Georg Festl

Georg Festl (born December 2, 1987 in Nuremberg ) is a German opera singer with a bass-baritone voice .

Life

Georg Festl studied at the University of Music in Würzburg with Endrik Wottrich and Christiane Iven . During his studies, he made guest appearances at the Mainfrankentheater in Würzburg and became a member of the ensemble of the Augsburg State Theater . Since 2017 he has been a member of the ensemble of the Staatstheater Darmstadt and performed a. a. as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro , Frank in Die Fledermaus and in the title role of Messiaens Saint François d'Assise .

Saint François d'Assise

The role of St. Francis in Messiaen's only opera is considered to be one of the most difficult roles in modern music theater. Georg Festl sang it at the Darmstadt State Theater in 2018 (musical direction: Johannes Harneit ; director: Karsten Wiegand) and received great acclaim from the press. The production was considered a "terrific success".

Roles (selection)

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Figaro
Mozart: The Magic Flute - Papageno
Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise - Saint François
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande - Golaud
Strauss: The bat - Frank
Puccini: Tosca - Sagrestano, Angelotti
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera - Tom
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann - Crespel

Web links

Georg Festl homepage
Georg Festl on the website of the Darmstadt State Theater
Georg Festl at Operabase (engagements and dates)

Individual evidence

↑ Georg Festl. Staatstheater Darmstadt, accessed on October 25, 2018 .
^ Michael Stegemann: Saint François d'Assise . In: Attila Csampai, Dietmar Holland (Hrsg.): Opernführer . Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 2015, ISBN 978-3-7930-6025-3 .
^ Saint François d'Assise. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
↑ Simon Tönies: No mercy. In: www.sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
↑ Johannes Breckner: The Darmstadt State Theater dares Messiaen's “Saint François d'Assise” and wins a great opera evening. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
^ Matthias Roth: Olivier Messiaen's opera "Saint François d'Assise" opened the season. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
↑ Stefana Sabin: Saint François d'Assise - A high mass of the opera. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Festl, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera singer with a bass-baritone voice
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd December 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nuremberg

[1] Georg Festl. Staatstheater Darmstadt, accessed on October 25, 2018 .

[2] Michael Stegemann: Saint François d'Assise . In: Attila Csampai, Dietmar Holland (Hrsg.): Opernführer . Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 2015, ISBN 978-3-7930-6025-3 .

[3] Saint François d'Assise. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .

[4] Simon Tönies: No mercy. In: www.sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .

[5] Johannes Breckner: The Darmstadt State Theater dares Messiaen's “Saint François d'Assise” and wins a great opera evening. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .

[6] Matthias Roth: Olivier Messiaen's opera "Saint François d'Assise" opened the season. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .

[7] Stefana Sabin: Saint François d'Assise - A high mass of the opera. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .