Robert Gambill
Robert Gambill (born March 31, 1955 in Indianapolis , USA ) is an American opera singer ( heroic tenor ).
Life
In 1973 Robert Gambill began to study mathematics at Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana, and in 1976 he joined the University of Hamburg as an exchange student. There he studied German and singing at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater with Hans Kagel .
At the age of 25 he made his debut at La Scala in Milan in the lead role of "Michael" in Karlheinz Stockhausen's world premiere Thursday from Light , directed by Luca Ronconi.
From 1984 to 1987 he sang the lyric bel canto and the great Mozart roles in the ensemble of the Zurich Opera House . His repertoire included Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni , Tamino in the Magic Flute as well as Fenton in the Lustige Frau von Windsor or the Count Almaviva in the Barber of Seville . In 1987 he celebrated his international breakthrough in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri in Michael Hampe's Zurich production. This was followed by appearances at major European theaters and overseas, including the Vienna State Opera , the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Paris Opera , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Festival in Glyndebourne and Aix-en-Provence.
In 1995 Robert Gambill switched to the difficult German subject under the supervision of Irmgard Hartmann-Dressler (1924–2013). In the role of the painter in Berg's Lulu at the Salzburg Festival or as Narraboth in Strauss' Salome in Stuttgart and London, he quickly attracted attention. He soon gained international recognition as a hero tenor. His roles include Tannhäuser , Tristan , Siegmund and Parsifal . With conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Simon Rattle and Zubin Mehta, he sang the hero tenor parts a. a. at the opera houses in New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Milan as well as at Carnegie Hall and at the Salzburg Festival (Easter and Summer), Aix-en-Provence, Tanglewood and Glyndebourne.
Robert Gambill is one of the few tenors who has achieved an internationally significant career both in the lyric bel canto subject and as a heroic tenor.
Particular mention should be made of:
- Tannhäuser 1999 at the Berlin State Opera under the direction of Daniel Barenboim and the direction of Harry Kupfer
- Tristan and Isolde 2003 at the Glyndebourne Festival under the direction of Jiří Bělohlávek and in a production by Nikolaus Lehnhoff
- Parsifal 2004 with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Claudio Abbado
- Peter Grimes 2005 at the Salzburg Easter Festival under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and the direction of Trevor Nunn
professorship
In 2006 he was appointed full professor at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK).
Discography
LP / CD
- Thursday from light , Stockhausen, DGG 1979
- Stabat Mater , Gioacchino Rossini, Catherine Malfitano, Agnes Baltsa, Robert Gambill, Gwynne Howell; Riccardo Muti, EMI 1981
- Acis and Galatea , Handel / Mozart, Edith Mathis, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Robert Gambill, Robert Lloyd: Peter Schreier, Orfeo 1982
- Manon Lescaut , Giacomo Puccini, Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Kurt Rydl, Robert Gambill: Giuseppe Sinopoli, DGG 1984
- The Messiah , Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucia Popp, Brigitte Fassbender, Robert Gambill, Robert Holl: Neville Marriner, EMI 1984
- Les Ballets Russe , Vol. 6, Igor Stravinsky, “Pulcinella”, Arleen Augér, Robert Gambill, Gerolf Scheder: Christopher Hogwood, HÄNSSLER CLASSIC 1985
