Peter Sonn
Peter Sonn (* 1976 in Salzburg ) is an Austrian opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Peter Sonn studied music and performing arts at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg with Dale Fundling. His first engagements took him to Coburg , Innsbruck , Munich and Zurich , where he was also a member of the ensemble. In the meantime he is mainly active as a freelancer, for example at the Frankfurt Opera and the Hamburg State Opera , the Scala in Milan and the Salzburg Festival . In addition to his lyrical repertoire, Sonn 2015 interpreted a heroic role as well as his first Marschner role for the first time with Konrad at the Theater an der Wien .
Roles in music theater (selection)
- A Tepid and Devoted Christian ( The Duty of the First Commandment )
- Belmonte ( The Abduction from the Seraglio )
- Don Ottavio ( Don Giovanni )
- Ferrando ( Così fan tutte )
- Tamino ( The Magic Flute )
- Lorenzo ( Fra Diavolo )
- Konrad ( Hans Heiling )
- Nemorino ( L'elisir d'amore )
- Marquis of Chateauneuf ( Tsar and carpenter )
- Helmsman ( The Flying Dutchman )
- Walther von der Vogelweide ( Tannhäuser )
- David ( The Mastersingers of Nuremberg )
- Alfredo ( La Traviata )
- Vladimir Igorevich ( Prince Igor )
- Lenski ( Eugene Onegin )
- Reinhold ( Sleeping Beauty )
- Narraboth ( Salome )
- Italian singer ( Der Rosenkavalier )
- Youth ( the woman without a shadow )
- Henry ( the silent woman )
- Naked youth ( Moses and Aron )
- Camille de Rosillon ( The Merry Widow )
- Arnim ( Simplicius simplicissimus )
The directors Sonn worked with include Susanne Andrade , Sven-Eric Bechtolf , John Dew , Roland Geyer , Claus Guth , Karl-Ernst and Ursel Herrmann , Jens-Daniel Herzog , Barrie Kosky , Harry Kupfer , Nikolaus Lehnhoff , Christof Loy , Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier and David Pountney .
Sonn sang under the musical direction of Marc Albrecht , Christoph von Dohnányi , Vladimir Fedoseyev , Daniele Gatti , Michael Gielen , Marek Janowski , Philippe Jordan , Riccardo Muti , Ulf Schirmer , Peter Schneider , Jeffrey Tate , Christian Thielemann and Franz Welser-Möst .
Concert repertoire
Sonn is also active as a concert singer and sang sacred works by Mozart , Handel , Beethoven , Anton Bruckner (Te Deum) and Benjamin Britten . As a lieder singer, he was an interpreter of Beethoven, Vincenzo Bellini , Bononcini , Donizetti , Mozart, Pergolesi , Scarlatti , Franz Schubert , Robert Schumann and Tchaikovsky .
Recordings
Walther im Tannhäuser Sonn also sang in a concert performance in the Berlin Philharmonie , which was released on DVD, and his David in the Meistersingern (Salzburg) is also recorded on DVD.
Web links
- Peter Sonn homepage
- Peter Sonn at Operabase (engagements and dates)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sun, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (tenor) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburg |