Erwin Schrott

Esteban Erwin Schrott Baladon ( born December 21, 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan bass-baritone, in addition, he has since 2010, the Spanish citizenship.

Biography and artistic work

Erwin Schrott was born in montevideanischen Neighborhood La Comercial in a working class family with German ancestors. He made his debut at the age of 22 years in Montevideo in the role of Roucher in Andrea Chénier and soon sang several leading roles at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile, including the Timur in Turandot, Sparafucile and Ramfis in Aida. At the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, he sang the title role in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. He became internationally known in 1999 when he won the 1st prize in both the audience and the jury at Operalia competition.

The artist is a regular guest at the major opera houses such as the Vienna State Opera, Los Angeles Opera, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Royal Opera House in London, the Teatro San Carlo Naples, the Zurich Opera, and La Scala in Milan, the Opera National de Paris ( where he held the role of Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro sang in June 2011), to name just a few of the many. In Salzburg, he made his debut in 2008 at the Festival on the side of Dorothea Rosch man, Ekaterina Siurina, Matthew Polenzani and Annette Dasch, as Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni. One critic wrote:

" A singer was at the center of public attention, only because they wanted to know which artistic power, Anna Netrebko has laughed. After take gehabter audition the findings must be: The Salzburg debut Erwin scrap as Leporello was first, not too early, and secondly, it would possibly be the effective cast for Don Giovanni ( Christopher Maltman as assertive Macho ) was because he a male kernigere, voluminous vocal vitality proved. "

In 2012, he received the classical Without Borders Prize of the German Echo Klassik Music Prize with his album Rojotango, published by Sony Classical.

Private

Scrap was until 2013 a relationship with the Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko. They are 2008 parents of a son, whom they gave the name " Tiago Arua " since September 5. " Tiago " in German means " Jacob." The second name " Arua " comes from the language of Charrúas and means " precious " and "peaceful". Scrap has a daughter Lara (* 1998) from a previous relationship.