Daniel Serafin

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Daniel Serafin, Opera in the Quarry, Esterhazy
Daniel Serafin 2019, Opera in the St. Margarethen Quarry

Daniel Serafin (born October 17, 1981 in Vienna ) is a German-Austrian cultural manager and artistic director of the opera in the St. Margarethen quarry . From 2013 to 2017 he was the organizer and producer of the Austrian Music Theater Prize . Since 2016 he has been artistic director of the Viennese Opera Ball New York . In autumn 2017 Daniel Serafin took over the management of cultural marketing at Esterhazy Kulturbetriebe.

Life

Daniel Serafin is the son of the Austrian chamber singer Harald Serafin and Inge Serafin. He currently lives in Vienna and New York City . His half-sister is the soprano Martina Serafin .

After completing the Matura at the Vienna International School studied Daniel Serafin singing and acting u. a. at the Mozarteum Salzburg, at the Vienna Conservatory and at the Juilliard School in New York, where he completed his studies with a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts and Cultural Management. In 2016 Serafin took over the artistic direction of the Viennese Opera Ball New York , which takes place annually.

Helmuth Lohner brought him to the Wiener Kammerspiele and the Theater in der Josefstadt, where he was a member of the ensemble in the 2004/2005 season. He worked u. a. with Academy Award winners Maximilian Schell , Ferruccio Soleri, Herbert Föttinger , Helmuth Lohner, Brigitte Fassbaender and Otto Schenk .

Daniel Serafin has appeared in various opera and concert halls around the world. He has a wide- ranging opera and song repertoire, which ranges from classical to modern works to crossovers .

In autumn 2012 Serafin made a world tour with his song program Verboten und Verbannt - Entartete Musik , a tango program with the Orchestra National de Argentine under the direction of Leonard Cohen. The performance was Serafin u. a. in New York, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, Paris, Istanbul, Rome, Zurich, Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain, Tel Aviv and Vienna.

Furthermore, Daniel Serafin appeared at various classical music festivals, e.g. B. at the Seefestspiele Mörbisch and the music festival Steyr in summer 2014 in the operetta Die Fledermaus als Eisenstein.

In 2014 Serafin went on a world tour with his solo programs Danny Plays and American Songbook .

In 2014 Daniel Serafin stood as a candidate in the dance show Dancing Stars on ORF one .

In autumn 2017 Daniel Serafin took over the management of cultural marketing at the Esterhazy group of companies . In January 2019 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Opera in the Quarry by Stefan Ottrubay , General Director of the Esterhazy Group .

social commitment

Since 2010, Daniel Serafin has appeared annually at Licht ins Dunkel and supports the organization with donations.

In the fall of 2012, after Hurricane Sandy , he donated all of the ticket sales from his US tour to the American Red Cross in order to show solidarity.

Daniel Serafin has been president and board member of the Friends of Schlossquartier Eisenstadt association and the Friends of the Opera in the Quarry since autumn 2017 .

Discography

DVDs

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Opera with Esterhazy. January 21, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
  2. ^ Salzburger Nachrichten: Daniel Serafin "artistic director opera" at Esterhazy. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
  3. ^ Daniel Serafin is the new artistic director for opera. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ www.heuta.at, Today: Serafin says goodbye to the music theater award . In: heute.at . ( heute.at [accessed on November 15, 2017]).
  5. ↑ musiktheaterpreis.at
  6. ↑ Serafin and Frieser present first highlights of the 63rd Viennese Opera Ball in New York City - BILD | leisure communications | Press area. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  7. ^ The Viennese Opera Ball. In: The Viennese Opera Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2016 (American English).
  8. ↑ Serafin and Frieser present first highlights of the 63rd Viennese Opera Ball in New York City - BILD | leisure communications | Press area. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Daniel Serafin takes on the position of Head of Cooperations & Cultural Marketing at Esterhazy . In: OTS.at . ( ots.at [accessed on December 3, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Esterhazy hires Daniel Serafin - burgenland.ORF.at. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Serafin Opera Director at Esterhazy. January 21, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Barbara Boisits: Serafin, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
  13. ↑ www.heuta.at, Today: Opera singer Daniel Serafin asks to dance . In: heute.at . ( heute.at [accessed on November 15, 2017]).
  14. ↑ Daniel Serafin: "The profession of singer is risky" . ( Memento from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Kleine Zeitung
  15. ↑ Daniel Serafin: "The Discovery of America" . In: Kurier (daily newspaper)
  16. ↑ "From the father's shadow" . In: Today (Austrian newspaper)
  17. ^ Opera with Esterhazy. January 21, 2019, accessed May 7, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Light in the dark
  19. ↑ Daniel Serafin US tour
  20. ↑ Imprint | Friends of Eisenstadt Castle Quarter. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Operimsteinbruch.at: Operimsteinbruch.at. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Serafin, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian opera singer (baritone) and cultural manager
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna