Eric Stokloßa (also: Eric Stoklossa) is a German tenor and pedagogue, known for his work in opera and concert repertoire spanning from the Baroque to contemporary premieres. He has performed at major international venues including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and the Wiener Festwochen, and has held a professorship at Texas Tech University since 2019.
Education and Early Training Stokloßa's early musical training began in his hometown of Dresden, Germany, as a member of the world-renowned Dresdner Kreuzchor boys' choir. <ref>https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Stoklossa-Erik.htm</ref> After winning prizes in the German national competition "Jugend Musiziert," he was accepted into the Carl Maria von Weber Conservatory in Dresden, where he earned his diploma.
Performance Career Stokloßa has established himself on the international opera and concert stage, with a career noted for its versatility.
Operatic Roles: His operatic repertoire encompasses classic and modern roles. Key performances include Aljeja in Janáček's From the House of the Dead at the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Festwochen, and other festivals; Janek in Janáček's The Makropulos Case at La Scala; and Andres in Berg's Wozzeck at the Wiener Festwochen. <ref>https://www.orvietomusica.org/our-people/eric-stoklossa/</ref> He also created the role of Adam in the world premiere of Peter Eötvös's Paradise Reloaded (Lilith). <ref>https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/artists/eric-stoklossa</ref>
Concert and Oratorio Work: Stokloßa is highly regarded as a concert singer, particularly in the works of J.S. Bach. He has performed the Evangelist parts in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion across Europe and, in 2016, gave the first official performance of the St. John Passion in Shanghai, China. <ref>http://ericstoklossa.com/</ref>
Academic Appointments and Research Since 2019, Stokloßa has been an Associate Professor of Voice at the Texas Tech University School of Music. <ref>https://www.depts.ttu.edu/visual-performing-arts/news/posts/2019/06/eric_stoklossa.php</ref> In this role, he teaches applied voice lessons and courses in Oratorio Literature and German diction for singers. Alongside his teaching, he actively performs in Texas, aiming to promote German Lied and the music of J.S. Bach in the region. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/texastechoperatheatre/posts/eric-stoklossaassociate-professor-of-voiceat-ttu-since-2019teaching-mainly-appli/1098804432252002/</ref>. In addition, Stokloßa established funding for the creation of the artistic research project The Poet's Love(r), and co-edited a new, English-language edition of Dichterliebe Op. 48, along with Chanda VanderHart and Rebecca Nelsen. <ref>https://zenodo.org/records/17456709</ref>
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