Hartmut Welker

Hartmut Welker (born October 27, 1941 in Velbert ) is a German opera singer ( bass baritone ).

Career

Before Welker decided to study singing, he had learned and practiced the profession of toolmaker. At the age of 28, he began studying singing at the Aachen University of Music with Else Bischof . In 1974 he made his singing debut at the Aachen Opera House with the role of Count von Monterone in “ Rigoletto ”, with which he stood in for a sick singer. From 1975 to 1977 he was engaged as a choir player at the Aachen Opera House, where he also performed small solo parts. In 1977 he made his official debut in the role of Renato in " Un ballo in maschera " by Giuseppe Verdi . He worked at the Aachen Theater until 1980 and was then engaged for three years at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe , to which he later belonged as a permanent guest. During these years he had numerous guest appearances in major opera houses around the world, such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York , the Teatro alla Scala in Milan , the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London , the Opéra Bastille in Paris , and the State Operas in Vienna , Berlin and Hamburg as well as at the Bayreuth Festival , the Salzburg Festival , the Bregenz Festival and the Edinburgh Festival .

Welker has been a member of the Hamburg State Opera since 1982, the Vienna State Opera since 1985 and the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 1987 .

The repertoire of Welker includes large parts of his profession in the operas of Richard Wagner .

The singer's artistic work is complemented by concerts and television productions.

Hartmut Welker is the father of the director Sebastian Welker .

Don Pizarro in “ Fidelio ” by Ludwig van Beethoven
Wozzeck in " Wozzeck " by Alban Berg
Andrei Shchelkalow in “ Boris Godunow ” by Modest Mussorgsky
Shaklovity in “ Khovanshchina ” by Modest Mussorgsky
Barnaba in “ La Gioconda ” by Amilcare Ponchielli
Baron Scarpia in “ Tosca ” by Giacomo Puccini
Michele (also Marcel) in “ Il tabarro ” by Giacomo Puccini
Roland, a knight in " Fierrabras " by Franz Schubert
Sir Morosus in " Die Schweigsame Frau " by Richard Strauss
Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss
Orestes in Elektra by Richard Strauss
Mandryka in “ Arabella ” by Richard Strauss
Jupiter in " The Love of Danae " by Richard Strauss
Amonasro in “ Aida ” by Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth in " Macbeth " by Giuseppe Verdi
Alberich in “ Das Rheingold ”, “ Siegfried ” and “ Götterdämmerung ” by Richard Wagner
Wanderer in "Siegfried" by Richard Wagner
Wotan in “Das Rheingold” and “ Die Walküre ” by Richard Wagner
Telramund in “ Lohengrin ” by Richard Wagner
Amfortas and Klingsor in “ Parsifal ” by Richard Wagner
Kurwenal in " Tristan und Isolde " by Richard Wagner
The Dutchman in " The Flying Dutchman " by Richard Wagner
Kaspar, first hunter's boy in “ Der Freischütz ” by Carl Maria von Weber
Hans in " Der Traumgörge " by Alexander Zemlinsky

personal data
SURNAME	Welker, Hartmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera singer (bass baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH	October 27, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Velbert