Thomas Guggeis drew international attention when he successfully took over new production of Salome (directed by Hans Neuenfels) at the Staatsoper unter den Linden in March 2018.
„Because Guggeis, quite remarkably, conjures a far more polished, delicate and balanced sound from the Staatskapelle orchestra (…) His Salome is sensitive, lyrical, taut and coherent, his singers always audible and supported.“ (Financial Times March 8, 2018)