- Paradis and the Peri , Robert Schumann, Edith Wiens, Ann Gjevang, Robert Gambill: Armin Jordan, ERATO 1988
- Fierrabras , Franz Schubert, Robert Holl, Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson, Laszlo Polgar, Josef Protschka, Cheryl Studer: Claudio Abbado, DGG 1988
- Les Pèlerins de la Mecque , Christoph Willibald Gluck, Robert Gambill, Julie Kaufmann, Iris Vermillion, Ulrich Ress, Jan-Hendrik Rootering : Leopold Hager, ORFEO 1991
- The Abduction from the Seraglio , WA Mozart, Cheryl Studer, Elzieta Szmytka, Kurt Streit, Robert Gambill, Günther Missenhardt: Bruno Weil, SONY 1992
- Messa di Gloria , Gioacchino Rossini, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Bernadette Manca Di Nissa, Francisco Araiza, Robert Gambill, Pietro Spagnoli: Salvatore Accardo, RICCORDI, 1992
- The woman without a shadow , Richard Strauss, Hildegard Behrens, Plâcido Domingo, Julia Varady, José van Dam: Georg Solti, Decca, 1992
- The Seasons , Joseph Haydn, Ruth Ziesak, Robert Gambill, Alfred Muff: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Hänssler Classic 1994
- Cleopatra & Cesare , Carl Heinrich Graun, Janet Williams, Iris Vermillion, Lynne Dawson, Robert Gambill, Ralf Papkin, Jeffrey Francis: René Jacobs, HARMONIA MUNDI, 1996
- "Fever" , Franz Lehár, Robert Gambill: Klauspeter Seibel, CPO 1996
- Moses , Max Bruch, Michael Volle, Robert Gambill: Claus Peter Flor, ORFEO 1999
- Die Walküre , Richard Wagner, Robert Gambill, Angela Denoke, Attila Jung, Renate Behle, Ticina Vaughn, Jan-Hendrik Rootering: Lothar Zagrosek, NAXOS 2003
- The Nine Symphonies , Ludwig van Beethoven, “Symphony No. 9 “, Soile Isokoski, Rosemarie Lang , Robert Gambill, Renè Pape: Daniel Barenboim, TELDEC 2004
- Symphony No. 8 , Gustav Mahler, Sylvia Greenberg, Lynne Dawson, Robert Gambill, Detlef Roth , Jan-Hendrik Rootering: Kent Nagano, HARMONIA MUNDI 2005
- Idomeneo , WA Mozart / Richard Strauss version, Robert Gambill, Britta Stallmeister, Camilla Nylund , Iris Vermillion: Fabio Luisi, ORFEO 2007
DVD
- L'italiana in Algieri , Gioacchino Rossini, Günther von Kannen, Nuccia Focile, Robert Gambill, Doris Soffel, Enric Serra: Ralf Weikert / Michael Hampe, ARTHAUS 1987
- L'occasione fa il ladro , Gioacchino Rossini, Susan Patterson, Robert Gambill, Natale de Carolis, Monica Bacelli: Gianluigi Gelmetti / Michael Hampe, EUROARTS 1992
- Salome , Richard Strauss, Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riegel, Anja Silja, Robert Gambill: Christoph von Dohnányi / Luc Bondy, DECCA 1997
- Die Walküre , Richard Wagner, Robert Gambill, Angela Denoke, Attila Jun, Renate Behle, Tichina Vaughn, Jan-Hendrik Rootering: Lothar Zagrosek / Christoph Nel, EUROARTS 2003
- Tristan and Isolde , Richard Wagner, Nina Stemme, Robert Gambill, Katarina Karnéus, Bo Skovhus, René Pape: Jirí Belohlávek / Nikolaus Lehnhoff, OPUSARTE, 2008
- Die Walküre , Richard Wagner, Robert Gambill, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Mikhail Petrenko, Eva Johansson, Lilli Paasikivi, Willard White: Simon Rattle / Stéphane Braunschweig, BELAIR CLASSIQUES 2008
- Tannhäuser , Richard Wagner, Robert Gambill, Camilla Nylund, Waltraud Meier, Roman Trekel, Stephen Milling: Philippe Jordan / Nikolaus Lehnhoff, ARTHAUS 2008
- Elektra , Richard Strauss, Iréne Theorin, Waltraud Meier, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Robert Gambill, René Pape: Daniele Gatti / Nikolaus Lehnhoff, ARTHAUS 2010
Web links
- Robert Gambill at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Robert Gambill in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gambill, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (hero tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , USA |