Roland Böer
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Born | Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany | 6 December 1970
Education | Hochschule für Musik Würzburg |
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Awards | Grifo Poliziano |
Roland Böer (6 December 1970) is a German conductor with a focus on opera. He has worked at leading European opera houses, including the Oper Frankfurt where he began as répétiteur in 1996, was Kapellmeister from 2002 to 2008, and has often appeared as a guest. He was artistic director of the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte in Montepulciano from 2015 to 2020.
Life and career
Böer was born in Bad Homburg. He studied music at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, with a focus on conducting with Günther Wich.[1] He was répétiteur at the Oper Frankfurt and musical director of the Kammeroper Frankfurt from 1996 to 1999.[1] He then moved to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where he also conducted. He was an assistant of Antonio Pappano in productions of the Bayreuth Festival, La Monnaie in Brussels and the Royal Opera House in London.[1] From 2002 to 2008, he was Kapellmeister at the Oper Frankfurt.[2][3][4]
He worked as a guest at opera houses of Europe, including
Böer conducted concerts with the
Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano
The festival Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte in Montepulciano was founded by Hans Werner Henze in 1976. Böer began as musical director in 2009 and was artistic director from 2015 to 2020.[2][5][1] It earned him Montepulciano's award Grifo Poliziano, which includes honorary citizenship of the town.[2][6]
Recordings
- Adagietto (Michiè Nakamaru, Philharmonia Orchestra), EMI, TOCE-55629
- Federico Ricci: Corrado d’Altamura (Dimitra Theodossiou, Dmitry Korchak, James Westman, Ann Taylor, Andrew Foster-Williams, Cora Burggraaf, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra), work's first recording, OperaRara, ORR246
- Alexander Glazunov: Bamberger Symphoniker), archive production of BR
- Voice 2015: live recording of the four final concerts of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels (Orchestre de La Monnaie)
- Mozart: Die Zauberflöte – La Scala, directed by William Kentridge, stage design by Kentridge and Sabine Theunissen, ) OPUS ARTE, DVD / Blu-ray (OA 1066 D)[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Preiner, Michaela (26 May 2010). "Roland Böer – Ein Dirigent zwischen Oper und Symphonie". european-cultural-news.com (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Roland Böer / Dirigent". Oper Frankfurt (in German). 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Holze, Guido (11 May 2006). "Roland Böer: Auf der Suche nach den ernsten Tönen". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Michalzik, Stefan (23 September 2015). "Roland Böer dirigiert Mahlers Fünfte in Capitol Classic Lounge". op-online.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Roland Böer". Staatstheater Nürnberg (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Verdienste um das kulturelle Leben der Stadt". FONO FORUM (in German). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
External links
- Roland Böer discography at Discogs
- Official website
- Roland Böer (management) KKManagement
- Roland Böer operabase.com