Siegfried Vogel
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Born | Chemnitz, Germany | 6 March 1937
Education | Musikhochschule Dresden |
Occupation | Operatic bass |
Organizations | Berlin State Opera |
Siegfried Vogel (born 6 March 1937) is a German operatic bass. Based at the Berlin State Opera, he performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, including the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival. He began in Mozart roles, but expanded his repertoire, including world premieres of operas.
Life and career
Born in
He sang at the Salzburg Festival, in 1979 as Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, from 1979 to 1982 in his Ariadne auf Naxos, and in 1980 the role of Luther in a concert performance of Krenek's Karl V..[1] He appeared at the Bayreuth Festival from 1982 to 1989, as Heinrich in Lohengrin, as Biterolf in Tannhäuser, as Fasolt in Das Rheingold and as Titurel in Parsifal.[4]
He appeared worldwide, including tours of the Staatsoper Berlin. He sang at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, at the Paris Opera, at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg, in Brussels, Vienna, at La Scala in Milan, in Venice, Stockholm, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Budapest, Cairo, Nice, and at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo.[4] In Lausanne, he appeared in 1983 as Hans Sachs in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and as Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1986 as Hunding in Die Walküre.[4]
Vogel was also regarded as an outstanding concert and oratorio singer, especially in music by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ "Lanzelot, der Tyrannentöter: Opern-Koproduktion bringt Dessaus radikales Alterswerk auf die Bühne", Thüringer Allgemeine
- ^ Joe Hill, Alan Bush Music Trust
- ^ a b c d e Siegfried Vogel (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Siegfried Vogel discography at Discogs
- Siegfried Vogel (Bass) Bach Cantatas Website