Dietmar Cordan

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Dietmar Cordan

Dietmar Cordan (born January 8, 1941 in Trier as Dietmar Stommel ; also Dietmar Stommel-Cordan ) is a German opera singer ( tenor ).

biography

Cordan grew up in Trier and learned the trade of druggist . At the age of 25 he studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Berlin with Harry Gottschalk and was nominated for a scholarship from the German people . From 1969 to 1971 he was an apprentice at the Cologne Opera , after which he had an engagement at the Städtebundtheater Hof . From 1972 to 1974 he sang at the Landestheater Salzburg , from 1974 to 1975 at the Städtische Bühnen Augsburg , then until 1979 at the Städtische Bühnen Essen and has been a freelance singer since 1980. Since then he has appeared on numerous established stages in Germany and in other European countries and has worked with well-known conductors and directors.

Dietmar Cordan has a son and lives with his wife in Salzburg and Croatia .

Opera repertoire (excerpt)

  • Albert Herring - Britten, Albert Herring
  • Baron Kronthal - Lortzing, Der Wildschütz
  • Basilio - Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro
  • Belmonte - Mozart, The Abduction from the Seraglio
  • Brigella - Strauss, Ariadne on Naxos
  • David - Wagner, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
  • Count Elemer - Strauss, Arabella
  • Fenton - Nicolai, The Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Ferrando - Mozart, Così fan tutte
  • First prisoner - Beethoven, Fidelio
  • Georg - Lortzing, the armorer
  • Hans - Smetana, The Bartered Bride
  • Duke - Verdi, Rigoletto
  • Witch - Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel
  • Young Shepherd - Egk, Irish Legend
  • Jaquino - Beethoven, Fideleo
  • Young servant - Strauss, Elektra
  • Kaspar - Cesar Bresgen, The hedgehog as a bridegroom
  • Lorenzo-Auber, Mrs. Diavolo
  • Man with donkey - Orff, Die Kluge
  • Missail and Leibbojar - Modest Mussorg, Boris Godunow , (original Boris and original Boris)
  • Pedrillo - Mozart, The Abduction from the Seraglio
  • Peter Ivanow - Lortzing, Tsar and Carpenter
  • Peter Guillot - Offenbach, The engagement at the lantern
  • Postillon - Adam, The Postillon of Lonjumeau
  • Rinuccio - Puccini, Gianni Schicchi
  • Rosary - Szokolay, Hamlet
  • Rudolf - Puccini, La Bohème
  • Ruiz - Verdi, The Troubadour
  • Singer - Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier
  • Schmidt - Massenet, Werther
  • Spoletta - Puccini, Tosca
  • Tamino - Mozart, The Magic Flute
  • First tenor - Frank Martin, Der Zaubertrank
  • Testo - Monteverdi, Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
  • Theatergoers - Bialas, Puss In Boots, or How to Play the Game

Operetta (excerpt)

  • Freddy - Loewe, My Fair Lady
  • Henri - Heuberger, The Opera Ball
  • Ivan - Lehár, The Tsarevich
  • Jan - Millöcker, The Begging Student
  • Orpheus - Offenbach, Orpheus in the underworld
  • Richard - Jessel, Black Forest girl
  • Robert - Burkhard, The fireworks
  • Robert von Hartenau - Künneke, Happy Journey
  • Dr. Settlers - Benatzky, Im Weißen Rößl
  • Simon - Millöcker, The Begging Student
  • Count Stanislaus - Zeller, the bird dealer
  • Baron Zsupan - Kálmán, Countess Mariza


literature

  • Dietmar Cordan: This is how I became an opera singer: a light-footed insight into the life of a singer with all its ups and downs . 1st edition. Dohr Verlag, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-86846-116-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members , Salzburger Museumsblätter, 71st year No. 5, May 2010, p. 8.
  2. ↑ A look behind the scenes: Tenor from Trier tells , Trierischer Volksfreund , October 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Dietmar Cordan , Verlag Dohr . Retrieved November 15, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Cordan, Dietmar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stommel, Dietmar (real name); Stommel-Cordan, Dietmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH trier