Hailing from Karlsruhe, German tenor Robin Neck captivates audiences with his versatile voice and remarkable musical artistry in both opera and concert repertoire. Praised as a “tenor of melancholy with a meltingly beautiful voice” (Christoph Forsthoff, Orpheus), he is distinguished by his expressive depth and sensitivity to subtle nuances of sound. The Münchner Merkur highlights his “distinctive, refined, and subtly employed voice, coupled with a keen sensitivity to the finest shades of musical expression” (Markus Thiel). His artistic career has taken him to prestigious opera houses and international concert stages.
In the 2026/27 season, Robin Neck appears in Der Miesepups at the Stuttgart State Opera and performs the role of Aramis in Die drei Musketiere at the Landesbühnen Sachsen. During the 2025/26 season, he made a guest appearance at the Opéra de Lille in the production of L’Écume des jours. Previous engagements included Sergei Prokofiev’s The Gambler (Der Spieler) at the Stuttgart State Opera and the contemporary opera Matsukaze at the Bavarian State Opera’s Munich Opera Festival.
The 2023/24 season saw him perform at the Ruhrtriennale in Janáček’s From the House of the Dead (Aus einem Totenhaus), as the Page in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Stuttgart State Opera, and as Pierrino in Lehár’s Giuditta at Theater Ulm. Further engagements at the Schleswig-Holstein State Theatre included the roles of Vandergold in Der arme Jonathan and Bob Boles in Britten’s Peter Grimes.
In 2022, he made his debuts at the Bavarian State Opera as a Servant in Richard Strauss’s Capriccio, at the Schleswig-Holstein State Theatre as Vašek (Wenzel) in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, and at the Kammeroper München as Basilio in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. During the 2022/23 season, he also portrayed Siegfried in Oscar Straus’s Die lustigen Nibelungen and was engaged as a cover at the Stuttgart State Opera.
Even during his studies, productions of classical and contemporary operas and operettas brought him to venues including the Wilhelma Theater Stuttgart, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, and the Württembergische Landesbühne, where he collaborated with renowned stage directors and choreographers.
Robin Neck is equally passionate about art song and concert performance. Recitals and concerts have taken him to Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Karlsruhe, and Stuttgart, as well as on international concert tours to Moscow, Italy, and Switzerland. As a soloist, he has performed with the Reutlingen Symphony Orchestra, the Stuttgarter Choristen, and the Ravensburg Symphony Orchestra. He enjoys a close artistic partnership with pianist Doriana Tchakarova.
Together, they released his debut album MADE IN EUROPE on the Hänssler Classic label in 2024. The recording received widespread critical acclaim, including praise from Opernglas, Deutschlandfunk, and Münchner Merkur, and was nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik).
His artistic achievements have been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions. In 2023, he was a prizewinner at the Anneliese Rothenberger Competition and received a scholarship from the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat). In 2021, he was awarded first prize at the Lotte Lehmann Week and by the City of Perleberg, and was a finalist at the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition.
Robin Neck studied at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts (HMDK Stuttgart) under Professor Teru Yoshihara and at the university’s Opera School. In 2024, he completed two master’s degrees, one in Opera Performance and the other in Concert Singing, graduating with the highest distinction in the latter. He further refined his artistry through masterclasses and regular coaching with David Jones (New York), Professor Noelle Turner, Professor Margreet Honig, Laura Aikin, Gaston Rivero, and Neil Shicoff.
His musical journey began at an exceptionally early age. At just six years old, he appeared as a soloist at the Apollo Theater Stuttgart and performed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, followed shortly afterwards by appearances at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
At the age of eleven, he won his first national first prize in Classical Singing at the prestigious German Jugend musiziert competition and was engaged for two CD recordings in Paris that same year. Further national first prizes followed, including in the Art Song Duo category. While still a teenager, he performed at distinguished venues such as Schloss Bellevue in Berlin, the official residence of the German Federal President, and Schloss Mainau on Lake Constance.