After studies in Vienna and Rome, Tyrolean-born tenor Paul Schweinester became an ensemble member of the Volksoper Wien between 2009 and 2013. He performed the roles of Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Salzburger Festspiele, Pedrillo (Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail), Brighella (Ariadne auf Naxos) and David (Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg) at the Opéra National de Paris and debuted in Die Soldaten at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Bregenzer Festspiele also invited him to sing in Der Schauspieldirektor, Borsa in Rigoletto and Rodriguez in Don Quichotte.