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Gregor Prächt (* 1968 in Nuremberg ) is a German-American opera singer (tenor) and composer.

Life

The German tenor Gregor Prächt was born as the son of a lawyer and great-grandson of an opera singer. He is also a composer, lyricist and producer. His music education began at the age of 3 from his great-grandmother, the opera singer Lise Walz. He made his first public appearance at the age of 11 as “Child of the People” at the Nuremberg Christmas Market , and a year later his first solo part in a children's opera at the opera house. Gregor Prächt sang in the United States Army Gospel Choir at the age of 15. Had his own band until high school.

His main teachers are Miguel Baraldes and Carlo Bergonzi , the great tenor (and main singing partner of Maria Callas ), from whom he received his diploma. Gregor Prächt was the youngest tenor at the Salzburg Festival at the age of 15 and the first artist at the age of 19 to produce crossover for the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and sang with these established orchestras at the same time as Peter Hofmann's crossover CDs. At the age of 21 he toured the USA, at the age of 25 sang in all major European cities, in Austria (for ORF), Italy and also in Scandinavian countries. He had his first concert in Hawaii (where the Maui Arts and Cultural Center was built for him) in 1992. He produced and sang in duets with u. a. Al Jarreau , Toni Childs , Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Henry Kapono and in collaboration with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and David Benoit . He was also responsible as a producer and composer for the debut album by DSDS star Judith Lefeber (Warner Music).

In his private life he worked with Katharina Witt and later with Jeanette Hain.

He also sings and composes children's songs and is particularly committed to music therapy worldwide. He also composes advertising music for corporations such as Lindt, Nestlé, Microsoft and Coca-Cola and is involved in charity events.

Discography

• You and me for always (SMC, 1991)
• Musical worlds (SMC, 1992)
• Gregor Prächt and friends feat. Henry Kapono, Toni Childs, Viviana Staffini, Al Jarreau, David Benoit (Koch Schwan Classics, 1994–1998)
• Arie Antiche (Koch Schwan Classics, 1996)
• Al Jarreau | Gregor Prächt - SMILE / Pierrot (KOCH Schwan International, 1997)
• Brotherhood St Christoph (oldest catholic hospice) Gregor Prächt and friends unplugged 1 & 2 (MCP / Eurotone Classics 1996–1998)
• Gregor (Universal Music | Universal Classics, 2000)
• 80 days-Guinness Book of records song (Universal, 2000)
• Peace on earth - a special Christmas (IMGE 2001)
• The brave little tailor and King Drosselbart (Sony BMG, 2000)
• Lu-La-Lu (Carousel (Label) / Universal, 2002)
• You, I love you (Carousel / Universal, 2002)
• Open Your Heart (Universal, 2003)
• 100,000 miracles (Universal, 2003)
• Big hits for little stars (Universal, 2005)
• Champ - Michael Schumacher (Big Ben, 2006)
• My song lives on - a tribute to Queen Lili uokalani, Hawaii (IMGE, 2007)
• Joker! (G&U Random House, 2009)
• One love-Best of Rock (IMGE, 2016)
• Dancing over the edge (EMI, 2011)
• Musical pharmacy - inspirational music (INTERNATIONAL MUSIC GROUP ENTERTAINMENT, 2012)
• Canzoni d'amore - the early tenor years 1 & 2 (IMGE 2007)
• The Duets (IMGE 2007)
• REMIXES works with the djs (IMGE 2007)
• Angel Blessings (CP Recordings Hawaii 2006)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gregor Prächt ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 342 kB) at artistcharitynight.ch