Peter Lika

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Peter Lika (* 1947 in Augsburg ) is a German opera singer . He is considered one of the leading German bass players in the concert and opera field .

Life

Peter Lika began his singing career as a boy soloist with the Regensburger Domspatzen . His unmistakable timbre paired with finely tuned dramaturgical expressiveness make him one of the predestined soloists z. For example, for rolls as the Prophet Elias or Paul in the same oratorios of Mendelssohn or the Moses in Max Bruch 's only oratory . He also had outstanding success with the design of the title roles in Joseph Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons . Conductors such as Kurt Masur , Peter Schreier , Helmuth Rilling , Sir Elliot Gardiner, Neville Marriner , Roger Norrington , Sergiu Celibidache or Philippe Herreweghe appreciate working with Lika as well as the well-known international orchestras - not least because of his extensive repertoire and his many years of experience in early music. Performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig , the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra , the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and almost all German radio orchestras have taken Peter Lika to major music centers in Europe , Asia and the USA . Finally, there are also song programs in Lika's repertoire . a. he recorded Franz Schubert's vocal works with Sawallisch . Lika is married and has six sons, two from their first and four from their second marriage, including Benedikt Lika .

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SURNAME Lika, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer, bassist in concert and opera
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg