Christopher Maltman
Christopher Maltman | |
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| Born | 6 February 1970 Cleethorpes, England |
| Education | Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation | Baritone |
| Organization | The Royal Opera |
Christopher Maltman (born 6 February 1970)[1] is a British operatic baritone who has appeared internationally. He has sung many leading roles first at the Royal Opera House, the title role of Enescu's Œdipe at the Salzburg Festival, and Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss at the Oper Frankfurt. He made many recordings of song repertoire.
Life and career
Maltman was born in
Maltman appeared at the Salzburg Festival in the title role of Enescu's Œdipe in 2019.[4] In 2020, he performed first the role of Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss, at the Oper Frankfurt, directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Joana Mallwitz, alongside Ambur Braid in the title role. A reviewer noted his firm but lyrical voice.[5]
He married Audrey Saint-Gil, a French conductor and pianist, in 2021.[6]
Recordings
Maltman recorded Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music, and participated in a project to record all of Beethoven Folk Songs. He recorded Schumann's Dichterliebe and Liederkreis, Op. 24, with pianist Graham Johnson, a Debussy album with pianist Malcolm Martineau, and English songs with Roger Vignoles. He appeared in a film of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer.[7]
Maltman has taken part in several broadcast performances later issued on video, and appeared as Mozart's Don Giovanni in the 2009 Kasper Holten film Juan.[8]
In 2023, he records Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette with Joyce DiDonato, Cyrille Dubois, le Choeur de l'OnR, l'Orchestre philarmonique de Strasbourg, conducted by John Nelson. 2 CD Warner classics 2023. Choc de Classica
References
- ^ "Christopher Maltman". BBC Music. BBC. 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Service, Tom (25 January 2008). "'I'm a musical thicky, me'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Christopher Maltman". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Christopher Maltman". Salzburg Festival. 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Richter, Alexandra (2023). "Psychopathia Sexualis: Barrie Koskys Salome an der Oper Frankfurt". bachtrack.com (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ lebrecht, norman (13 August 2021). "Social and personal: Conductor weds baritone". Slippedisc. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Christopher Maltman". Signum Records. 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ BFI entry for the Danish/Hungarian production Juan accessed 14 December 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Christopher Maltman discography at Discogs
- Christopher Maltman at IMDb
- Baritone Christopher Maltman (management) askonasholt.com
- Christopher Maltman operabase.com
- Christopher Maltman (baritone) Hyperion Records
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