Christopher Ventris
Christopher Ventris (born May 5, 1960 in London ) is a British opera singer ( heroic tenor ). He became known for his portrayal of Parsifal , which he played at the Bayreuth Festival in 2008 and at the Vienna State Opera in 2017 .
biography
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music , Ventris performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and won the GTO Singers and John Christie Awards. He continued to sing in other UK theaters including Opera North and the English National Opera . In 2007 he was the recipient of the Maria Callas Debutante Award, which was given annually by the Dallas Opera to successful singers of the label.
Ventris' engagements meanwhile also include productions at the Vienna State Opera, the San Francisco Opera , the Covent Garden Opera London, the Teatro di San Carlo Naples, the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Glyndebourne Festival , the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva and the Bavarian State Opera .
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The parts sung by Ventris include:
- Florestan in Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio
- Max in CM v. Weber's Der Freischütz
- Basilio in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's The Wedding of Camacho (1987)
- Erik in Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman
- Title role in Tannhäuser (Wagner)
- Title role in Lohengrin
- Siegmund in Die Walküre
- Title role in Parsifal
- Lensky in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
- Grigory Otrepjew (the false Dmitri) in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
- Jenik in Bedřich Smetanas The Bartered Bride
- Laca in Leoš Janáček's Jenůfa
- Prince in Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjews The love of the three oranges
- Jack in Michael Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage
- Paris in Michael Tippett's King Priam
- Officer in Paul Hindemith's Cardillac
- Sergei in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
- Manolios in Bohuslav Martinů's Greek Passion
- Clemente in Hans Werner Henze's Venus and Adonis
- Title role in Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes
- Title role in Hans Pfitzner's Palestrina
Recordings (selection)
- Wagner: Parsifal (Christopher Ventris, Thomas Hampson , Waltraud Meier , Matti Salminen ); Staatsoper Berlin , orchestra and choir, conductor: Kent Nagano . (DVD - 2005) Label: BBC / Opus Arte
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Christopher Ventris, Eva-Maria Westbroek , Vladimir Vaneev, Carole Wilson, Ludovit Ludha); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Conductor: Mariss Jansons (DVD 2006) Label: BBC / Opus Arte.
- Britten: Peter Grimes (Christopher Ventris, Emily Magee , Liliana Nikiteanu, Alfred Muff ); Zurich Opera Orchestra and Choir, Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst (DVD 2007) Label: EMI .
Web links
- Christopher Ventris at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Joshua Kosman: Reimagining 'Parsifal' , San Francisco Chronicle , June 20, 2000.
- Cheryl North Interviews Christopher Ventris , ANG Newspapers , June 30, 2000.
- Artist biographies in program to 1994 ENO production of Blond Eckbert
- management
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ventris, Christopher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British opera singer (hero tenor) |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 5th 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |