Oliver Ringelhahn
Oliver Ringelhahn (* 1969 in Tulln an der Donau ) is an Austrian opera , operetta, lieder and oratorio singer ( tenor ).
Life
Ringelhahn spent his childhood and youth in Großweikersdorf . In Altenburg many years he was a member of the Altenburger Boys Choir under the direction of Leopold Friedl. He studied solo singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna , with Franz Lukasovsky and Gerhard Kahry , among others .
He then became a member of the ensemble of the Landestheater Linz , Gärtnerplatztheater Munich , the Volksoper Vienna and the Saxon State Opera in Dresden.
Ringelhahn's international career began during this time. Above all he sang the great tenor roles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart such as Pedrillo and Don Polidoro , as well as Matteo from Arabella , Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos and Valzacchi in Rosenkavalier in operas by Richard Strauss . He has appeared in Hamburg, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam, Geneva, Genoa, Vienna, Dresden, Marseille, Berlin, Munich, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, at the Salzburg Festival , at the Lucerne Festival and at the International Festival Macau .
He also sang the role of Count Balduin Zedlau in the operetta Wiener Blut by Johann Strauss at the Langenlois Castle Festival in August 2013 and is a permanent guest at the Theater an der Wien .
Oliver Ringelhahn also works as a concert singer. His repertoire includes songs by Benjamin Britten , Hugo Wolf , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert and Bach , among others .
Discography
DVD
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro from the Salzburg Festival (Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Claus Guth) with Anna Netrebko
- Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow from the Semperoper Dresden (Manfred Honeck / Jerome Savary)
- Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman from the Nederlandse Opera (Hartmut Haenchen / Martin Kušej)
- Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto from the Semperoper Dresden (Fabio Luisi / Staatskapelle Dresden) with Juan Diego Florez and Diana Damrau
- Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier from Tokyo (Fabio Luisi / Staatskapelle Dresden) with Anne Schwanewilms
CD
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio from the Landestheater Linz (Martin Sieghart / Bruckner Orchester)
- Franz Schubert: Mass in E flat major (Sir Charles Mackerras / Staatskapelle Dresden)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro from the Salzburg Festival (Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Vienna Philharmonic)
Web links
- Sound carrier by Oliver Ringelhahn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oliver Ringelhahn at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Oliver Ringelhahn homepage
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ringelhahn, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera, operetta, lied and oratorio singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tulln on the Danube |