Helmut Holzapfel (singer)
Helmut Holzapfel (born December 4, 1941 in Robertson , South Africa ) is a South African opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Holzapfel, son of a choir director and a singer, studied music at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and at the Vienna Music Academy with Erik Werba . He made his stage debut in Cape Town at the age of 21 as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni , but only as a replacement.
He had his first permanent engagement from 1971 to 1972 at the theater of Klagenfurt . From 1972 to 1977 he worked at the State Theater of Innsbruck , since 1977 he has been a member of the Stuttgart State Opera .
He mainly sang roles from the game and character subject such as David in the Mastersingers , Pedrillo in Abduction from the Seraglio , Basilio in Figaro's wedding , Valzacchi in Rosenkavalier . Lyric roles such as Count Almaviva in the Barbier of Seville , Ferrando in Così fan tutte and Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff were also part of his repertoire.
On October 3, 1981, he sang Prince Arjuna in the German premiere of the opera Satyagraha by Philip Glass .
He also appeared as a lieder singer in 1976 at the Salzburg Mozart Weeks and in 1983 on a major tour of South America (appearances in Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).
In 1992 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the South African song composer Stephanus le Roux Marais .
Web links
- Helmut Holzapfel at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Helmut Holzapfel at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzapfel, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 4, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Robertson , South Africa |