BIOGRAPHY

Born in Vienna, he completed his studies at the ORG of the Vienna Boys’ Choir, specialising in vocal music. From a young age, he received vocal and instrumental tuition and appeared in numerous productions at the Vienna Volksoper, the Bühne Baden, the Theater an der Wien, the Tanzquartier Wien, as well as in guest performances in Düsseldorf. Alongside his work as a performer on stage, he has also gained experience in screen acting. Since 2023, he has increasingly worked as an assistant director and evening director, including the Oper Klosterneuburg, the Vienna Volksoper, the Muth, the Herbsttage Blindenmarkt and the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre.

 

From 2024 to 2025, Jonas Tonnhofer studied musical theatre at the Performing Academy Vienna before devoting himself entirely to stage direction.

 

Since 2024, he has been engaged on an occasional basis as an assistant director and evening director at the Vienna Volksoper: Così fan tutte (2024), Die Csárdásfürstin, internship (2025), Das verzauberte Schwein (2025), Spring Awakening (2026) and Les contes d’Hoffmann (2026). Through these projects, he has formed lasting working relationships with Lotte de Beer, Johannes Erath, Roland Schwab, Günther Groissböck and many others.

 

Since October 2025, he has been studying musical theatre direction at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in the classes of Roland Schwab and Helen Malkowsky.

 

In March 2026, he was responsible for scenic collaboration on Così fan tutte at the Vienna Palace Theatre, under the direction of Roland Schwab.

In the summer of 2026, he directed the world premiere of the rock musical Lifelines.