Swedish bass-baritone Markus Schwartz returns to the Royal Swedish Opera in autumn 2026 as the Sacristan in Puccini’s Tosca, a role he has previously sung at the Opera. He is a regular guest at the Royal Swedish Opera and Göteborg Opera, with a broad repertoire ranging from Mozart and Rossini to Wagner and Puccini.
Markus Schwartz studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the University College of Opera in Stockholm. He was previously a member of the ensemble at Göteborg Opera and has since returned regularly as a guest soloist in roles including Leporello and Masetto in Don Giovanni, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, Colline and Schaunard in La bohème, Bartolo in The Barber of Seville, Varlaam in Boris Godunov and Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro. At Göteborg Opera, he has also sung the title role in Don Pasquale and Mustafà in L’italiana in Algeri.
At the Royal Swedish Opera, Schwartz has appeared in roles including Leporello and Masetto in Don Giovanni, Schaunard in La bohème, Alidoro in La Cenerentola, Baron Douphol in La traviata, Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro, Happy in La fanciulla del West and the Sacristan in Tosca.
Other engagements include King Marke in Tristan und Isolde at Norrlandsoperan, Monterone in Rigoletto at the Norwegian National Opera, Papageno in The Magic Flute at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, and Rocco in Fidelio and Mustafà in L’italiana in Algeri at Läckö Castle Opera. He has also appeared at the Finnish National Opera, Drottningholm Palace Theatre and Folkoperan in Stockholm.
At Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Schwartz has sung roles including Narbanor in Rameau’s Zoroastre under Christophe Rousset and Publio in La clemenza di Tito. He has also performed internationally in Finland, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Markus Schwartz is also active as a concert singer. His repertoire includes Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem. He has performed Mozart’s Mass in C minor with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14 in Falun.
In autumn 2026, Markus Schwartz once again sings the role of the Sacristan in Tosca and makes his role debut as John in Melancholia at the Royal Swedish Opera.
