Klaus Wallprecht

Klaus Wallprecht (born October 9, 1947 in Salzburg ) is an Austrian music teacher and opera singer ( baritone ).

Life

Wallprecht began his artistic career by studying stage design at the Mozarteum in his hometown of Salzburg, from which he graduated with a diploma. He then began his vocal studies with Josef Metternich at the Cologne University of Music and Dance and with Gino Bechi in Florence .

After his first engagement in Klagenfurt , he sang on numerous stages and at various festivals under well-known conductors such as Leopold Hager , Herbert von Karajan and Michel Plasson . His engagements have taken him to Bern , Dortmund , Kassel , Kiel , the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe , the National Theater Munich and the Semperoper and the Volksoper Vienna . He sang at the Salzburg Festival under Karajan and at the Heidenheim Opera Festival .

As a music teacher, Wallprecht teaches a master class at the “Oper Schloss Laubach” association at Schloss Laubach .

Repertoire (selection)

• Dr. Nice in “ Lulu ” by Alban Berg
• Wozzeck in " Wozzeck " by Alban Berg
• Peter (father) in " Hansel and Gretel " by Engelbert Humperdinck
• Count Danilo Danilowitsch in " The Merry Widow " by Franz Lehár
• Baron Scarpia in “ Tosca ” by Giacomo Puccini
• Gabriel von Eisenstein in " Die Fledermaus " by Johann Strauss
• Alberich in “ Das Rheingold ”, “ Siegfried ” and “ Götterdämmerung ” by Richard Wagner
• Telramund in “ Lohengrin ” by Richard Wagner
• The Dutchman in " The Flying Dutchman " by Richard Wagner
• Klingsor in “ Parsifal ” by Richard Wagner
• Kurwenal " Tristan and Isolde " by Richard Wagner

Discography

• " Mona Lisa " by Max von Schillings , CD by "cpo" (multiple awards)
• "A Village Romeo and Juliet" by Frederick Delius , CD by "cpo"
• "Reingold", "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung" at the Staatstheater Kassel, CD from "Ars Produktion"

Web links

• Audio sample: Finale from “Eugen Onegin” on YouTube, accessed on July 9, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Klaus Wallprecht on the website of the “Oper Schloss Laubach” ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. , accessed July 9, 2014