Jochen Kowalski

Jochen Kowalski ( born January 30, 1954 in Wachow at Nauen, East Germany ) is a German opera singer ( countertenor ).

Life

Jochen Kowalski grew up near Nauen, where in 1972 he graduated from high school took off. At first he was prop master at the Deutsche Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin.

From 1977 to 1983 he studied voice at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler " in Berlin. After initial attempts as a tenor occurred in the last academic year, his training as a countertenor with Marianne Fischer- copper. During this time, Kowalski was engaged in the international Handel Festival 1982 in Halle ( Saale). After graduating, he joined the ensemble at the Komische Oper Berlin, largely funded by Harry Kupfer.

Since 1985, he has also toured the house - even in the western part of Europe - committed. From now on Kowalski appeared at the opera houses of Vienna, where he made ​​his debut as Prince Orlofsky in Johann Strauss ' Die Fledermaus had in 1987. After the end of the GDR Kowalski sang in Paris, London, Tokyo and at the Salzburg Festival. In 1994 he made ​​his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He also sang the millennium ( 31 December 1999) in the bat - performance of the Millennium Gala. The Capital Dance Orchestra, he is always in German-speaking with the program Stars go swing on the go.

The milestones of his career include the main and title roles in the following works: Christoph Willibald Gluck's " Orfeo ed Euridice" ( Orpheus ) and Georg Friedrich Handel's " Giustino ", " Belshazzar " (Daniel ) and " Julius Caesar in Egypt " ( Caesar ).

Unlike most countertenors dedicated Jochen Kowalski not limited to early music, but also interpreted art songs, operettas and salon music. He also does not make use of the falsetto technique to sing in the alto - voice - in contrast to most English countertenors. Therefore He describes himself not as a countertenor but as a male alto, because it is his natural voice, with which he sings.

Awards

Jochen Kowalski carries the title of a chamber singer.

Discography (selection)

  • George Frideric Handel: cantatas. Capriccio, EAN: 4006408103233 (CD)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas. Capriccio, EAN: 4006408105237 (CD)
  • Heinrich Schütz: Swan Song. Swv 482-494, edel records, EAN: 0782124107123 (CD)
  • Arias by Mozart and Handel, Capriccio, 1987
  • Schumann, Mozart and Beethoven: Songs, Capriccio, 1992
  • Schubert: The Beautiful Miller's Wife, piano: Markus Hinterhäuser, Capriccio, 1997
  • The Capital Dance Orchestra & Jochen Kowalski 2007
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