"Hadzic delivered one of the most nuanced and convincing portrayals of Boccanegra in recent memory..." (Vittorio Mascherpa at Operaclick news).

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, baritone Stefan Hadžić first studied piano before relocating to Vienna in 2012 to study singing with Claudia Visca at the University of Music and Performing Arts, where he also completed a master’s degree in Lied and Oratorio with Florian Boesch. During his studies he sang roles including Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo and Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), and the title roles in Falstaff and Eugene Onegin.

A prize-winner of competitions in Osaka, Belgrade and Herceg Novi, and a finalist at the 1st International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition in Vienna, Stefan was also featured by Austrian Radio Ö1 in their Talentenbörse series and received a scholarship from the Thyll-Dürr Foundation (Switzerland).

From 2019–2022 he was a member of the Opera Studio and ensemble of Cologne Opera, before joining the ensemble of Staatstheater Kassel in 2022, where he has taken on an increasingly wide range of leading roles. His repertoire now includes Germont (La Traviata), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), and Ford (Falstaff), alongside Marcello (La Bohème), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), and Escamillo (Carmen). He is also excellent in the Russian repertoire.

With a noble Verdian timbre and natural dignity on stage, Stefan is increasingly recognised as one of the most exciting young Verdi baritones of his generation, positioned to grow towards leading Verdi roles in seasons ahead.