025/26 season, he will appear as Rinuccio (Puccini's “Gianni Schicchi”), Tichon (Janáčzek's “Katja Kabanova”) and Jaquino (van Beethoven's “Fidelio”), among others.
(as of 07/2025)
Repertoire
- Abdallo (Verdi „Nabucco“)
- Erster geharnischter Mann (Mozart „Die Zauberflöte“)
- Gastone (Verdi „La traviata“)
- Megapfiffikuss (Valtinoni „Die Reise zu Planet 9“)
- Roderigo (Verdi „Otello“)
- Spoletta (Puccini „Tosca“)
- Triquet (Tschaikowsky „Eugen Onegin“)
Parts at other theatres
- Basilio (Mozart „La nozze di Figaro”) – Stadttheater Gießen (2018)
- Bruno (Bellini „I Puritani“) – Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (2023)
- Dr. Blind, Advocat (J. Strauss „Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2023)
- Ecclitico (Haydn „Il Mondo della Luna“) – CNSM de Paris (2019)
- Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Loewe „My Fair Lady“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2021)
- Juan Damigo (Dostal „Clivia“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2023)
- Junker Spärlich (Nicolai „Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2022)
- Liberto / Soldato/ Tribuno (Monteverdi „L'Incoronazione di Poppea“) – Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (2022)
- Mercurio (Cavalli „La Calisto“) – Staatstheater Darmstadt (2016)
- Monostatos (Mozart „Die Zauberflöte“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2022)
- Schweinchen Schlau (Zaufke „Grimm!“) – Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater (2020)
- Sigismund Sülzheimer (Benatzky „Im weißen Rössl“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2021)
- Tobias Ragg (Sondheim „Sweeney Todd“) – Staatsoperette Dresden (2023)
Tue 02.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
18:00 - 19:30
Opera Workshop Opera
Sun 07.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:15
Revival Opera
Sat 13.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sun 21.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 16:45
Opera
Wed 01.07.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sun 29.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Mon 06.04.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:15
Family card Opera
Sat 11.04.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 23:15
Opera
Sun 10.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:15
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 28.02.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sun 15.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
17:00 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 03.04.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
16:00 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera
Fri 09.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sun 11.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 17:30
Opera
Sun 01.02.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Fri 06.02.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 15.02.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Revival Opera
Fri 20.03.2026
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 12.04.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season, Family card Opera
Wed 10.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Revival Opera
Sun 21.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:15
Opera
Sat 03.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Family card Opera
Thu 22.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:15
Opera
Fri 13.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
20:00 - 22:45
For the last time this season Opera
Tue 02.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf – Foyer
18:00 - 19:30
Opera Workshop Opera
Sun 07.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:10
Premiere Opera
Fri 12.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:10
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Sun 28.12.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:10
Opera
Wed 07.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:10
Opera
Sun 25.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
15:00 - 16:40
Opera
Sun 08.02.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 20:10
For the last time this season Opera
Sat 29.11.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
Tue 23.12.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Fri 26.12.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Sun 19.04.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Sun 17.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Audiodescription Opera
Sat 30.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 14.06.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
For the last time this season Opera

