Peter Seiffert

Peter Seiffert ( born January 4, 1954 in Dusseldorf ) is a German tenor.

Life

Seiffert comes from a musical family. He has been taught as a child by his father, Helmut Seiffert in singing. This was an opera singer and pop composer and owner of the famous Düsseldorf paint box, then a significant Association of Visual Artists and one of the oldest clubs in Germany. Seiffert was a little boy soloist in a Düsseldorf boys' choir. Then studied at the Robert - Schumann-Hochschule in Dusseldorf, where he received training as a singer primarily by M. Roehrig. In addition, he trained as a physiotherapist. He gained special attention through concerts with Gioachino Rossini's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Requiem.

In 1978 he made ​​his debut at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf -Duisburg, whose ensemble he was a member until 1980. In 1979 he was awarded the German Music Council with the 2nd prize at the German Music Competition and performed in the show hosted by Anneliese Rothenberger telecast Anneliese Rothenberger has the honor to. In 1980 he became a member of the German Opera Berlin, which he belongs to this day. Here he was set up as standard repertoire of Götz Friedrich as a heroic tenor. At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he could bring his career in teen - lyric tenors to development. During this time he has already received offers guest from all over Europe.

In 1982 he made ​​his debut at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, in 1984 with great success at the Vienna State Opera in 1987 at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden London, in 1996 at Zurich and Staatsoper opera house Unter den Linden, Berlin. Furthermore made ​​guest appearances at the opera houses of Nagoya in Japan, Tokyo, and at international festivals, such as the Bregenz Festival (1992 ), at the Bayreuth Festival ( 1996-2005 ) and at the Salzburg Festival ( 1992-2007 ) and at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ( 1996-2007 ).

Seiffert is considered one of the world's most sought-after - German - Heroes tenors, especially in Wagner operas. 1980 Seiffert sang for the first time Erik in The Flying Dutchman at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He sang in 1988 at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden London his first Parsifal, 1989 in Munich at the Bavarian State Opera, his first Lohengrin. By 1990, directed by Götz Friedrich Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin Seiffert scored a sensational success which paved the way for his career. The critics called it a " world event of the Wagner- singing ". Peter Seiffert subsequently received invitations to all major opera houses. In 1996 he debuted as Stolzing in Wolfgang Wagner's Bayreuth production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

Peter Seiffert's concert and opera activities took him to all the major music centers of the world such as Vienna, London, Paris, at La Scala in Milan, the Salzburg Festival, in Japan and in the United States. In 1996 he made ​​his debut at the Bayreuth Festival as Walther von Stolzing, followed Lohengrin in the years 2001 to 2005. In Zurich Peter Seiffert has sung Tamino, Parsifal, Florestan in Fidelio, Erik and Max He also debuted in Zurich as Tannhäuser and as Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana. At the Los Angeles Opera he sang Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, he was heard as Tannhäuser and Siegmund. In Venice, he sang in " Freischütz ," at the Teatro Real in Madrid Lohengrin, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin Turiddu and at the Vienna State Opera Erik and Florestan. In the season 2005/ 06 he undertook a very successful concert tour through Switzerland. It was followed by the new production of the opera Eugen d' Albert lowlands of the Zurich Opera House. Its highlights in the season 2006/2007 were Fidelio at the opening of the new opera house, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia under the direction of Zubin Mehta and The Valkyrie in both Valencia and the Maggio Musicale in Florence, Tannhäuser in Los Angeles and Der Freischütz at the Salzburg Festival in 2007. 2007 / followed in 2008 Tannhäuser at the San Francisco Opera and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, " the Merry Widow " at the Semperoper in Dresden, Tannhäuser in Madrid, Fidelio in Zurich and his debut with Tristan and Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 2008/2009 he sang Tannhäuser in Madrid and Berlin Parsifal, Fidelio and Lohengrin in Vienna as well as lowland and Der Freischütz in Berlin and Barcelona. 2013 was followed by the debut in Otello at Opernhaus Zurich and regularly several performances in Berlin, Munich, Vienna and London.

As a concert soloist was Peter Seiffert to a major international career. So he sang in London in the Mozart Requiem under Giulini Carlo, in Philadelphia in Beethoven's 9th Symphony under Riccardo Muti. He recorded numerous LP and CD recordings. His extensive discography includes, inter alia, Beethoven's " 9th Symphony " ( Riccardo Muti, Wolfgang Sawallisch ), Liszt's" Faust Symphony " (Simon Rattle ), Wagner's Das Rheingold ( Sawallisch ) and Tannhäuser ( Barenboim ) and various recitals. A CD with songs and duets of Robert and Clara Schumann is published by Orfeo.

Peter Seiffert sings to this day regularly at all major opera houses and festivals in the world, including in Vienna, London, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Los Angeles, New York and at the Salzburg Festival.

Private

1986 married Seiffert older by about 15 years soprano Lucia Popp ( 1939-1993 ). His second wife, the soprano Petra Maria Schnitzer. He has a daughter.

Awards

Repertoire

Seiffert sang at the beginning of his career focused on the lyrical tenor tray. His opera roles included initially Baron Kronthal in The Poacher, Lorenzo in Fra Diavolo, Marquis of Chateauneuf in Zar und Zimmermann, Lensky in Eugene Onegin, even the so-called tenors intermediate compartment as Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann. During his time as an ensemble member at the Bavarian State Opera, he still sang the lyric specialist roles such as Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor ( debut; October 1983 in Munich), Nureddin in The Barber of Baghdad, Tamino in The Magic Flute and Ottavio in Don Giovanni. However, he continuously took roles of the youthful hero tenor to his repertoire: Erik in The Flying Dutchman, Max in Der Freischütz, Hans in The Bartered Bride, Pedro in the lowlands, Huon in Oberon and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana. In the operas of Richard Strauss, he embodied Narraboth in Salome (1987; debut in Munich), Matteo in Arabella, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos and the Kaiser in Die Frau ohne Schatten (1984; debut in Munich). Meanwhile occurs Seiffert is primarily a heroic tenor. Important parts Seiffert are: Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Parsifal in Parsifal, Lohengrin in Lohengrin, Siegmund in Die Walküre, Tristan in Tristan und Isolde, Rienzi Rienzi in and Otello in Otello. Occasionally Seiffert sang on stage and operetta roles such as Count Danilo Danilovich in the operetta The Merry Widow (2006; Staatsoper Dresden).

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