Rainer Thomsen
Rainer Thomsen , born Rainer Gaul (born March 9, 1971 in Wilhelmshaven ) is a German opera singer ( tenor ), singing teacher and church musician .
Life
Thomsen studied church music , music theory and piano at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama and singing at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media . He then completed training in functional voice pedagogy .
From August 2001 to August 2003 Thomsen was a permanent member of the ensemble at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven . He performed there under his maiden name "Rainer Gaul". There he sang roles from the lyric tenor fold and the area of the game Tenors . He made his house debut in November 2001 with the male leading role of Symon in the operetta Der Bettelstudent . He sang at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven on the opera stage a. a. Ferrando in Così fan tutte , Tamino in Die Zauberflöte , Fenton in Die Lustigen Frauen von Windsor , the helmsman in the Flying Dutchman and Hermann in Neues vom Tage .
In addition to his engagement at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, he had guest contracts at the Stadttheater Flensburg , the Nordhausen Theater , the Hamburg Chamber Opera and the Lüneburg Theater . He now works as a freelance concert and opera singer.
Since August 2004 he has been cantor and organist of the St. Johannis Church in Hamburg-Eppendorf . In his position as cantor he was jointly responsible for the reorganization of the local church choir. Since 2010 he has been working as a freelancer and seminar leader at the Rabine Institute in Walheim . He is also responsible for weekly voice training in the choirs of the Hamburg main churches St. Michaelis and St. Katharinen .
Recordings (selection)
- Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Missa De Angelis by Jürgen Essl. Mielke Bergfeld music production (concert recording)
- Georg Philipp Telemann : Funeral music for the mayor Daniel Stockfleth. Dreiklang Mobil Studio & Sound Service Hamburg
Web links
- Rainer Thomsen on johannis-eppendorf.de, the website of the St. Johannis Church
- Rainer Thomsen ( memento from February 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on rabine-institut.de on the website of the Rabine Institute
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Thomsen ( memento from February 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on rabine-institut.de
- ↑ I can sing too. In: Hamburger Abendblatt . June 15, 2001.
- ↑ Helmut Kujawa: From the organ bench to the opera stage idea.de. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ↑ Orpheus. Issue 1/2, January 2003, performance review Deer and Husbands , p. 27
- ↑ Orpheus. August / September 2002 edition, performance review Only partially satisfactory. P. 21.
- ↑ Orpheus. October 2002 edition, performance review Naughty and Outstanding. P. 18.
- ^ Report in the Hamburger Abendblatt from February 28th and March 1st, 2005: Eppendorf: Church choir fired and church choir: We were dumped on Abendblatt.de, accessed on May 17, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomsen, Rainer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaul, Rainer (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor), singing teacher and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilhelmshaven |