Sami Luttinen
Soloist
© Andreas Endermann
With the ensemble since 1997/98
Voice type: Bass
Born in Finland, Sami Luttinen studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Before joining the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, he was employed at the Theater Kiel from 1995. He made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 2000 and at the Bayrische Staatsoper in München in 2006. Furthermore, he has worked with conductors such as Roger Norrington, Jirí Kout, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos throughout Europe. With an extensive repertoire at his disposal, he has performed at various festivals and is a regular guest at the Savonlinna Opera Festival and the Finnish National Opera.
In the 2025/26 season, he will appear as the Doctor (Berg's “Wozzeck”), Bartolo (Mozart's “Le nozze di Figaro”), Timur (Puccini's "Turandot"), Sarastro (Mozart's “Die Zauberflöte”), Sawjol Prokofjewitsch Dikoj (Janáček's “Katja Kabanova”) and in “Comedian Harmonists”.
(as of 07/2025)
Voice type: Bass
Born in Finland, Sami Luttinen studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Before joining the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, he was employed at the Theater Kiel from 1995. He made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 2000 and at the Bayrische Staatsoper in München in 2006. Furthermore, he has worked with conductors such as Roger Norrington, Jirí Kout, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos throughout Europe. With an extensive repertoire at his disposal, he has performed at various festivals and is a regular guest at the Savonlinna Opera Festival and the Finnish National Opera.
In the 2025/26 season, he will appear as the Doctor (Berg's “Wozzeck”), Bartolo (Mozart's “Le nozze di Figaro”), Timur (Puccini's "Turandot"), Sarastro (Mozart's “Die Zauberflöte”), Sawjol Prokofjewitsch Dikoj (Janáček's “Katja Kabanova”) and in “Comedian Harmonists”.
(as of 07/2025)
Repertoire
- Daland (Wagner „Der fliegende Holländer“)
- Seneca (Monteverdi „L’incoronazione di Poppea“)
- Ramphis (Verdi „Aida“)
- Pimen (Puschkin „Boris Godunow“)
- John Claggart (Britten „Billy Budd“)
- Basilio (Rossini „Il barbiere di Siviglia“)
- Sarastro (Mozart „Die Zauberflöte“)
- Hunding (Wagner „Die Walküre“)
- Doktor (Berg „Wozzeck“)
- Timur (Puccini „Turandot“)
- Bartolo (Mozart „Le nozze di Figaro“)
- Graf Waldner (R.Strauss „Arabella“)
- Il Grande Inquisitore (Verdi „Don Carlos“)
- Hagen (Wagner „Götterdämmerung“)
- Fürst Gremin (Tschaikowsky „Eugen Onegin“)
Peter Maxwell Davies „Der Leuchtturm“:
Sami Luttinen (Arthur/ 3. Offizier)
Sami Luttinen (Arthur/ 3. Offizier)
© Anne Orthen
Peter Maxwell Davies „Der Leuchtturm“:
Sami Luttinen (Arthur/ 3. Offizier)
Sami Luttinen (Arthur/ 3. Offizier)
© Anne Orthen
Leoš Janáček „Katja Kabanova“:
Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Glascha), Roman Hoza (Kuligin), Cornel Frey (Kudrjasch), Sami Luttinen (Dikoj), Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Glascha), Roman Hoza (Kuligin), Cornel Frey (Kudrjasch), Sami Luttinen (Dikoj), Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Sandra Then
Gioachino Rossini „Il barbiere di Siviglia“:
Sami Luttinen (Basilio), Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Sami Luttinen (Basilio), Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
© Monika Rittershaus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart „Don Giovanni“:
Sami Luttinen (Komtur), Emmett O’Hanlon (Don Giovanni), Torben Jürgens (Leporello)
Sami Luttinen (Komtur), Emmett O’Hanlon (Don Giovanni), Torben Jürgens (Leporello)
© Jochen Quast
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 01.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:00
Revival Opera
Sat 21.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:00 - 22:30
Opera
Sun 24.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 22:00
For the last time this season Opera
Wed 14.01.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 22:00
Opera
Sun 01.02.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
18:30 - 21:00
Opera
Sun 15.02.2026
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 21:00
Revival 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
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
Fri 28.11.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 20:45
Revival, Family card Opera, Concert
Fri 20.03.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 20:45
Opera, Concert
Fri 17.04.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 20:45
Opera, Concert
Thu 21.05.2026
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 20:45
For the last time this season Opera, Concert