Roman Trekel
Roman Trekel (* 1963 in Pirna near Dresden ) is a German opera and lieder singer (lyrical baritone ).
Life
Roman Trekel was born as the son of the mezzo-soprano Ute Trekel-Burckhardt and the bassist Jürgen Trekel. He first studied oboe . From 1980 to 1986 he studied singing with Kammersänger Heinz Reeh at the University of Music in Berlin . After completing his studies, he moved to the opera studio of the Berlin State Opera until 1988 and from there to the ensemble to which he still belongs today. He also completed master classes with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau . Since 1989 he has been teaching at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin and since 1996 he has been singing regularly at the Bayreuth Festival .
He sings opera roles, songs and symphony concerts. His repertoire includes title and main roles from operas by Mozart , Verdi , Puccini and Tchaikovsky as well as from works by Wagner and Strauss . He has also made a name for himself as a song interpreter, with works by Franz Schubert , Hugo Wolf and Johannes Brahms , among others . In this context he has extensive concert activities.
In 2000 he was awarded the title Berliner Kammersänger by the Berlin Senate .
Discography (selection)
- Franz Schubert : Winter journey with Ulrich Eisenlohr , piano, Naxos , 1999
- Franz Schubert : Winterreise with Oliver Pohl , piano, OehmsClassics , 2008
- Peggy Glanville-Hicks : Sappho with Orquestra Gulbenkian , conducted by Jennifer Condon , Toccata Classics , 2012
Web links
- Roman Trekel at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Roman Trekel homepage
- Roman Trekel at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roman Trekel becomes a Berliner Kammersänger. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Trekel, Roman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera and lied singer (lyric baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirna near Dresden |