Michael Volle

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Michael Volle
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Freudenstadt, West Germany
Education
  • Musikhochschule Trossingen
  • Musikhochschule Stuttgart
Occupation
Organizations
Awards

Michael Volle (German: ['fɔl.lɛ]; born 1960)[1] is a German operatic baritone. After engagements at several German and Swiss opera houses, he has worked freelance since 2011. While he first appeared in Mozart roles such as Guglielmo, Papageno and Don Giovanni, he moved on to title roles such as Verdi's Falstaff, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Alban Berg's Wozzeck. He has performed at major opera houses in Europe and the Metropolitan Opera, in roles including Mandryka in Arabella and Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. His awards include Singer of the Year by the magazine Opernwelt and Der Faust.

Life

Volle was born in

Opernhaus Zürich from 1999 to 2007.[3] He then moved to the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, where he appeared as Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal, and in the title roles of Tchaikovsky's Eugen Onegin and Alban Berg's Wozzeck, among others.[3] For his portrayal of Wozzeck, he was awarded the theatre prize Der Faust in 2009.[4] Since 2011, he has worked freelance.[1]

Volle appeared as a guest at major German and European opera houses, as Heerrufer in Wagner's

Le nozze di Figaro, and as Don Giovanni, Scarpia and Amfortas.[5]

Volle also appeared at the

Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.[1] He made his first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera as Mandryka in Arabella by Richard Strauss, followed by performances as Hans Sachs there.[5]

Volle lives in Berlin; he is in his second marriage, to the Swiss opera singer Gabriela Scherer.[1]

Awards

Discography

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DVD

Notes

  1. ^ other sources give 1959 and 1964?[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Amling, Ulrich (23 March 2018). "Ein Weltstar gibt sein Debüt als Falstaff". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5
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  3. ^ a b "Michael Volle". Bavarian State Opera (in German). 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Der Faust 2009". Deutscher Bühnenverein (in German). 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Michael Volle". Vienna State Opera. 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Michael Volle". Salzburg Festival (in German). 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Michael Volle". Bayreuth Festival. 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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