Darius Merstein-MacLeod

Darius Waldemar Merstein-MacLeod (born April 4, 1966 in Zielona Góra ) is a German singer , actor , director and composer .

biography

Darius Merstein-MacLeod was drawn to the stage at the age of six. He built up his musical knowledge through piano lessons at the Musikhochschule in Grünberg, but soon discovered his interest in singing.

He had his first musical engagement in 1986 as Jesus in " Jesus Christ Superstar " at the Stagedoor Playhouse in Karlsruhe. Since then, Darius Merstein-MacLeod has been seen in numerous leading and title roles. He has been involved in productions such as “ West Side Story ”, “ The Wizard Of Oz ”, “ Hair ”, “ The Little Horror Shop ”, “Human Pacific” and “The Beauty and the Beast” (tour of the German original).

In the title role of the musical " Jekyll & Hyde ", which he played alternately from 1999 to 2001, then as the first line-up in Bremen, Darius Merstein-MacLeod achieved a breakthrough in the musical industry in front of a wide audience. In the double role of Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, which he embodied in around 800 performances, he was also to be seen in Vienna and Cologne.

This was followed by the role of Sir Percival Blakeney in “ The Scarlet Pimpernel ” (German-language premiere, Halle / Saale), that of Dr. Pilatus in "POE" (world premiere in Saarbrücken, Munich), Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar" (Erfurt, Innsbruck, Kassel), Jean Valjean in " Les Misérables " (Baden near Vienna) and Alberich in "DER RING" (world premiere, Bonn).

In the Gala and Revue area joined Darius Merstein-MacLeod including as a soloist with the SDR Big Band (1990-1995), with whom he and some of his TV appearances was in "Leading Men" at Vienna's Raimund Theater , in which “Voestival” gala “A Tribute To Andrew Lloyd Webber” in Linz, Austria, and in “Revuepalast” at the legendary Berlin Friedrichstadtpalast .

In his career the artist has worked with many show greats from different musical genres, including Roberto Blanco , Tony Christie , Eugen Cicero , Joy Fleming , Gloria Gaynor , Max Greger senior and junior, Horst Jankowski , Paul Kuhn , Mary ( Georg Preusse ), Elaine Paige , Ingrid Peters , Dieter Reith , Caterina Valente and Ramón Vargas.

Darius Merstein-MacLeod's musical styles cover a wide spectrum, such as jazz, gospel, rock, soul, funk and classical.

As the director and composer of the musical "Woman In The Mirror", Darius Merstein-MacLeod showed other facets of his talent. His directorial work for the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" was enthusiastically received by the press and the public.

Furthermore, his artistic activities extended to set design, lighting design, mask and graphic design.

In 2008 he could be seen in “Les Misérables” and “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and in 2013 in Im Weiße Rößl at the Baden City Theater in Lower Austria. In 2016 he was Dr. Henry Jekyll in Jekyll & Hyde at the Stadttheater Baden. In 2018 he played Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables” on the Staatz rock stage .

Discography (extracts)

• "Dance Party" series by the SDR Big Band
• Radio formation "Safety Belt"
• Jazz band "All That Jazz"
• "Human Pacific" - Musical by Richard Geppert (1995)
• "The Celebration Gospel Choir:" What's the buzz? ""
• "MacGregor" - concept album of the musical
• Solo album "Just Believe" (2002)
• "Romeo & Juliet On Ice" (2004)
• "POE" - musical by Frank Nimsgern and Heinz Rudolf Kunze (2004)
• "Musical Stars" sampler (2005)
• "THE RING" - musical by Frank Nimsgern and Daniel Call (2007)
• Solo album "A bit of me" (2017)

Web links

• Homepage of the artist
• Darius Merstein-MacLeod in the Baden stage