The baritone Kartal Karagedik has been praised by the press for his “virile, Mediterranean-toned voice”, distinguished by “gentle warmth and emotional depth”.

In the 2026/27 season, Kartal Karagedik continues his artistic journey with notable role debuts and important additions to his repertoire. The season opens at the Hamburg State Opera with his role debut as Macbeth in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera of the same name, in a new production by Tobias Kratzer. Shortly afterwards, he will also be seen in the same role at Teatro Massimo di Palermo, conducted by Riccardo Muti, one of the outstanding Verdi conductors of our time. Further highlights of the season include his role debut as Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca at Salzburger Landestheater, his return to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp as Giorgio Germont (La traviata), the role of Lord Enrico Ashton in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg and more.

The recently concluded season was likewise marked by new artistic challenges. Karagedik made his role debut as Amfortas in Wagner’s Parsifal at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Ghent and Antwerp. At the Hamburg State Opera, he appeared as Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Prince Yeletsky (Pique Dame), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) and Peter in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel.

His versatile repertoire of more than 40 roles ranges from Verdi to Gluck. His most important roles include Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), Germont (La traviata), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Zurga (Les pêcheurs de perles) and Oreste (Iphigénie en Tauride), as well as the title roles in Simon Boccanegra, Don Giovanni and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

Karagedik has appeared at leading opera houses and festivals, including the Savonlinna Opera Festival, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

On the concert stage, he has performed works by Mahler (Symphony No. 8, Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen), Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, as well as numerous song recitals. He has sung in major concert halls including Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, the Brucknerhaus Linz, the Mahler Festival Weeks in Toblach, the Mozartsaal in Vienna, Munich’s Herkulessaal, the Metropolitan Hall in Tokyo and TivoliVredenburg.

In 2025, Karagedik released his debut album, “PROMETHEUS”, a collection of Schubert songs inspired by classical antiquity and mythology, recorded with pianist Helmut Deutsch.

He has worked with renowned conductors including Joana Mallwitz, Stefano Ranzani, Ottavio Dantone, Eliahu Inbal, Gianluca Capuano, Kent Nagano and Pablo Heras-Casado.

Born in Izmir, Turkey, Karagedik studied voice in his home city and in Istanbul before continuing his studies at the Accademia dell’Opera Italiana in Bologna. Since 2015, he has been a member of the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera.

Alongside his musical career, Karagedik is also an acclaimed and award-winning photographer. Since 2014, his solo exhibitions have received praise from audiences and critics alike.