Renate Behle
Renate Behle | |
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Born | Renate Summer 3 April 1945 Graz, Austria |
Education | University of Graz |
Occupations |
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Organizations | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg |
Website | renatebehle.de |
Renate Behle (née Summer; born 3 April 1945)[1] is an Austrian operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano who made an international career, based in Germany. She was professor of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg from 2000 to 2010.
Career
Born in
From 1979, she was again a lyric mezzo-soprano, now at the
In 1995, she appeared in the title role of Salome at La Scala in Milan and in 2001 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in the title role of Beethoven's Fidelio,[2] a role which she also performed at the Vienna State Opera, the Semperoper in Dresden, and the Salzburg Festival. She returned to mezzo-soprano roles in 2007.[3]
On 9 February 1992, she participated in the premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's
Since 1971, Behle has lived in Hamburg, where she taught as professor of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg from 2000 to 2010.[2]
Recordings
Recordings by Behle are held by the German National Library, including several CDs:[5]
- Zemlinsky: Der Kreidekreis, conducted by Stefan Soltész
- Louis Spohr: Jessonda (Gerd Albrecht)
- Schumann: Genoveva (Gerd Albrecht)
- Schoeck: Penthesilea (Mario Venzago)
- Wolfgang Rihm: Die Eroberung von Mexico (Ingo Metzmacher)
- Beethoven: Ninth Symphony (Michael Gielen)
She appears on two DVDs of Stuttgart opera productions:
- Beethoven: Fidelio (Michael Gielen, staged by Martin Kušej)[6]
- Wagner: Die Walküre (Lothar Zagrosek, Christof Nel)[7][8]
References
- ^ Nowotny, Walter (6 April 2015). "Geburtstage im April 2015 – 3.4. Renate Behle wird 70". Online Merker (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ a b c d "Renate Behle" (in German). Salzburg Easter Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Schalz-Laurenze, Ute (2017). "Mit oder ohne Gott? – Giorgio Battistellis Oper Lot an der Niedersächsischen Staatsoper uraufgeführt". Neue Musikzeitung (in German).
- ^ Recordings by Renate Behle German National Library
- ^ Claus Spahn: "Klopfzeichen im Kerker / Beethovens Fidelio ist das Stück der Saison. Martin Kuse und Michael Gielen zeigen die Oper in Stuttgart als desolates Endspiel", Die Zeit 19 March 1998
- ^ Die Walküre at Discogs; by Richard Wagner / Robert Gambill, Attila Jun, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Angela Denoke, Renate Behle, Tichina Vaughn, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Wiebke Göetjes, Stella Kleindienst, Helene Ranada, Magdalena Schafer, Nidia Palacios, Maria Theresa Ullrich, Margit Diefenthal, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek
- ^ "Renate Behle", nrw-buehnen.de
Further reading
- Jörg Loskill: "Renate Behle. Porträt". Opernwelt, March 1983, pp. 26–27.
- Wolfgang Denker: "Renate Behle. Ich mache Nägel mit Köpfen. Interview und Porträt". Orpheus, May 1986, pp. 332–336.
External links
- Official website
- Renate Behle discography at Discogs
- "Renate Behle", Operabase
- "Renate Behle", fmb-hochschulwettbewerb.de