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Described by Diapason as possessing an «exuberant and powerful» voice, and by Ópera Actual as «focused and clear», Filip Filipović has established himself as one of the leading tenors of his generation. A Second Prize winner at the Hans Gabor Belvedere International Singing Competition in Dortmund, he was named Young Musician of the Year 2023 by the Zagreb Philharmonic. He is a permanent member of the ensemble of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
The 2026/27 season is marked by several significant international debuts. Filipović makes his first appearance at Oper Köln as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, in Katharina Thalbach’s production conducted by Matteo Beltrami. He also makes his staged Italian debut at the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo in Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, in a new production by Silvia Paoli conducted by Alberto Zanardi. At Ópera de Oviedo, he sings Ferrando in Così fan tutte, conducted by Lucas Macías and directed by Marta Eguilior.
At the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, he makes his role debut as Rodolfo in La bohème, in a production by Mario Pontiggia, and returns as Pollione in Norma and the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, all three productions conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi. He also reprises Walther von der Vogelweide in Tannhäuser.
His concert engagements during the season include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and Kent Nagano in Parma; Mahler’s Das klagende Lied at Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional de Música with the Spanish National Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko; and Mendelssohn’s Elijah at the Palau de la Música Catalana, with the Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Orfeó Català. As part of the Donizetti Opera Festival, he also appears in a gala honouring Gianandrea Gavazzeni on the thirtieth anniversary of the conductor’s death, under the baton of Riccardo Frizza. He completes the season with his debut at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari in Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle.
The 2025/26 season represented a major step forward in his international career. He made debuts at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège as Alfred in Die Fledermaus; at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona as Edmondo in Manon Lescaut, conducted by Josep Pons; and with ABAO Bilbao Opera as Leicester in Maria Stuarda. He also made his first appearance at the Teatre Principal de Palma as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto. In Zagreb, he added Pollione in Norma and Walther von der Vogelweide in Tannhäuser to his repertoire. In concert, he performed Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Verdi’s Requiem in Zagreb and Rijeka, and Beethoven’s Mass in C major, Op. 86, at Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional de Música, as well as appearing in the closing concert of the Granada Festival.
Among his other distinctions are First Prizes at the Lav Mirski International Singing Competition in Osijek and the Vera Kovač Vitkai International Singing Competition in Novi Sad, the Ferdo Livadić Award for outstanding artistic personality, and First Prize at the 10th Papandopulo Croatian Competition for Young Musicians. In 2024, he was also awarded the 37th Ivo Vuljević Prize by Jeunesses Musicales Croatia as the country’s most outstanding young musician.
He has worked with conductors including Pier Giorgio Morandi, Ivan Repušić, Riccardo Frizza, Plácido Domingo, Donato Renzetti, Iván López Reynoso, Lucas Macías, Srba Dinić and Valentin Egel, among others.
His operatic repertoire includes Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Alfredo in La traviata, Ismaele in Nabucco, Ruggero in La rondine, Pollione in Norma, Leicester in Maria Stuarda and Rodolfo in La bohème. His concert repertoire includes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Missa solemnis, Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Petite messe solennelle, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang and Elijah, and Verdi’s Requiem.
