Alexander M. Helmer
Alexander Maria Helmer (* 1967 in Vienna ) is an Austrian singer, actor, director, composer and lyricist.
Life
After completing his singing and acting studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and at the Vienna Conservatory , Alexander M. Helmer made his theater debut in 1986 as Koloman Zsupán in Countess Mariza at the Baden City Theater . In 1997 he received the sponsorship award from Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Hanns Seidel Foundation for young song poets. In 1998 the Fred Jay Prize for German-language lyricists followed. In 2000 Helmer portrayed Nostradamus in the world premiere of the musical of the same name. He made his directorial debut in 2001 at the Stadttheater Passau with Ernst Krenek's opera Der Diktator .
He had engagements at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, at the Stadttheater Baden, at the Landestheater Coburg , at the Frankfurt boulevard theater " Die Komödie ", at the Ronacher Theater in Vienna, at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern , at the United Theaters in Bozen , at the Stadttheater Bern , at the open-air theater in Tecklenburg , at the Regensburg Theater and at the Luisenburg Festival near the town of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains .
On television, Helmer was seen in smaller roles in the German-Austrian television series Schlosshotel Orth or the Austrian film biography The Strauss Dynasty . He also appeared in the Tatort television series .
Helmer was able to achieve top 10 placements not only in Austria, but also in Germany. With Engel must be free , he was number one in the German airplay charts for four weeks in 2002 . In 2005 Helmer was number one in the German airplay charts with Was für ein Tag for four weeks.
Roles (selection)
- The bat ... as Eisenstein
- The Merry Widow ... as Danilo
- In the white Rößl ... as Leopold
- Viennese blood ... as Josef
- Astutuli ... as a gagler
- Gigi ... as Gaston
- Can – Can … as Aristide
- The Bartered Bride ... as Wenzel
- Me, Marlene ... as Sternberg
- I do I do ... as Michael
- Black Forest Girl ... as Richard
- The man from La Mancha ... as Sancho Panza
- Hello, Dolly! ... as Cornelius
- Funny Girl ... as Eddie Ryan
- The Dreimäderlhaus ... as Schober
- The Gypsy Baron ... as Homonay
- The Flower of Hawaii ... as Jim Boy
- Madame Pompadour ... as Calicot
- The Count of Luxembourg ... as Brissard
- Nostradamus ... as Nostradamus
- Pippi Longstocking ... sounded like a policeman
- Kiss Me, Kate ... as 1st crook
- Jekyll & Hyde … as Simon Stride
- The circus princess ... as Toni Schlumberger
- Phantom of the Opera ... as a phantom
- The beautiful Helena ... as Ajax 1
- Mask in blue ... as Sepp Fraunhofer
- Solo program "Bel Ami" … a gigolo's revue
- Midsummer Night's Dream ... as Oberon
- Lumpazivagabundus ... as thread
- A night in Venice ... as Papacoda
Composer and lyricist
TV shows (selection)
- Music is in the air (ZDF)
- Showpalast (ZDF)
- Festival of Winners (ARD)
- MDR German hit magazine
- Grand Prix of Folk Music (ORF)
- Light in the Dark (ORF)
- Songs on a summer evening (BR)
- Wish box (ARD)
- Pop carousel (ORF)
- New Years Eve Party (MDR)
- German Schlager Parade (ARD)
- Full steam ahead through the Peissnitz Valley (MDR)
- Full steam ahead through the Fichtelgebirge (MDR)
- Brieflos-Show (ORF 2)
- Sascha's Schlagerzeilen (Goldstar TV)
Discography
Solo albums
- 1994: a very special man
- 1996: Sometimes forever
- 2000: time to fly
- 2002: Best of Alexander M. Helmer
- 2004: Carousel of Longing
- 2007: Addicted to love
- 2015: Bel Ami
Web links
- Alexander M. Helmer homepage
- Audience turns on the wheel of time with “Countess Mariza” In: Schwaebische.de from January 8, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Maria Helmer - biography at alexanderhelmer.de
- ↑ Alexander M. Helmer - I am a sensitive artist at wdr.de. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Alexander Helmer ( Memento from March 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Alexander Maria Helmer - Movie star at muellermusicgroup.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Alexander M. Helmer as guest on “Saschas Schlagerzeilen” gutelaunetv.de. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helmer, Alexander M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helmer, Alexander Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer, actor, director, composer and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |