Arno Argos Raunig, sopranist

Arno Raunig (Arno Argos) The Opera singer (Sopranist, Countertenor, Male-soprano), born 14 January 1957 in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Arno Argos Raunig (9 years old) comes to the Vienna Boys' Choir because of the particularly high soprano voice. Now his voice range is D2-E6. With famous conductors such as Herbert von Karajan, Josef Krips, Carlos Kleiber, Nikolaus Harnoncourt or Karl Böhm, Arno Argos Raunig makes his first experiences as a soprano soloist in the Vienna State Opera and the Bavarian State Opera.
Arno Argos Raunig sings at many major opera houses such as the Hamburg State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Amsterdam Opera, Zurich Opera, Opera in Prague, Rome, Warsaw, Paris, Basel, Darmstadt, Wiesbaden etc. Performances in the largest concert halls such as Musikverein Wien, Philharmonie Berlin , Gasteig Munich, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Glocke Bremen, Konzerthaus Wien, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Herkulessaal Munich, Paula de la Musica Catalana, Belá Bartók Saal Budapest, Brucknerhaus Linz, J. Kleiberthsaal Bamberg.
With the particularly high soprano voice and the unique timbre Arno Argos Raunig has the possibility of approaching the legendary castrato voices.

Carrier of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art (des Österreichischen Ehrenkreuzes für Wissenschaft und Kunst) and the Cross of Great Honour of Carinthia (des Großen Ehrenzeichens des Landes Kärnten).